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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 65

Five Local Collieries Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 3

Richmond Main, Stanford Main No. 1, Hebburn No. 2, and Ellington collieries were all Idle to-day as a protest against the garnisheeing of wages…

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Breakdown in Colliery Engine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.— There are five collieries idle on the Maitland Held to-day. At four mines of the five, the men are borne…

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Miners Stop Work

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

Protesting against the principle of garnisheeing wages for payment of Court fines, five collieries, employing about 2000 men, stopped work to-day…

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Attacks on Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

At a meeting of the Hunter Federal Council of the A.L.P. at West Maitland on Sunday the Council deplored the…

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Colliery Bath Room Appeal by Manager Upheld

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

An appeal by Thomas Orton Croudace, manager of Aberdare colliery, against a conviction and fine at Cessnock court for a…

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High Coal Production at Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Tues.—For the pay ended November 26 the output at the Muswellbrook colliery was the highest since the…

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Miners' Court Fines to Be Paid by Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Miners' Northern Board of Management yesterday it was decided to pay the fines of all…

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Electric Flashes In Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 1

CESSNOCK Wed.—The inquiry into flashes and fires occurring in mines with electrical equipment was continued at the Cessnock…

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Killed in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.— Mr. R. H. Hicks, married, was killed at the Zin[?] Corporation mine, and Messrs. L. Crowe and…

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Five Collieries Stop Work Protest Against Garnishees

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 3

Protesting against the principle of garnisheeing wages for payment of court fines, five collieries, employing about 2000 men…

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Mr. Wells Appeals for More Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed. — Unless [?] mines worked continuously up to Christmas, war industries and transport of essential goods for…

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3000 Tons of Coal Lost To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—All of the five northern pits idle yesterday as a protest against the principle of garnishee of wages for court…

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No Disputes At N.S.W. Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.— There were no industrial disputes on the New South Wales coalfields to-day. the only idle mines being Maitland…

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Inquiry Into Flares in Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thurs.—The commission inquiring into flares and mines using a large amount of electrical equipment,…

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Coal Losses

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 5

Strikes and [?] helped cause a loss of 50,000 [?] of coal 10 a year by invisible Colliery. Ltd.. the chairman. Mr. A. How…

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Miners' Lodge Disciplines Youths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 6

Stanford Main No. 2 lodge, at a meeting yesterday, decided to fine 13 youths alleged to be responsible for the stoppage at the mine last Wednesday…

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Millfield Colliery Idle

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 2

Millfleld colliery, producing about 600 tons daily, was the only mine idle in New South Wales to-day…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Mon.—Millfield Colliery producing about 600 tons daily was the only mine idle in South Wales to-day…

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Russia Wants Gold Standard

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 12.—Expression authoritative Russian opinion in favour of a return to the gold standard has strengthened…

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Australians Biggest Coal Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday —A dispute among boys working on the screens resulted in Australia’s biggest producing coal mine…

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