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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 69

Bifid For Absenteeism Stockington Miners

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Saturday.—In the special Federal Court to-day. before Mr. R. c. Atkinson, 100 employees of Stockrington…

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Miner Injured in Colliery Death From Tetanus

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 1

At an inquest at Kurri Kurri touching the death of John Mawkes O'Brien (39), single, who died on September 21, following an injury in…

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Mines Idle on Safety Issues

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.— Six coal mines are idle on the NSW coal fields to-day, but only two stoppages are due to industrial…

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Mr. Baddeley Repeats His Mine Charges

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday—The State Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) repeated his charges that powers the Federal Government…

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Hopes of Solving Mine Dust Problem

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beasley) the Commonwealth Government believed It had solved the…

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Four Mines Idle On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon—Four collieries are idle on the Maitland field today. Involving 1400 men and a loss in production of…

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Disputes at the Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—Although was decided yesterday by Hebburn No. 2 and by Stanford Main No. 2 Miners’ Lodges that there…

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Further Coal Cuts Inevitable

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues— Further coal cuts [?]said the Federal Minister for Transport (Mr. E. J. Ward). He added it…

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More Transport Cuts Unless Production of Coal Improves Position Explained

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 1

Further cuts in transport services are not immediately proposed, but unless coal production can be further stepped up…

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Elrington Mine Resumes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed — Elrington Mine, which has been Idle for a considerable time over a safety issue in the working of the cage,…

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Talks on the Mining Situation Miners’ Leaders Approach Mr. Beasley

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. J. A. Beasley) has been asked to immediately arrange talks between the Federal Government and the miners’ leaders in an effort to prevent a worsening of the coal situation…

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Canteens at Wester Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thurs.—From [?]day all collieries in Portland district will benefit by the Government’s canteen service. [?]…

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Five South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thurs.—Five collieries are idle on the Maitland field to-day. At Aberdare the men…

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Idle Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — Bellbird colliery is still idle because of the heating in No. 1 tunnel. There is no development in the…

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Miners' Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

Viewing the nominations of the various miners' lodges, it would appear that the General President and General Secretary are certain to be re-elected…

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Suspension of Colliery Employee

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday. — Following an instruction by the Board of Management of the Northern Miners Federation…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 5

Only one tunnel at Bellbird colliery is idle to-day. The section where heating up is alleged is to be sealed off and the whole of the colliery will resume on…

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Flail Tanks Clear Mine Carpet

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON Oct. 12—Describing the British advance to Overloon, a correspondent with the British forces south of Nljmegen, says…

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Extraction of Oil From Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Friday. — It was learned to-day that neither the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) nor Mr. R. James, MHR,…

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Open Cut Mining in Cessnock. Production Expected in Fortnight

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 October 1944 · page 5

The open cut proposition in Cessnock is proceeding satisfactorily over an area of approximately two acres. The…

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