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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 65

Five Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Industrial disputes resulted in five collieries being idle in New South Wales to-day, with the loss of about…

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Mine Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 3

Alan George Tuckett, 21, of Government-road, Homeville, a whe[?] employed at Maitand Extended No. 3 colliery, received…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.—Thomas Peters, 28, of West Avenue, Cessnock, a miner employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery,…

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Colliery Disputes Protest By Stanford Deputies

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon. — Aberdare, Maitland Main, and Stanford Main No. 1 collieries are idle today…

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Millfield-greta Colliery Continued Creep in Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 1

The District Check Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. H. May) expresses she view that nothing can be…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 3

Maitland Main wan idle yesterday owing to a mechanical breakdown. The Secretary of Maitland Deputies" Association (Mr. T. Robbins) said the…

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Coal Production Increasing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 3

The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) expects a steady and continuance improvement in coal production in N.S.W. He said that production was…

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Metallurgy in a Coal Bin

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 1

A definite undertaking was given recently in Tasmania by the Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, that the aluminium industry would be established…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge. Election of Officers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 1

With the exception of the position of chairman, for which a ballot was held, and resulted in the re-election of the present chairman, Mr. A. Peachey, all…

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Christmas Holidays for Miners. "Limit to Endurance."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1943 · page 3

The Northern President of the Mineral Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) said, in reply to a statement by the South…

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Investigating Mine Stoppages

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.— Recent industrial holdups on the New South Wales coalfields are being investigated by officers of the, Federal…

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Miners Strike in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1943 · page 5

LONDON 15.—Nearly 10.000 members are involved in a strike in Nottinghamshire. The strike is a result of the…

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Coal Miners on Strike

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 1

Fresh inustrial disputes resulted in five collieries in New South Wales closing down today. Altogether nine are idle, involving…

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Miners' Compensation Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 4

By consent an award with costs on the highest scale, without admission of liability, was made in favour of the applicant in each of the following matters…

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Miners’ Federation Nominations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Friday—Bellbird Miners Lodge, which has a large membership, has nominated Mr. H. Wells for the position of…

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Mine Management to Be Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 5

On September 21, at Cessnock Police Court, the management of Aberdare colliery will fact a prosecution under the Coal Mines Regulation Act. The…

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Miners' Donations to Comforts Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 6

Bellbird miners' lodge has forwarded a donation of £6/6/8 to the Mayor's Patriotic Fund. Eirington lodge has forwarded £5/5/. and Aberdare miners'…

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Miners' Nominations on October 16

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 6

For the first time in many years the ballots to elect general and Northern district officers of the Miners' Federation will be taken at the one time. This…

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Nine Mines Idle. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

Fresh industrial disputes resulted in five collieries in N.S.W. to-day. Altogether nine mines are idle, involving 3000 men and the loss of 9000 tons of…

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Six Idle Mines in North

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 3

Aberdare colliery, which has been idle all the week, was again Idle to-day. A compulsory conference is being held in Newcastle to-day…

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