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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 70

Record Mine Pays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

To-day's pay at the mines are records. Evey colliery on the Northern Coalfields has worked full time for…

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Miners Go Home

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — Miner’s employed at Aberdare, colliery returned home to-day following dispute regarding wheelers…

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Pelton Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—Pelton mine at which there is a dispute regarding timbering, is expected to resume on Monday…

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Mines Rescue Award

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 6

CANBERRA Friday. — The Chairman of Northern District Coal Reference Board (Mr. James Connell) has been appointed…

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Travel Concessions Not for Mine Pensioners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

Travel concessions similar to those allowed to old age, invalid and service pensioners could not be granted to persons receiving the miners' pension…

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Pelton Colliery to Resume on Monday. Judge Will Confer with Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

Following a compulsory conference in Sydney yesterday, called by Judge Drake-Brockman, employees of…

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Short of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE Mon. — Rationing and electricity will ope[?] in South Australia before and of this month if the…

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One N.s.w. Mine Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—The 18th strike since the coal control regulations came into, operation occurred to-day on the Northern…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Fails of coal at Aberdare central colliery to-day resulted in three mine workers being injured…

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Coal Parties Agree

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

The miners and mining mechanics' reference board (Maitland district) met yesterday to consider a claim by two men at Aberdare Extended for a…

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To Mine for Oil

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

Mr. Duncan, Metropolitan Mining Warden, sat in Gloucester on Wednesday afternoon to consider an application by Edwin James Dalley for…

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S.a. Short of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 2

South Australia's coal stocks have fallen so low that railway officials fear dislocation of traffic in the metropolitan area. Railway coal reserves are…

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Mining Laws In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

LONDON September 14.—The British, Labour Minister Mr Bevan, has issued an order that it is an offence for a miner to…

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Loss of Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday. — Three, mines were idle, and two partly Idle in New South Wales this morning. involving 1250 men and…

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Conserving Coal for War Effort Campaign to Be Launched

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

The Department of Information would shortly launch a campaign urging people to conserve coal for the war effort, said the…

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Rothbury Colliery Investigation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 3

An officer of the Coal Commission is investigating allegations that 23 man have been dismissed from small mines on the Rothbury Estate…

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Destruction of Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 6

The British Admiralty reports that, more than enough mines to sink the whole British Mercantile Marine have been destroyed off the coast of…

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Coal As a Meal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 3

A Richmond Main miner, William John, applying to the Workers' Compensation Commission, in Newcastle yesterday, for an award, said he had…

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Former Miners in Other Industries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 6

Most miners now employed outside of coalmines were in industries of equal importance to the coalmining industry, the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Miners' Cost of Living Allowance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 1

It has been brought under my notice that in some cases managers are only paying portion of the 3/5 cost of living in accordance with the Award…

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