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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 69

Extra Pat for Miners in South

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—It cost the Commonwealth about £3750 for extra payment for miners who worked on this Southern…

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Seven NSW Coal Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Seven New [?] Wales coal mines are idle the production loss for the is estimated at 10,000 tons…

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Japanese Coal Shortage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK Oct. 3—Japan is facing a serious coal shortage, according to Tokio radio. Quoting the Tokio Econothic…

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MLA Deprecates Attacks On Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Wed. — Mr. Davies (Lab., Wollongong-Port Kembla) stated In the Legislative Assembly that miners were continually…

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Injured By Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed. — George Tomlinson, 42, of View-street, Cessnock, a boret- employed at Abermain No. 2 Colliery, was…

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Alleged Pollution of Black Greek Mine Owners To Be Prosecuted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

The Government will take action against the owners of the Old Rothbury mine for alleged pollution of Black Creek and the…

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Brown Coal Experiments

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 7

MELBOURNE Thurs.—According to the -chairmen of the Colonial Gas Association (Sir Arthur Robinson), if proposed experiments…

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Seven Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs — Including Coalcliff colliery (on the South Coast), which has been taken over by the Commonwealth…

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Bellbird Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 5

Bellbird colliery has now been idle three days owing to healing up in a section. It is expected that the colliery will resume on Monday…

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Improvements of Bellbird Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 5

The management at Bellbird colliery is constructing an extension of the transport system. It is of 150 horse power, with nine trollies and is…

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More Mines Idle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 1

Six mines were idle in N.S.W. to-day, bringing the total loss of coal for the week to 41,750 tons. This is the heaviest total since the…

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Four South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—Bellbird, Pelton, Abermain No. 1 and Elrington collieries are idle on the Maitland field to-day. Hebburn…

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Fine for Inefficient Brokes. Mine Transport Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 3

Stanley Sawyer, manager of Pelaw Main colliery, was fined in Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday for a…

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Mine Deputy [?] Did Not Report on Ropes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 5

At the Kurri Kurri Police Court last Wednesday Athol Lightfoot Manager of Richmond Main colliery…

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Safety Control in Mines Mr. Beasley Answers Critics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 7

Mr. Beasley, Minister for Supply, said statements in the N.S.W. Parliament , that the Commonwealth Government…

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Clash On Mine Control “Will Not Submit To Bureaucrat”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—The Minister for Mines [?] made a sprinted reply in the Legislative Assembly to the dental by the…

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41,750 Tons of Coal Lost In Week

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Six mines are idle to-day bring the total coal loss for the Week to 41,750 loans This is…

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Six Mines Idle To-day Big Losses This Week

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 2

Six mines were idle to-day bringing the total losses for the week to 31,750 tons. This is the heaviest total since the August crisis,…

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Minister Should See Reports Attack on State Minister for Mines

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) said today that there was nothing to prevent the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley)…

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[?]Rspga Order Closes Mine

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 3

LITHGOW, Sat—Because of an RSPCA officer’s order, Western Main Colliery will close until further notice., The officer…

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