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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 69

Position of Mines Pension Fund

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Saturday — The Minister of Mines. Mr. [?] M. Bed deley, addressed meetings of refired mineworkers of Weston [?]…

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Serious Coal Position in South Australia Enough Supplies for One Week

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 2

South Australian industries have only enough coal to carry on for a week for certain. This revelation by Premier…

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Colliery Soccer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Cessnock Hospital Board decided at its meeting last Sunday to approach the Cessnock Senior Soccer Club to organise a competition among the various…

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Accidents in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

KURRI Tues.—In Richmond Main colliery yesterday, Walter Rogers, 24, of Main-road, Neath, fractured his- left arm, and…

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Four Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—Four mines are on strike on the New South Wales coalfields to-day, and production loss…

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Coal Trains Collide

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK Tuesday—An engine drawing a train of empty hoppers in the direction of Cessnock struck a full train at…

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Position of Mines Pension Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, addressed meetings of retired mine workers at Weston. Abermain and Cessnock on Saturday…

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Coal Trains Collide at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

Two coal trains collided at Aberdare Junction, on the South Maitland Railway, last night shortly after 7 o'clock…

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Profit of Mining Company

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., shows a profit of £52,911 for the year ended December 25, 1943, after allowing for taxation. This…

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Increase in Mine Pension Contributions. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

Sir,—I note, with interest, a statement by Mr. T. Armstrong that it may be necessary to increase the miners' pension contribution by 1/ per…

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Items of Interest Mining Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning a remand was ordered to May 16 in the case in which Robert William Bryant charged Thomas Duncan with…

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Increase Demanded in Mine Pensions Mr. Baddeley Addresses Pensioners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of mine pensioners at Cessnock on Saturday the Minister for Mines (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) denied…

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Three Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Aberdare Extended, Elrington and Hebburn No. 2 collieries on the south Maitland field were idle to-day…

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Bound Over Breach of Mine Pensions Act

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3

KURRI , Wednesday.—William James Parker, of Maitland St Kurri, pleaded guilty at Kurri court to-day to a breach of…

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Three Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—Three mines were idle on the New South Wales coalfields today, and production loss is…

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Raf Lays Mines in Danube

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

LONDON April 39—It is disclosed that RAF liberators and Wellingtons have carried out the mine laying operations in the…

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Two Mines Idle Disputes On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday—Elrington colliery is idle for the second day over a disputs arising out of the rostering of the…

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Colliery Inspections (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Sir,—I attempted in a recent issue of the EAGLE to review the working of Clause 50 of the new Coal Bill, and pointed out the necessity of the…

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Four Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Including a fresh strike at Metropolitan, on the South Coast, four mines were idle on the…

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Pumping of Mine Water Into Creek Must Cease Rothbury Colliery Must Cease Water Extraction by To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

Through Patrick Plains Shire Council's solicitors, a notice is to be served on Rothbury Colliery to cease pumping water…

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