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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 69

Coal Authority To Visit North

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday.—With the object of examining grievances at a number of Northern pits be fore they develop into stoppages,…

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Mine Hold Up Averted Repairs To Be Made To Road

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 2

A threatened hold-up at Ducken[?] Stockrington No. 1 and Stockrington No. 2 co[?] has been sy[?]…

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Accidents at the Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— Norman Moynahan, 29, of Aberdare, a wheeler, employed at Aberdare Colliery, received injured to the…

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Saving Coal for Victory

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 2

If coal were sold by the pound the public would probably be much more conscious of the amount consumed by the use of…

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Cuts in British Coal Deliveries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON Jan. 2.—The Ministry of Fnel and Power announced, that Swing to impending military operations in Europe, in…

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3000 Men Involved in Mine Stoppages

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Follow on the loss on Snore than 5000 tons yesterday when three pits were idle on [?] first working…

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Three Mines Idle Pelaw Main Men’s Protest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday.— Pelaw Main, Bellbird and Millfield collieries on the Maitland field were idle to-day…

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17 Mines Idle To-day 20,000 Tons of Coal Lost

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

Seventeen mines are idle in New South Wales to-day with a resultant loss In coal of 20,000 tons, making a total loss of…

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Seventeen Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.— Seventeen mines are idle in New South Wales to-day with a resultant loss of coal of 20,000 tons…

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Conference On Miners’ Taxes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed.—The Central Executive of the Miners’ Federation will confer with the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) in…

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Taxation Protest Mine Employees Stop work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.— A protest against taxation was the reason given for the Bellbird colliery being idle on the South Maitland…

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Fifteen Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.— Fifteen mines were Idle in New South Wales to-day, loss of coal amounting, to 17,400 tons, making a total…

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Miners' Taxes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 5

The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will confer with the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) in Sydney on January 13 on taxation matters. The…

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Conference On Mine Situation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—The conference between the chairman of the Central Cos! Authority. Mr. A. C. Willis, and representatives…

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To-day's Coal Loss

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

This week losses in coal production as a result of stoppages on N.S.W. fields reached 7000 tons—equal to the loss for the whole of last November—…

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Loss In Coal Production

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

This week's loss in coal production, as the result of stoppages on New South Wales fields, total 70,000. tons, equal to the loss for the whole of…

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Fifteen Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—This week’s loss In coal production at result suit of stoppages on N.S.W. fields reached 70,000 tons—equal to the…

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Mining Fines Collected

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—The Deputy Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. A. Watson, stated that every fine imposed on coalminers…

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Alteration to Mining Award

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—Alterations are to be made to the award of the Central Reference Board providing for payment of one-third…

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Mining Disputes Pits Idle on Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—Of 13 collieries Idle In the north to-day, alx were on the Maitland field. Richmond Main and Pelaw…

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