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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 69

Action Urged on Release of Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—The Miners’ General Secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) said last night that the Minister of the Army (Mr…

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Youths at Mines Failed to Enrol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues. — Several youths employed at various collieries is the district pleaded guilty at Cessnock court to-day to…

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£150,000,000 Coal in First Victory Loan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 2

When the "First Victory Loan" is launched on March 28, the public will be asked to subscribe £150,000,000 of new money in six weeks. This will be…

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Southern Mines Resume

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed.—Work was resumed to-day at all coal mines in the south following a settlement yesterday of the dispute…

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Work Resumed in Southern Mines Idle Mines in North and West

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Work was resumed to-day at all coal mines in the south following the settlement yesterday of the dispute at Coalcliff colliery…

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Dispute Over Mine Horses Hebburn No. 2 Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—There is no development in the dispute at Abermain No. 2 colliery, which has kept the mine idle since…

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Work One Day for Each 11b. of Meat Decision of Miners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 1

Miners employed at the Bowen Consolidated colliery, North Queensland. have decided to work only one day for each pound of meat allowed…

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Four Mines Idle in Nsw

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Four mines were idle in NSW to-day with a production lose of 4600 tons…

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Fall in State’s Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—“Coal [?]roduction in New South Wales [?] year was 11,534,000 tons— 72,000 tons lower than the…

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Stockrington Colliery Road

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—On behalf of the Premier, the Minister for Local Government (Mr. McGirt) received a deputation which asked…

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Threat to Colliery Owners

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

The Northern Miners' Federation has notified the Chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willie) that drastic action will be considered by…

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Idle Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

Two collieries were idle on this field to-day. Abermain No. 2 was again idle, and Hebburn No. 1 did not work owing to a dispute in regard to payment to a…

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Six Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Six mines were idle on the NSW coalfields to-day .and production loss for the day will be almost 7000 tons…

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Government Action Needed. Release of Mine Workers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

Mr. G. W. S. Grant, General Secretary, writes to the membership:—If coal production is to be stepped up, then the Government, instead of so…

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Minister Issues Order in Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday—In terms of an authority given by the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt), the Minister for Mines…

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Transport Urged in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon. — Aberdare lodge officers waited upon the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. M. Baddeley. In Cessnock that, In spite of…

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To-day’s Loss of 9000 Tons of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Employees at Aberdare, extended and Bellbird collieries stopped work, to-day as a protest against meat…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

Seven collieries on the South Maitland field are idle to-day. PELTON COLLIERY dill not work…

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Summons for Mine Manager

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Summonses were issued to-day against the manager of Abermain No. 2 Colliery and J. and A. Brown Abermain Seaham…

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Action Against Mine Owners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tues.—Mr. George A. Watson, of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, has announced the issue of…

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