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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 65

Mine Workers Ready to Help Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

The Hunter Valley Committee of the Communist Party, now has many mineworkers and others who have intimated they…

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Heavy Loss of Coal To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Loss of coal in the north and west to-day will be the heavi[?] this month and will probably total 8000 tons…

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Charge Against Mine Manager Conviction Not Recorded

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. Inspector C. D. Durham, of the Department of Mines, proceeded against…

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Loss of £10,824 On State Mine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.— A loss of £10, 324 for 1942-48 on operations of the Lithgow State Coalmine was revealed in the annual…

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Miners Take Horses at Hebburn No. 1

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday— The miners’ got permission to take the wheelers’ horses at Hebburn No. 1 colliery this morning when the…

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Fatal Accident at Aberdare Colliery Inquest on Albert Vincent Newman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

An inquiry was conducted by the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnson) at the Cessnock Courthouse on…

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Fatality at Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery Inquest on William James Lewis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

At Cessnock Courthouse on Wednesday the District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnston, conducted an inquiry into the cause of the…

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Ballot to Select Lodge President. Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

Messrs W. E. Jaeger and H Robertson were re-elected unopposed secretary and treasurer respectively of th Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge. For…

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Train Services Curtailed. Owing to Coal Shortage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

On the down journey from Kempsey the 8.15 a.m. Sydney to Kempsey train will run on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Saturdays, this train will leave…

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MR. R. James Outspoken. Coal and New Guinea

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

Addressing representatives of the southern district of the Minors' Federation, Mr. R. James, M.H.R., who is liasion officer, said: "You have…

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To-day's Loss of Coal Heaviest This Month

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

The loss of coal in the north and west to-day will be the heaviest this month, and will total probably 8000 tons…

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New President Northern Miners’ Federation

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

The returning officer of the Northern Miners’ Federation last night announced the result of the ballot tor the annual election…

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27,000 Tons of Coal Lost During Week

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Saturday —This week's loss of coal was greater than- the combined loss for the past two weeks. The total of 27…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon—Hebburn No. 1 was the only mine idle on the South Maitland field to-day The men are protesting against…

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U.s. Owners Get Back Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON Nov. 21 — The coalmines have been returned to their owners for the second time 1943. Mr. Ickes ended the…

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Moderates in Mining Control

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Mon. — Further reverses for the Communist Party ere evident In the results of the northern miners’ ballot to elect…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

Jack Edwards. 29, of Mount View Road, a loco driver at Elrington colliery, suffered an injury to the fifth finger of his right hand while at work to-day…

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Five Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday- About 6000 coalminers were idle to-day, resulting in the loss of about 6000 tons of coal…

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Miners Idle

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

About 2000 coal miners were idle to-day, resulting in the loss of 6000 tons of coal…

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Miners Fined At Wollongong

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

WOLLONGONG Tuesday.— At a special sitting at the Police court last night, William Booth, miner, employed at Excelsior…

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