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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Cessnock Miners' Women's Auxiliary Final Meeting for Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1941 · page 6

Cessnock Miners' Women's Auxiliary's final meeting for 1941 was held at the rooms, Main-street. Mrs. Askie reported that she had…

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Bloomfield Sth Claims Coal Reference Board Hearing NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1941 · page 5

The Northern Coal Reference Board to-day dealt with two claims from Bloomfield South Lodge. The first asked that a youth be paid…

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Miners Win Holiday Pay Fight Christmas Pay Should Be Increased by £100,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1941 · page 1

The greatest news of the year was received by the miners on Friday last, when it was announced that…

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£5000 for Northern Miners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 1

The Miners' Central Council decided yesterday to refund immediately £5000 to the Northern District. This amount was loaned to the…

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Pensions for Miners Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 5

The Minister for [?] Mr. [?] stated to-day that legislative would be re[?] to validate [?] payment of penis[?] to coal and [?]…

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£5000 for Northern Miners Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 6

The Miners Central Council decided to refund immediately £5000 to Northern District This amount was loaned to the central Council of…

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Miners Asked to Forego Their Holidays Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 5

Miners of the Northern.[?] fields by working thr[?] Christmas holiday nerio[?] give the Government an[?]…

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Miners’ Officials Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 7

Mineworkers, at all places on the Cessnock field to-day voted for candidates for executive positions of the Miners’ Federation Those who did…

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Ballot For Miners’ Executive SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 7

More than 24,000 miners: through cut. the Commonwealth are deciding by ballot which began to-day. the Central Executive of the Miner’ Federation…

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Miners’ Holidays Management Board’s Decisions Overtime Pay Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1941 · page 7

Northern coalmines, at the request the Prime Minister, will Forego six days of the Christmas holiday period in view of the war…

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Miners Answer the Call

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 4

MINERS are showing their true loyalty in suggesting they forgo their annual holiday leave. They know that the entry into the war of the Americans is going to curtail our war resources. Much of what has been sent to Russia and Britain in…

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£5000 for Northern Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 7

The Miners' Central Council this week decided to refund immediately £5000 to the Northern District. This…

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Cancellation of Penalty Clauses Colliery Owners Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 5

An appeal has been filed by the Northern Collieries Federation against the decision of the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D. V. Morrison) in…

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Minister’s Appeal to Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, has asked coalminers to Increase cost production next year to 12 million tons…

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Retiring Miners to Be Entertained

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 7

Steps were taken at the monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners Lodge to entertain miners who have reached the age limit and who will…

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Northern Miners' Decision Work Through Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 6

The Northern Miners' Executive claim that 150,000 extra tons of coal will be produced by the men forgoing…

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Miner’s Gift For Strikers LITHGOW

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 6

Six miners lodges— Cullen Bullen Tyidesley, Commonwealth Wallera wang, Huon and Western Main — have recommended that a voluntary levy…

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Mine Record No Petty Stoppages CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 5

Cessnock No. 2 colliery has worked 773 days without a petty stoppage. covering a period of three to four years. This is claimed as a record for Australia by…

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New Regulations No Late Shopping Miners Not to Retire Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 1

The immediate call-up for registration and military training of a considerable number of army personnel and several thousand…

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Call for Record Coal Output Var Industries Depend on It

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 December 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) has asked Australian miners to reach an all-time record production next year of 12,000,000 tons. The…

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