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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Mining Industry Appeal for Balanced View

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

Speaking at a social gathering conducted by the Maitland committee of the Australian Communist Party at the Parish Hall…

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Coal Rationing and Industries 5000 Men May Lose Jobs

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 1

Between 4000 and 5000 men would probably be thrown out of work in Sydney, Newcastle and Port Kembla. in the next couple…

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Industries Affected by Coal Shortage Melbourne Firms To Stand Down Employees

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 2

One of the early effects of the coal rationing is the standing down of over 1000 employees of three Melbourne companies. These firms have been given permission by the manpower direction to stand down some of their…

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Idle Collieries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

Coalcliff colliery, which has been taken over by the Commonweath Government, is idle to-day. The reason is not known…

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Two Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Coalcliff colliery, which has been taken over by the Commonwealth government, is [?] to-day…

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More Coal Centres Singleton District Survey

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Wed. At last night's meeting of the [?] Commence of Singleton, Mr. C. M, M. Bourkc drew [?]…

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Control of Mines Northern Delegates In Conference

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wed, -A specially convened, conference of northern miners' delegates is being held to-day to consider the…

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Shortage of Lime Effect of Coal Rationing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

Because of restrictions op the supplies of lime available for the manufacture of fruit and vegetable sprays, serious Iosses . in…

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Coal-saving Appeal "Cut Out HEATlNG"

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed—people should stop using gas fires, radiators and other room-warming appliances immediately, said the Coal…

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Growing Alarm at Coal Crisis Melbourne Companies to Stand Employees Down

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

Because of the shortage of coal, three Melbourne companies have been given permission by the Man-power Directorate to…

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Singleton's Case to Be Pressed Chamber of Commerce Interested in Coal Announcement

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

Following the announcement yesterday that Singleton was to be included amongst the places where investigations arc to be…

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All Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs — Every coal mine in New South Wales is working to-day for the first time since May 9…

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Struck by Flying Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the Kurri Kurri district Coroner (Mr. W. Pickering at an inquest held at west…

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Grant Sought for Mine Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 3

The Coal Commission will be asked for a grant to effect repairs to Black Hill-road. The Lower Hunter Shire Council…

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Removing German Mines in Italy

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 1

U.S. Army aviation engineers carefully remove an 800 pound mine, planted by the Germans in the grounds of the Gimagino airport…

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Miners' Leaders Confer. Efforts to Increase Coal Production

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

On Wednesday, delegates from many lodges of the Northern Miners' Federation endorsed the policy adopted by the Board of Management on August 23…

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Coal Conference Opens

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday. — A confer-called by the ACTU to consider the coal position began in camera in Sydney to-day. It is beleived…

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Only One Mine Idle To-day. A.C.T.U. Considers Coal Position. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

A conference called by the A.C.T.U. to consider the coal position began in camera in Sydney to-day. It is believed that the conference will carry a…

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Colliery Subsidences. Chapman Street to Be Closed

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

The Deputy Town Clerk (Mr. W. Leckie) said at the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night that Mines Inspector Durham had inspected the…

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Conference on Coal Position

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

The conference called by the A.C.T.U. to consider the coal position began in camera in Sydney to-day It is believed that the conference wi.i…

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