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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 70

Five Mines Idle in N.s.w. To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Tues— Including Hebburn No. 2, which it still defying the order given by the Federal Government under the…

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HEBBURN No. 2 Defies Government Order. Five Mines Idle To-day. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

Including Hebburn No. 2, which is still defying the order given by the Federal Government under National Security Regulation 77 to return to…

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Hebburn No. 2 Miners' Dispute REGULATION 77 May Be Applied. Messrs. James and Beasley Intervene

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

A serious position has occurred at Hebburn colliery. At a meeting last night it was decided to continue the strike…

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Northern Miners Back at Work One Colliery Out in Southern Field Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 2

Following the Prime Minister's statement of warning last night, all miners on the northern field resumed work to-day…

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Miners’ Court Sitting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 3

In West Maitland Court to-day the heating was continued of the objection lodged by the manager of Pelton Colliery against a new…

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Accidents at the Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.—Arthur Hoy, 55, a miner of Chapman-street, Cessnock, was struck by a falling slab at Elrington…

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All Mines at Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday—Following the Prime Minister’s stern warning last night that all strikes must stop, all miners who…

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Gold In Air Raid Trench

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Wed—The Minister for N.E.S. has been informed by the Chief Warden at Parkes that while digging an air raid…

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Timbering at Pelton Colliery. Mines Regulation Court Hears Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

In evidence at the Coalmines Regulations Court on Monday, at West Maitland, the superintendent of several collieries said that 50 per cent. of…

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Claims for Miners' Pensions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 6

It is the intention of the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley), who is chairman of the Mineworkers' Pensions tribunal, to visit the…

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Old Bulli Miners Defy Ultimatum

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—Defying the ultimatum issued by Federal Cabinet early this week, that If there was not an immediate,…

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Miners Not to Work on

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—The Government has decided that there will be no work in the coal mines on Easter Monday, but the lay…

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Gold in Air Raid Trench

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

While digging an air-raid trench, a resident of Parkes this week found gold. As a result, many residents are now digging similar…

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Let Us Have a Coal Peace

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

"THE CONTINUATION OF STOPPAGES in the coal industry has not only caused alarm in the minds of the general public, it has also caused the same dissatisfaction to those connected with the mining industry…

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Song—toast to Burns. Tune: "Hame O' Mine."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 6

Come charge up your glasses and drink to the auld land And sing me its songs as my mem'ry returns Far back to auld Scotland—its Highlands and Lowlands, To rove o'er my ain land—the hameland o' Burns…

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Miners Ignore Government's Ultimatum. Old Bulli Idle. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

Defying the ultimatum issued by the Federal Cabinet early this week, that if there was not an immediate resumption they would be called up…

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No Coal Production on Monday. Overhaul of Machinery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) said last night that as the result of further representations by the Commonwealth Coal…

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Air Raid Precautions at Mines

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, Mr, .J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., stated to-day that within the last week he has held two conferences with…

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Wo Work at Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—All [?] were idle on the cons[?] to-day Work will be [?] to-morrow…

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