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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 65

2000 Miners Idle. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

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

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Mr. Michell Explains Aid to Miners

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

It was officially explained that there was no particular significance behind the National Security Regulations gazetted on Friday night enabling the…

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Loss of 9000 Tons of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Richmond Main colliery again Idle as a protest against the prosecutions taken by the government…

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Miners' Executives at Kurri Mr. James, M.H.R. Also Present

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

On Sunday last members of Richmond Main miners' lodge were addressed by the General President (Mr. Wells)…

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First-aid at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.— The annual first-aid competition restricted to teams from employees of the collieries controlled by J…

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On Coal Commission

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 3

Mr. Ross Lindsay, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lindsay, of East Maitland, who recently graduated as a bachelor of mechanical…

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Old Rothbury Colliery to Be Dewatered

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

R W. Miller and Co. Pty. Ltd. advised West Maitland Municipal Council last night that they are contemplating the…

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Mr. Beasley’s Coal Warning

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 6

CANBERRA Wed.—The Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley. warned the Full Cabinet, at its meeting, that coal production…

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Two N.S.W. Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.— A though only two mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day production loss for…

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Owners and Miners in Conference

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs.—Representatives of Northern Colliery Owners and the Northern Colliery Employees’ Federation held their…

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800 Men Idle at Three Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—Three coal mines, employing 800 men, were idle on the New South Wales coalfields to-day. and production…

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Fears of Big Coal Strike. Southern Miners' Threat. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

Fears of a big coal strike should the Federal Government attempt to garnishee wages of southern miners for fines imposed for absenteeism are…

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Threatened Coal Strike

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Fears of a big coal strike are held should the Federal Government attempt to garnishee wages of southern miners for fines imposed for…

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Retired Miners and Wireless

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 5

Mr. A. Quinn, Secretary of the Retired Mineworkers' Association, has received the following from Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Chief Secretary and Minister…

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All Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—The whole of the collieries on the Maitland field are at work to-day. The cavil-out at Stanford Main…

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Absenteeism in the Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

At the coal conference in Newcastle the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Norman Migheil) said the Federal…

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Fears of Big Coal Strike

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

Fears of a big coal strike, should the Federal Government attempt to garnishee the wages of southern miners for fines imposed for…

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Threat of Mining Strike

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday— Pears of a his coal strike should the Government attempt to garnishee the wages of southern miners for…

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Miners' Christmas Holidays. Request for Special Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Believing that the reduced train facilities will preclude them from spending their Christmas holidays at the seaside, Muswellbrook miners have…

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Cabinet Warned on Coal. Production Below Current Needs

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Full Cabinet, at its meeting on Tuesday, was warned by the Minister for Supply, Mr. Beasley, that coal production was falling below current…

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