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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 65

Stoppages in Mines After Fatal Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 5

Stoppages at collieries, due to fatal accidents, had been responsible for the loss of 20,000 tons of coal in the…

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Trolleys in Bellbird Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—Underground transport was brought into operation In Bellbird colliery to-day. There are six…

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Mine with No Disputes

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 3

Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, which on February 5 celebrated its 1060 days continuous production, has maintained its uninterrupted record. At…

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14 Killed in Mine Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK August 29.—A gas explosion ripped the Republic Steel Corporation’s coalmine near Birmingham, Alabama…

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All South Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—With the resumption of Stanford Main No. 2 colliery to-day the whole of the mines on the South Maitland field…

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Colliery Stoppages. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

Faced with stoppages at four collieries on the western New South Wales field, and the possible extension of the dispute to other pits, coal…

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Travelling Facilities for Bellbird Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

Underground transport for employers of Bellbird colliery commenced to operate for the first time yesterday. There are six trolleys controlled by electric…

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19 Killed in Mine Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 4

NEW YORK Aug. 30—The death roll in the Birmingham (Alabama) coalmine is 19, including E. J. McCrossin, Chief…

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Suggests More Shifts in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Hyland), expressing concern at falling coal stock in Victoria, asked why could not more than one shift of six hours be…

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Transport Sends Up Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—The introduction of as underground transport system in Bellbird colliery has had the immediate…

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Stoppage At Mines In The West

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday. — Faced with a stoppage at four collieries on the western New South Wales [?] and the possible…

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Increased Coal Output. Plan by Mr. James

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 3

Mr. R. James. M.H.R., has proposed a plan to obtain the additional one and a half to two million tons of coal a year…

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Late Australian News No Change in Overnight Election Count Stoppage of Four Collieries on Western New South Wales Field. Accommodation in Can Berra for Visit of Mrs. Roosevelt Already Nearly Exhausted Shortage of Labor for Industrial Requirements. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 1

It is claimed in U.A.P. circles that a careful check in the Wentworth electorate had revealed that Mr. Harrison (UAP) would receive 80…

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Western Mines’ Dispute Prospects Of Settlement

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed. —. Representatives of owners and miners have invited to-a conference by the Commonwealth Coal…

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Colliery Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.—Alick Cunningham, 20, of Mena-road. Bellbird, a wheeler employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, received…

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Miners Go Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Kaingo Colliery is the only one idle on the Maitland held to-day. Yesterday a shiftman was…

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All Western Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.— All coal mines on the western New South Wales field were reported to be idle to-day when aggregate stop-work…

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More Coal for Victorian Railways

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE Thursday —A threatened cut in railway services has been averted, for a time at least, by an unexpected…

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Western Coal Dispute Before the Court Judge Drake - Brockman's Tilt At “Enthusiastic Amateurs”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday—An hour’s argument before Judge Drake-Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day resulted in the serious coal hold-up on the western New South Wales coalfields, where the miners are disputing…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 5

There has been a dispute at Aberdare colliery in connection with conditions at the afternoon shift. Last night it was…

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