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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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More Pay for English Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON June 59.— All mine workers in-me coal mine industry over 21, and all under.ground workers between is and 21 will…

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Vigorous Speeches by Miners

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— Vigorous speeches were made by miners from the body of the hall at Cessnock favour of the line…

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Miners Go Back to Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY"' Monday — The appeals of minners leaders to lodges to work and allow the Minfield Greta dispute to be settled by ar…

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Support the Fighting Servicer Appeal To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— “We cannot cay we are not going to interfere with coal production and then go on as we have In…

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Action of Mine Manager Challenged a Refutation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

[?] recent issue of this paper [?] published in all good [?] [?] credited to Mr. A. E. Made Secretary of the Kalingo…

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More Mines-at Work Appeals of Leaders Heeded Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

The miners' leaders appeals yesterday to lodges to work and allow the Millfield-Greta dispute to be settled by arbitration had 100 per…

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Miners Oppose Coal Strike. Parties at Millfield to Confer

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

Aggregate meetings, representing miners' lodges with a total membership, decided that there would be no general strike in coal mines on the…

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Seniority Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Maitland and Main colliery was idle today on the Cessnock field as a result of a dispute concerning the…

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Miners Ten Points

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 2

Placed first in the 10-point programme advocated on Saturday night by the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) was…

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Pit Clothes for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

Northern miners want at least a portion of their working clothes made available on a ration free basis. The…

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Coal Board Decisions Reserved

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

The Chairman of Maitland Coal Board (Mr. J. Connell) yesterday reserved his decisions on claims submitted by Helburn No. 2 and…

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Four Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—A dispute South Clifton, on the southern field. was dealt Will to-day by the new coal peace code…

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Death of Tom (Bondy) Hoare. Outstanding Miners' Leader

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

Although it had been known that Mr. T. Hoare was not, in the best of health, the news of his death came as a…

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Treatment Of Miners Straight Talking By Mr. Beasley

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday— “I put it you; a man to man, does this approach to a problem entirely, beyond our control, bear any…

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Miners' Executive Criticises Action by Minorities Friday's Stoppages Generally Condemned Prime Minister Orders Immediate Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

Aggregate meetings on the coalfields on Sunday unanimously decided not to continue with the stoppage in support of the Millfield-Greta dispute. Both the General President (Mr. Wells) and the Northern…

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Five Coal Mines Idle To-day Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 2

Including strikes at four pits, four coal mines are idle in New South Wales to-day, 995 men being affected. It is estimated that a…

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Loss of 3200 Tons of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday —Including strikes at four pits five coal mines were idle in New South Wales to-day 995 men being…

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Millfield Colliery Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 3

Maitland Coal Reference Board will determine the dispute at Millfield Greta colliery, concerning the scraper-loaders, as soon…

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[?] Mines [?] To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1942 · page 1

[?]YDNEY Thurs.—Including [?] of the largest mines in the [?] five collieries employing [?] 1500 men, and producing…

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Four Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday —Four mines were idle in New South Wales to-day They were Millfield Greta, in the north, keith and Bulli in…

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