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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 58

Miners' Pensions' Fund. Employees and Owners. Details of Contributions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 1

After the meeting of the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers' Pensions' Tribunal, the Chairman and Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley,…

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Colliery Dispute Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 5

The Minister for Minas, Mr. Eadlelcy will visit Coalcliff colliery to morrow to arbitrate on the dispute over the Mechanical ertractlon of…

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Colliery Accident Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 5

Alberts Mylan 66 of Kearaley employed as a shotfirer at Abermain No colliery, received probalbe fracture of the ribs when he fell scares a…

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Idle Mines Cessnock District

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 5

MiIlfield colliery was idle to-day The grievance arose over a claim by a wheeler for consideration of money for blockage. A conference is to be…

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Bellbird Mine Re-opening Sealed Section CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 5

An inspection was made yesterday of the section of Bellbird colliery which was the centre of the fire and explosion which resulted in the deaths…

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Stay-in Strike Hebburn Miners’ Protest Holiday Pay Westox

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 5

About 200 mineworkers employed at Hebburn No. 1 colliery staged a 5[?] hours stay-in strike at Weston to-day. The dispute…

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Coal Industry Control Mr. James’s Motion CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 1

Mr. R. James, Labour member for Hunter is still adamant in his refusal to withdraw his motion providing for the disallowance of the Coal…

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Miners and Holiday Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 5

Delegates from every miners' lodge on the Cessnock field will meet on Sunday to decide what action will be…

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No New Officer for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 8

The proposal of the board of management of the Northern Miners' Federation to create a third executive position—assistant vice-president…

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Miners' Holiday Transport Extra Petrol Allowed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 1

Officials of the Liquid Fuel Hoard have informed a deputation from Cessnock that they recognise that…

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Miner Fatally Injured Second at Colliery in Ten Days

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 1

Frank Solway, of Weston, a shiftman, employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, was struck by a fall of stone…

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World Record in Mine Equipment One Flywheel 40 Tons

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 3

In two minutes a load of eight tons can be brought up from a mine 6000 feet down by an electric winder sent out from Great…

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Weston Sub-branch R.s.s. and A.i.l.a. Ex-soldiers and Miners' Pensions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Weston Sub-branch the following resolution was carried unanimously:— "We, Weston Sub-branch R.S.S. and…

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Last Gold Should Make Amends Fancied for Hurdle Race Punarua and Tartanus Place Possibilities

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 8

Although beaten into third place in the Jumpers' Flat Race at Kensington on Wednesday Last Gold is expected to make amends and win the…

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Two Idle South Maitland Collieries CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 3

A claim by the lodge for payment of time lost to a member of the federation, who was sent out of the mine last week, resulted in Hebburn No, 2…

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Miners Buried by Fall Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 4

Robert Thompson, 57, of [?] and Robert Grieye 58, of [?] were killed, when they ware buried beneath 20-tons of shale in the New…

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Miners' Officials

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 5

The following arc the oflicials' of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge for the ensuing term: Chairman, Mr. Allan Peachey; deputy-chairman, Mr. J…

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Pickets Clash With Miners Violence at Four U.S. Collieries (Australian Associated Press) Washington Nov 17

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 5

Violence bruke out and several shots were fired in the “captive coal mine” strike to-day when pickets clashed with small groups of miners seturing to work at four mines, Else where it is quiet…

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Owners Reply to Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 4

The Secretary of the Northern Collieries Association (Mr. R. W. Davies) said yesterday: "There is absolutely…

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Elrington Miners Hold Stopwork Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 4

Elrington miners held a stop-work meeting yesterday to discuss a dispute that developed on Friday…

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