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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1943

1,296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 65

Disputes At Three Maitland Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— There are three collieries idle on the South Maitland Coalfield to-day Hepburn No 1 Colliery is Idle as…

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Mine Accident

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday.— John Mopre 17 of Chiller-street Redhead a clipper at Burwood Colliery received a [?]…

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Five Nsw Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.— It is estimated more than 5000 tons of coal production will be lost as a result of stoppage at…

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Woman Robbed of £70 and Gold Cross Walking Towards Her Home

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 1

About 9 o'clock on Friday night, Mrs Amy Catherine Berry. 25, of The Avenue, Strathfield, was robbed of about £70 and a gold cross worth…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 3

At Maitland Main colliery yesterday there was a recurrence of the dispute between the wheelers and the management. Wheelers claim that they…

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Retired Miners and Taxes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

Mr. Baddeley, Chairman of the Pensions Tribunal, stated yesterday that as a result of a conference he had had with the Commissioner of…

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Hydraulic Stowage in Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Some time ago the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, with Departmental officials, visited Broken…

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Found Nugget of Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 1

While loading gravel from the bed of a creek near Ballarat, a man saw a gleam of gold and found a nugget of gold weighing 29ozs, [?]nd valued at…

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10,000-Tons of Coal Lost

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday —with 12 pits idle on the New south Wales coalfields to-day, it is estimated more than 10,000 tons of coal…

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Engaging Labour for Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—The Deputy Director General of Manpower Mr. Ballimore stated last night that colliery owners in NSW in…

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Mining Operations At Beresfield

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 3

Following a request from Tarro Shire Council for the introduction of legislation to prevent a recurrence of mining activities,…

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Council To Expend £50 On Mine Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 3

Following a request from Mr. C. Wilson, of Minmi, for repairs to the road from the boundary through Minmi to Freeman’s and…

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Gap Coal Position Closed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON February 17.— The Minister for Fuel, Major Lloyd [?] broadcasting to-night, said the gap between the…

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Struck By Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday—Douglas Harrower, 43, of Northcote-street. Aberdare a miner employed at Aberdare Central…

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Hebburn Mines Idle Again To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thurs.—Hebburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collieries are idle again to-day. Hebburn No. 2 has been idle for…

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Idle Collieries

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

Elrington colliery did not work to-day owing to a defect in the haulage system. It was necessary to correct the…

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Employment of Colliery Employees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 6

Colliery owners in New South Wales in future must engage labour through National Service offices as do [?]er employers. This has been…

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Four South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday.—There are four collieries idle on the South Maitland coalfields to-day. Bellbird No. 1 tunnel was unable to…

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Loos of 7000 Tons of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—It is estimated about 7000 tons of coal production will be lest to-day a result of stoppages involving…

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Miners and H.B.A. Rates No Discrimination Justified

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

Following advice from the NSW Country Hospitals [?] Association, Hunter District Zone, that if a mineworker had…

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