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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

1,398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 69 of 70

Disputes At Northern Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday—Four collierier were idle on the Maitland field to-day, Maitland Greta, Aberdare Extended, Hebburn No…

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No Secret Sittings of Coal Commission

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA Wed—The Attorney, Dr. Evatt, stated last night that complaints that the Coal Inquiry Commission was…

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Four Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—Most of the mines idle yesterday over Industrial disputes were back at work to-day…

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Plea To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Dec. 16.—The Miners International Federation issued a manifesto to [?]ll free count[?] calling on them “To…

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No Extra Trains For Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 2

Recently at the request of Cessnock Miners’ Lodge, Mr. J. M. Baddeley inquired of the railway authorities regarding train…

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No Panic When Liner Struck Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK Dec. 16—Ira Wol[?] North American Newspaper Alliance correspondent, who was flying over the liner President…

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Warning to Miners by Dr. Evatt

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday—The Federal Attorney-General, Cr. Evatt, who is concerned at the idleness of mines on the Northern field,…

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Two Collieries Idle

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

Abermain No. 2 colliery is idle to-day owing to the death of James Murdy. He was injured at the colliery a couple…

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Fire at Aberdare Extended Colliery

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 2

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire on Wednesday night in a large building at Aberdare Extended colliery, used as a…

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Britain Calls for 15,000 Miners

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 6

The British Minister of Fuel and Power announces that at least 15,000 young men will he required to volunteer for work in coalmines in the…

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Richmond Main Miners Reject Militia Proposal

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

Richmond Main Miners' Lodge rejected, on Wednesday night, by a substantial majority the Northern Board of Management's minute…

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1000 Men Idle At NSW Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—The funeral of a workmate who died yesterday following a mine accident, resulted in Abermain No. 2…

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Judge Stops Coal Hearing While Tribunal Meets, Men Strike

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 5

The claims by employees of Millfield Greta colliery were not proceeded with by the Coalmines Central Reference…

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Shortage of , Gold Pen Nibs

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—Drastic restrictions on the import of gold nibs, are blamed by manufacturers for the acute shortage of fountain…

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Coal Industry Tripped Up War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1942 · page 2

“One industry where the efforts of the government had been tripped up was the coal industry, declared the Federal Attorney…

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Holiday Trains For Miners

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

CESSNOCK Monday—Additional trains will be run from Cessnock on Thursday for miners for were leading the coalfield for…

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All Sooth Maitland Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday —The whole of the collieries on the South Maitland Coalfield are at work to-day…

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Only One Mine Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday — only one colliery was idle in New South Wales to-day a result of a despite It was the Lithgow valley…

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Dr. Evatt’s Appeal to Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

Resolutions expressing appreciation of the work of the Government, and pledging the men to increased production in the New Year and to play a full part in the prosecution of the, War Were carried at meetings on the coalfields…

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Tripped Up by Coal Industry Dr. Evatt Asks Men the Cause

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 December 1942 · page 2

He was sorry to say that the one industry in Australia where the efforts of the Government had been tripped up was the coal…

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