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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 70

New Rules for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

The Northern Board of Management of the Miners' Federation yesterday considered a report on new rules. The report, submitted by the rules…

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Sanity Wanted in Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

WITH SHELLS DROPPING IN NEWCASTLE one would think that every Australian would be doing his utmost to assist in the war effort, and the defeat of our enemies. While squads were clearing away the debris caused by enemy shells, some of…

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The Coal Industry Nationalisation Not Favoured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 6

CANBERRA Tuesday—It is Considered almost definite that the Government will make no effort to nationalise the coal…

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Coal Industry. Tion. Curtin Opposes Nationalisa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) on Saturday rejected the demand for nationalisation of the coal industry…

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Five Mines Idle in N.S.W. Four Resume

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—Five New South Wales mines involving 1900 men and the loss of production of 630C tons are idle to-day…

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Orr to Represent Miners. Former General President Defeated. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

By 7158 to 5421, the former general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. W. Off, defeated the former general president, Mr. C. Nelson, in a…

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Striking Coal Miners 2950 Tons Lost To-day Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

Altough five mines are idle on the N.S.W. coalfields to-day, only three stoppages are due to strikes. The pits held up by strikes employ…

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Five Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday. — Al[?] five mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfield to-day only three stoppages were…

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Gold Bricks Worth £3250

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

To continue its work of providing comforts for Australians on service inside and outside Australia, the New South Wales…

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850 Miners at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Four mines, Abermain No. 3, Millfield Geris Abermain No. 2, and Sta[?] Main, are idle on the…

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Eight Mines Did Not Work To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.— Eight coal mines of the New South Wales fields were idle to-day and it is estimated that production losses…

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Limiting Stoppages at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—The first move on the Maitland coalfields set up pit committees at the mines was made this week by…

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Colliery Engine-driver's Claim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

In the Compensation Court yesterday, before Judye Perdriau, John James Hindmarsh, enginedriver, of Paxton, was applicant for…

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Tyres for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 6

A communique has been received by Cessnock Municipal Council from the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant), asking the Town…

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Miners' Cycle Lamps

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

As a result of representations by the Miners' Federation special arrangementsr have been made to meet the shortage of bicycle lamps and…

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Five Mines Idle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Five mines in New South Wales were idle yesterday, three because of strikes. Those on strike were North Abermain, South Corrimal, and…

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Appeal for Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 1

Coal production to-day is needed, more so than ever before. The time for wishful thinking has now passed. It must be realised that the peril to…

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When Miners Were Scarce

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Harry Ballam has a letter written to him in Melbourne offering him a job in a colliery at Bora Creek. This was in July 1900. In the letter was…

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Message to British Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON June 11.— Declaring that it did not endorse mine stop pages the British miners Federation in a message to their…

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Idle Mines. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Four mines are idle in New South Wales to-day. One of the mines, Richmond Main, the largest producing colliery in Australia, was laid idle on…

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