Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 65

Loss of Coal in 1942

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 5

Loss of coal production in New South Wales for 1942, due to stoppages, absenteeism and other causes totalled 2,169,000 tons, said the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Coal Production Never So Great Canberra

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Replying to a statement that the loss of coal was due to strikes and various other causes during last year, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curcin) this…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Racing Sidelights Yaralla Will Be Improved. Looks Good Bet in Australia Day Handicap. Gold Salute Hard to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

The Australia Day Handicap, run over seven furlongs and some odd yards at Randwick to-morrow, should prove a very interesting race…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Charges Against Mine Manager

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Saturday.— Of the six charges preferred by the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor against Charles Brown manager…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Mine Makes Profit of £153

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

Newcastle Coal Mining Company to made a profit of £153 for the six months ended on December 31, 1942. Machinery has…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mine Idle Through Tobacco Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—When Millfield Colliery, employing 160 men producing 600 tons daily, resumed to-day, all collieries on the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Mine Workers at Millfield Fined Absentee Cases

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

Fines of £1 and 8/- costs were imposed on 77 mine workers of Millfield Colliery at a special Court held at Cessnock on Saturday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Japanese Attacks Near Wau Repusled Drive Near New Guinea Goldfield Town

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA Monday—Two determined attacks by Japanese forces towards Wau, colourful goldmining centre in the New Guinea mountains 34 miles south-west of Salamu[?] have been repulsed in the last 36…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Three Collieries Idle In NSW

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday. —Ex[?] No. 1 colliery was idle to-day as a protest it is said, against shortage of tobacco Three hundreds…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Miners' Lodges Form New Groups

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 1

Miners' lodges at the nine mints in the Northern Collieries Ltd. group set up a joint committee on Saturday to facilitate joint action in a…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

All Mines in North at Work. Millfield-greta Resume

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

After having been Idle for three weeks, due to disputes arising out of the working of the scraper loader, Millfield-Greta colliery resumed work…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mine Workers Before Court Comments by Mr. Atkinson, S.M.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Saturday 91 employees of Millfield-Greta Colliery were, charged, before Mr. Atkinson…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Three Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed— Three NSW coilers were .idle .to-day, involving the loss 'of-3300 tons: 'They were Hepburn No. 2 and…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fresh Colliery Stoppages

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—Two fresh colliery stoppages were reported to-day. at Lambton where there is a disputer, over the dismissal…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Control of Coal Mining Operations

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—The Chairman man of the Mineworkers Penstons Tribunals Mr. J. M. Baddeley MLA, revealed to-day that…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Miners and Mine Officials Combined Social To-night

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

It is 22 years ago since a function was held in Cassnock conjointly with mine-workers, a colliery manager…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Big Coal Increase

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

The Chairman of the Mine workers' Pensions Tribunals, Mr. J. M. [?]y. M.L.A., revealed to-day that goal production during 1942…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Continuous Work at Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Friday — record of 1050 days of production. uninterrupted by local disputes. set up by the management…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farewell to the Good Old Mine

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

The following lines have been written by Mr. O'Snea We hasten to tell the public for fear they should mistake…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Peace Record at Mines Muswellbrook's Great Record

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

A record of 1050 days of production, uninterrupted by local disputes, set up by the management and employees of Cessnock No. 2…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →