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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 70

Sweeping the North Sea for German Mines

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 1

Dawn reveals a little fleet of trawlers riding to the swell at an east coast haven. They are not fishing trawlers, but they do fish for enemy mines. Soon they will be under way with bows headed towards the North Sea. They know the danger confronting them;…

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Improvement on Coalfields Only Six Mines Idle Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

There was marked improvement to-day on the N«w South Wales coalfields, on the eve of to-morrow's important…

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

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—There, was in market improvement to-day on the New south Wales coalfields —the eve of to-morrow‘s…

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Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—A dispute concerning promotion to the position of a miner resulted in Elrington miners returning home…

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Sanity In the Mining Industry. ALD. T. Macdonald Appeals to Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 1

Day by day these wheels shall speed, And bring to bank the coal we need To forge the strength That, like a flood…

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To-day’s Leader: Profit and Taxation Vital Coal Mining Conference

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday. — Every coal mine district in New South Wales is represents at the vitally important coal mining…

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National Coal Control. Minister's Suggestion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 4

Some measure of national control for the coal industry was advocated by the Minister for Aircraft Production, Senator Cameron, on Saturday…

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Coal Industry Showdown Expected To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

Unless workers in the coal industry decide to-day that there will be no more strikes, we are likely to see some…

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Showdown Expected. Vital Coal Conference Opens. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 2

Every coal mining district in New South Wales is represented at the vitally important coal mining conference which opened in Sydney this…

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Purge of Disobedient Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Oplniens expressed In Government circles to-day Indicate that action to enforce the new coal…

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Miners’ Prank At Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 3

KURRI KURRI Wed.—On July 15 Arthur A Jenkins, 32. a miner, took a two-horse drawn lorry-loaded with grocery orders…

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British Miners Favour One-big Union

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON. July .21.—There was only dissentient when the executive of the Mineworlers Federation passed a resolution…

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Feet Cut Off by Coal Train

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Wed. —Fred Redden, 60, invalid pensioner. of Dudley Road. Charlestown. had both feel severed above the…

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STRIKES m the Mining Industry New Regulations to be Gazetted

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 2

Following a conference in Sydney yesterday between Federal Ministers and representatives of the Miners’ federation Mr. Church announced that a national security regulation would be prepared which would make it illegal for any…

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Outlawing Stoppages at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY [?]—New regulations outstanding stoppages on coalfields [?] expected to operate from [?]…

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Mine Pensioners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 5

A conference is to be held in New castle on August 7th with the object of forming a Central Council of mine pensioners throughout the State. The…

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Retired Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday —A move to set up a central controlling body in Sydney to co-ordinate and to direct the efforts of the whole…

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Peace in the Coal Industry?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

THE OPPORTUNITY is now here for the mine workers and the coal owners to show that the danger to Australia is now appreciated to its fullest extent. In the past coal production has been lost through lack of…

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Coal Shortage In South Australia

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE Friday.—The coal position in this State has reached an acute stage yesterday two factories engaged on war work…

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Ban on Carnival Miners' President Critical

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

"It is incredible that the State Labour Government should ban a sporting function, to be run in the Interests of the armed forces of Australia…

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