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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 70

Canberra Cool Mining Conference. Terms of Agreement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 1

The conference held in Canberra between the colliery proprietors and the miners' leaders should provide…

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Criticism of Mining Examinations. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 4

Sir,—In a paper on Recruitment and Training of Mining Engineers, with Special Reference to Colliery Management, Mr. A. M. Bryan, at a…

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Strikes At N.S.W. Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday —Strikes on the New South Wales coalfields resulted in stoppages at eight bits to-day. More than…

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Idle Mines At South Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 3

Three collieries employing about 1500 men were idle on the Maitland field to-day. Maitland Main colliery has not worked all…

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Coal Loss Through Strikes Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

Strikes on three N.S.W. coalfields resulted in stoppages at eight pits to-day. More than 2500 men are involved,…

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Nine N.s.w. Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday— Coal strikes continued in several New Sout Wales mines to-day, mid it is estimated that inactivity at…

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Mining Policy in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON June 3.—The Government’s policy on coal was set out in a White Paper to-day. It is officially stated to be to…

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Miners Not Playing the Game President’s Statement

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Miners who stopped work on the New South Wales coalfields this week were not playing the game, said the…

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Coal Strikes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

There were nine strikes on the northern, southern, and western coalfields on Wednesday. As a result 2,500 toon were idle, and there was a loss…

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Another Appeal to Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—with five inches idle and one party idle In New South Wales to-day, the president of the southern districts…

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Stanford Main Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

The following are officers and committee elected for the next term of Standford Main No. 2 Minres' Lodge:— President T. Hourigan; Secretary…

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Wells Appeals to Miners. Deplores Stoppages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

Stoppages at the mines in N.S.W. are placing the miners' leaders in a very invidious position. They have been…

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Miners on Strike Appeal by President of Southern District Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 5

With five mines idle and one partly idle in New South Wales to-day, the president of the Southern District (Mr. F. Lowden) issued an appeal to…

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Colliery Workings Subsidences At Beresfield

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley), accompanied by Mr. C. Moon, Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Davis, a district…

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Small Mines’ Holiday Pay

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Saturday.—Claims for miners employed at the small mules in the Wallsend district for holiday pay have been…

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Land Mine Produced in Australia

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—The inventor of a new type of land mine, now being produced in Australia, after being tested by military experts…

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Salt Mine Under U.S. City

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 4

The city of Detroit, which [?] many years has been the hub [?] America’s great automobile ind[?]try, is also noted for the fact [?]…

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Appeal for Truce on Coal Problems

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Saturday.—In an appeal for continuity of work in this coal industry, the Northern President of the Miners’…

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Wheelers Involved in Mine Disputes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—Disputes which resulted In Richmond Main and Millfield Greta collieries being Idle several days last fortnight…

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Four Mines J Idle in N.s.w

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY Monday.—Four, New south Wales mines are idle today. The idle mines are Richmond, Main, Millfield. Hermitage…

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