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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 70

All Northern Mines at Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 1

CESSNOCK Monday. — With the resumption of Maitland Main and Richmond Main collieries which here Idle for several days…

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Killed by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—Ernest Edward Atkinson, was killed by a fall of coal at bellbird colliery to-day. There was about seven to eight…

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Plea for Record Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—A plea that on every available working day prior to the Christmas holiday close-down of the collieries coal…

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Mining at Beresfield Heated Exchange At Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 2

Mr. R. Kelsick concluded his Inquiry into mining operations at Beresfield yesterday and he said that he would send His report to…

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Two Collieries Idle To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

Bellbird colliery was idle to-day owing funeral of one of its members who was killed at the colliery yesterday…

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Dispute At Millfield Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Millfield Colliery is idle to-day over a dispute concerning a vacancy on the mechanical loader. None…

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Mine Pensioners' Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

At the meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association the election of officers resulted as follows:— President, Edwin…

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Miners' Board Meets

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 2

The Northern Board of Management of the [?]Federation began its last meeting of the year at Federation [?]yesterday…

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Miners' Ballot To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 4

More than 11,000 members of the (Miners' Federation in the Northern district will vote in the annual ballot to-day. Sixty-two candidates are…

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Miners' President to Broadcast

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 2

The President of the Mineres' Federation (Mr. H. Wells) will broadcast a trade union talk over the national stations at 6.40 to-night…

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Coal Commission for State

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said that a bill providing for a Coal Commission an which the workers and the Government will be…

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No Tax For Miners At Christmas

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY Tuesday.—In accordance with normal procedure, the General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant)…

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Objection to Coal Commission Set-up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 2

The South Coast and Western districts of the Miners' Federation are objecting to the appointment to the Coal Commission of Judge…

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No Tax Deductions for Miners at Christmas

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

The General Secretary of the Miners Federation (Mr. Grant) said yesterday that in accordance with normal procedure he had arranged…

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Miners and Rail Restrictions for Dogs. Strike Threat Repudited

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 2

In the "Daily Telegraph" there was a statement that the miners had threatened to strike if a restriction was placed on takings dogs by…

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Miner Killed at Bellbird. Buried by Coal Fall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 3

Buried by a fall of coal for three-quarters of an hour, Edward Ernest George Atkins met his death at Bellbird…

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Generosity of Aberdare Central Miners. Fine Response to Fogarty Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 1

The employees of Aberdare Central colliery are ever to the fore when an appeal is made for assistance in a genuine case of distress…

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Mine Inquiry Report Soon

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 3

The shire engineer. Mr. W. Lindsay; reported to Tarro Shire Council: to-day that the Commissioner Mr. R. [?]…

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Coal Commission At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed—The Coal Commission held a sitting at Cessnock to-day Colliery most and official and…

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Killed by Fall of Coal

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 December 1942 · page 1

Ernest Edward Atkinson was killed by a fall of coal at Bellbird colliery on Monday. There were about seven to eight tons of coal in the…

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