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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 65

Mine Danger in Tunisia Rommel Making His Own

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK April 6—Rommel has succeeded in establishing the wholesale manufacture of landmines in Tunisia, says Cyrus…

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Magnetic Mines Solution of Problem Claimed By Sweden

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1943 · page 6

Swedish naval experts, working with technicians of the Swedish General [?] Company have solved the problems of magnetic…

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Millfield Miners Decide to Resume

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed, — Milifield Miners’ Lodge met to-day and decided to resume work to-morrow. The management has agreed to…

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Rommel Making Own Mines One Known As "Bouncing Baby"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

Rommel has succeeded in establi hing the wholsale man facture of landmines in Tunisia, says Cyrus Sulzberger, a…

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Colliery Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday—Richard Kenny, 49, of Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare Extended Colliery, fell from the tip…

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Five Mines Idle Ventilation at Aberdare Central

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday—Aberdare Extended and Millfield collieries, resumed work to-day. There are [?]ve mines Idle, Aber…

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Electric Shock in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 1

CESSNOCK Friday — Cecil Drayton, 85 of Mathew street cessnock a miner employed at Bellbird colliery received a…

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Idle Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

On Wednesday, Aberdare Extended employees came home as a protest against the lack of transport facilities. It was stated that the men…

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Two Mines Idle At South Mainland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday —There are only two collieries idle on the Maitland field to-day Hepburn No 2 which has been idle for…

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KATHLEEN McINERNEY'S Big Day To-morrow Broke School Pupil to Receive Gold Medal

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 3

To-morrow is the big day for Kathleen Mclnerney, 14-ycarsoltl Broke school pupil, and her big moment will be when the…

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Increased Production in Mines. Miners' Federation's Policy. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

Plans to end production hold-ups and build up coal stocks are being discussed by the national convention of the Australian Miners' Federation in…

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Miners' Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Sir,—To compensate for thousands of tons of valuable coal lost to Australia in her hour of need during recent stoppages in the Northern…

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Mine Stoppages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Sir,—Flatigue plays a big part in mine stoppages, and every effort should be made to overcome any reason for these stoppages…

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Mine Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Eric Caban, 87, of Mathew-st., Cessnock, a wheeler, was injured while at work at Aberdare…

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All Cessnock Mines Working

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

For the first time in many weeks, the whole of the mines in the Cessnock area are working…

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Manpower Officials and Mine Workers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Manpower officials are busy on the northern coalfields. It was stated to-day that in future men on reaching the…

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No Extra Official for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

The rank and file of the Northern Miners' Federation has rejected by 57 votes, a proposal of toe recent delegates' conference that an…

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Miners' President and Mr. Logan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Jack Logan and P. Quinn, Hebburn No. 2. tooth winge about the criticism of their actions over recent weeks, and of their role in regard to…

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Plans To End Mining Hold-Ups

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—Plans to end production [?] and build up coal [?] are being discussed by the National…

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Letters to the Editor Views Expressed are not necessarily those of this Newspaper. Mine Stoppages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 1

Sir,—General resentment appears to be a chief cause for mine stoppages. This general resentment can be classified under several different headings…

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