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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

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Got Pension, Then Worked Miners' Tribunal Prosecution

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 4

James Greer, a southern New South Wales min[?]r, has been prosecuted by the Miners' Pensions Tribunal for accepting employment in a mine…

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Holiday at Christmas Miners to Ask for 10 Days

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 2

The Miners' Federation will ask the Coal Commission to permit its members to have 10 days' holiday during the Christmas-New Year…

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All Mines Working To-day Men Forego Day of Demonstration Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 2

"The fact that all miners are working to-day shows the sincerity of the mineworkers towards the war effort," declared the general secretary of the…

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Miners and Christmas Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

The Miners' Federation is to ask the Coal Commission to permit its members to have 10 days' holiday during the Christmas New Year period…

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Miners’ Holidays at Christmas

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, stated to-day that a conference of…

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Higher Rates for Machine Cut Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

Increases granted by the Chairman of the Northern Coal Reference Boards (Mr. Connell) in the tonnage rate for machine-coal at certain…

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Got Pension. Then Worked. Miners' Tribunal Prosecution

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2

James Greer a Southern New South Wales miner, has been prosecuted by the Miners Peas[?] Tribunal for accepting employment in a mine when…

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Gold Ingots Seized on Swiss Border

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

CANNES Oct. 5—French frontier police on the French-Swiss border seized gold ingots valued at £115,000 belonging to Abbas…

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Items of Interest Stockton Borehole and Miners' Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

On Sunday next members of Stockton Borehole Lodge will hold a full meeting to consider a proposal to re-affiliate with the Miners' Federation…

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Killed in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 2

WOLLONGONG Wed.— David Mack, 26, single, was killed yesterday afternoon while operating electric motor in Wongawilli…

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Miners’ Holidays At Christmas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA Wednesday.— Despite Commonwealth regulations drastically restricting the holiday period, it is considered possible…

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One Mine Idle In NSW To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Only one coal mine was idle on the New South Wales fields to-day. This was Wongawilli. on the South Coast,…

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Supreme Effort By Nazis at Stalingrad Waves of Planes: Thousands of Shells and Mines(AUSTRALIAN Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

LONDON Oct. 6—The great German assault on the western settlement in the north-west of Stalingrad has now raged over hours but thus far has not gained ground…

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U.s. Gold Mines to Close

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON Oct. 7—Senator Johnson revealed to-day that th War Production Board has decided to close down al…

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Cases Withdrawn Charges Against Mine Manager

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 2

When charges against Percival Darvid Walters, manager of Bloomfield South Colliery No. 3. were called at East Maitland Court…

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Miners' Annual Leave

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 6

The Federal Government will be asked to grant the usual 10 days' holiday for employees in the coalmining industry at Christmas…

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Victorian Miners Support Curtin

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 5

Regarding the newspaper attacks on mine workers "not pulling their weight," and that "they were deliberately creating stoppages," and that…

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Mine Pensioners and Bus Concessions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 6

A complaint was lodged with Kearsley Shire Council that the same concessions were not being granted to mine pensioners as were given to old…

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Gold Salute to be sold

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

Gold salute which cost Mr. A. Cooper £10,000 is to be offered for sale at the Newmarket stables on Friday next…

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Miners' Tribute to Mr. John P. Gordon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

Mr. James Simpson, Secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation, on behalf of the Miners' Federation, wishes to express the…

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