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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 65

Disputes At Three Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.-Dispute occurred to-day at Helton, Aberdare Central and Neath collieries . The Pelton men came-home because…

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Sabotaging the Coal Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday. — Addressing the Miner's conversion Mr. W. Orr a member of the commonwealth coal commission…

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All Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—With the resumption of work at Neath Pelton and Aberdare Central Collieries each of which was idle…

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Permanent Peace Hopes For Collieries industrial Relations in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

LONDON April 14—A remarkable agreement testifies to the progress in Britain’s industrial relations. There is both spirit and Machinery now. A new spirit governing industrial relations in wartime Britain has produced the most…

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Discipline In Mining Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—The General President of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. H. Wells. said to-day that the decision of the…

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Mine Pensioners and Tax

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

If the State Government altered the Miners' Pensions Act to make the 25/- allowance to the wife a payment…

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Manpower Officers and Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Mr. A. C. Willis, who is now in control of the manpower in the mining industry, will address a meeting of miners' lodge officials to-night, at…

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Sabotaging the Coal Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Addressing the Miners' Convention, Mr. W. Orr, a member of the Commonwealth Coal Commission, said that saboteurs responsible for the loss of…

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Miners' Federation (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

Sir,—The statement of Mr. Wells, General President of the Miners' [?]deration in re[?]d [?] the Hebburn No. 2 dispute, appears to me a…

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Three Mines Idle in Nsw

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Only three mines were idle on the NSW coalfields to-day, less than 600 men being involved. Production…

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Struck By Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday. — George Elliott, 59, of Gorton Avenue. Cessnock, a miner employed at [?] colliery. received a severe…

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Miners' Ballot. Appointment of Hospitax Director

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Members of Muswellbrook and St. Heliers Miners' Lodges held a ballot during the week to select a nominee for appointment of a director on the…

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Miners' National Convention. Discipline Steps Approved

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 5

The National Convention of the Miners' Federation carried a resolution approving the Federal Government enforcing discipline in the…

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Five Mines Idle Work on Easter Monday Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Five mines on the northern fields were idle to-day, resulting in a loss of about 4000 tons of COal in [?] The secretary of the Miners'…

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Letters to the Editor Views Expressed are not necessarily those of this Newspaper. Mining Affairs and Conditions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 6

Sir,—Mining affairs are being freely discussed in all the newspapers, and the many ills are being catered for by all and sundry. In recent months…

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Brigadier Killed By Mines

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 6

LONDON April 16 —“The Times” announces the death In action, during the advance on Sousse, of Brigadier Frederick…

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Miners Seek All-round Wage Increases

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 5

The Miners’ [?] to seek an all-round increase in wages. This was [?] at the national convention [?] Sydney…

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Mr. Willis’s Appeal to the Miners

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Sat.— Mr. A. C. Willis, ex-general secretary of the Miners’ Federation and at one time Agent-General In London for…

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Mines To Work On Easter

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Five coal mines in the north were idle to-day resulting in the loss of t about 4000 tons of coal…

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