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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 70

Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

The majority of the large mines on the Northern field worked well during the fortnight. Particulars, as furnished by the shipping agents in…

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Loss of Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.—At meeting of Aberdare Extended and Pelaw Main Miners Lodges this morning it was decided to resume…

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Miners' Gift to Patriotic Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

At their last meeting, members of St. Heliers' Miners' Lodge decided to donate £5 towards next Friday's patriotic rarnival…

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Three Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tues—Only four cut of seven mines idle yesterday resumed work to-day There mines idle to-day are prelaw Main…

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All-in Effort at the Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday. — Resistance must be forthcoming from every avenue in tho Commonwealth. Preparations should not…

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Retires After 16 YEARS President Mine Mechanics

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

Mr. T. Herron, chairman .of the Kurri Kurri district, has been appointed to succeed Mr. T. G. Moran as president of the…

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Decisions of Coal Reference Boards. Hebburn No. 2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

Decision on the Hebburn No. 2 wheelers' dispute, which caused a stoppage at the colliery for a week, was given by the Chairman of the…

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Record Salvage Feat. Gold Recovered From Sunken Liner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

In the greatest deep-salvage feat ever performed gold worth more than £2,379,000 has been recovered from the sunken liner Niagara in deep,…

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Will Ye Nae Come Back Again. Miners Take the Pension

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 1

Last weekend saw a large number of miners cease work and take on the pension of £2 per week. Quite a number will and it difficult to…

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South Clifton Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—On strike over -the pension retirement exemption [?] over-200 miners of South Clifton Colliery,…

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Mr. Scanlon Appeals to Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

CESSNOCK Wed.—The vice president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. H. Scanion) asked miners at Cessnock last night to…

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Trenches at Mining Towns

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 5

Although only a email number of men began digging air-raid trenches at trenches at Kurri Kurri Public School. 400 feet of trench was…

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Stoppage at South Clifton Colliery Instructions of Officers Defied Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

On strike over the pensions retirement exemption issue, over 200 miners at South Clifton colliery, on the South Coast, to-day…

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Not to Be Called Up Indispensable Men in Mines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

An undertaking was given by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) on Monday that indispensable miners would not be…

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Miners Insisted on Working

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Maitland Main minister insisted on working yesterday after the management has blow the no-work…

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Three Mines Idle Today Two Disputes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday. — Three mines were idle to-day, one because of mechanical trouble, and two because of disputes…

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Amazing Diving Feat Niagara's £2,379,000 in Gold

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 1

Gold worth more than £2,379,000 has been recovered from the sunken liner. Niagara after an amazing struggle in terrible weather and in deep, heavily…

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Coal Mine Hold Ups Threat to Expel Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

On Tuesday last the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) gave the colliery employees 24 hours to decide whether they would take the advice of their…

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Man Killed at Old Bulli Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—All mines in New South Wales are working to-day except the Old Built, where work was stopped after a fatal…

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Miners Must Not Sell Fish

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 3

Action is to he taken against any member of the federations selling fish and prawns, in competition with legitimate [?] This was…

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