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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 65

Charge Against Mine Manager Magistrate Reserves Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 1

At a special sitting of the Industrial court at Cessnock on Saturday. Mr. R. Atkinson S.M., reserved his decision in…

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J. Jamieson Replies to Miners' President (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 4

Sir,—Primarily I desire to extend appreciation to the Cessnock EAGLE for throwing open its columns to publish my reply to H. Wells, General President…

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Coal Conference Opens. Move to Step-up Production. Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 2

One of the most momentous of the nation's wartime conferences assembled, in Canberra to-day to discuss ways and means of stepping-up coal…

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Communist Leader Talks on Coal. J. B. Miles' Cessnock Address

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 1

Mr. J.B. Miles, leader of the Communist Party in Australia, in an address given this week-end in Cessnock, said:—…

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Progress At Coal Conference

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed;—The President of the Miners’ Federation Mr. H. wells, said to-day that the federation would lake lmmed…

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Road to Colliery Engineer Estimates Cost at £4860

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 3

The engineer (Mr. w. R. Lindsay) reported to Tarro Shire Council to-day that the estimated cost of constructing road to feet…

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Mr. Curtin’s Appeal to the Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed.—At the conclusion of the conference with the Mining union to-day, the Prime Minister Mr. Curtin,…

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Coal Conference What the Federation Will Do

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 2

The President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) said to-day that the federation would take immediate action to deal with…

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Government Makes Concessions Conference With Miners At Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA Wed. — Concessions, involving amendments to the arbitration machinery, a review of the method of prosecuting absentee miners, and the reconstruction of the Central Reference Board, with the dropping of Judge…

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Plans for Bigger Coal Output Prime Minister Meets The Mine Owners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA Thursday—In an endeavour to resolve the problems of the coal industry, a round-table conference of representatives of the miners and the owners is to be convened by the Minister for Labour (Mr. Holloway)…

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Flat Rate Tax Scheme for Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Thursday.—The miners’ representatives to the coal conference [?] week have been told that the Treasury was…

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Industrial Troubles Is Coal-mining a Skilled Industry?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

The following is abridged from a recent copy of the "Wingham Chronicle," being supplied by that paper's city correspondent:…

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White Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 5

After visiting an immense defence project and a shipbuilding yard at Sydney, Sir Walter Layton, leader of the British Newspaper Delegation, said that…

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Mr. Monk's Appeal to Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE Fri.—"Let the public coal owners and miners take stock of themselves for a while Let there be respite from…

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Miners' Holiday Pay Must Be Taxed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chi[?]ley) has forwarded the following communication to the Miners' General Secretary (Mr. Grant):—…

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"Miners and Mr. Curtin." (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 5

Sir, In the "Newcastle Sun”of Wednesday, October 20th, appeared a statement to the effect that, of a number of miners’ officials interviewed, all, except…

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Conference of Miners With Government. Many Concessions Granted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 1

The conference between the miners' leaders and Mr. Curtin on Tuesday last resulted in many concessions to the…

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Keep Politicians Away From Mines. Maitland Request to Prime Minister

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 3

Mr. Cecil Robinson, secretary of the Hunter Federal Council of the Australian Labor Party, writing in the "Maitland Mercury," stated that the…

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Manager of Colliery Fined

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Sat.— Mr. R. Atkinson, SM, gave his reserved decision at the Cessnock court today in the case in which George…

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Week’s Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. H. Welts, stated that coal production this week was…

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