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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

1,369 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 69

1800 Men Involved In Mine Stoppages

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—In addition to Corrimal, on the South Coast, five. Northern mines are Idle, in NSW to-day. About 1800 men are…

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Four Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Coal loss to-day will amount , to approximately 4000 tons. Four mines are idle because of industrial…

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Coal Position at Christmas

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Munitions (Mr. Makin) said Australia's coal position by Christmas would be very serious if stocks were not substantially…

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Open Cut Mine At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Tues.—It is understood that the Coal Commission has decided to adopt the open cut method of mining to…

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Aub. Vernon Leaves Miners' Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

Popular Aub. Vernon is no longer a member of the Miners' Federation. He is now an official of Bellbird colliery. Yesterday he commenced duty as a…

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Three Killed by Mine Fumes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG Nov. 6.— Three senior mine officials were killed and 100 native mineworkers taken to hospital as the…

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Oil From Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 2

CESSNOCK Wednesday.— The Prime Ministers Department advised that the council’s representations for the establishment of a…

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Seniority Dispute at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 1

CESSNOCK Thursday.— Richmond Main Abermain No 1 and Elrington Collieries are idle on the Maitland filed to-day…

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Miners Threaten Action

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—The decision of the Northern Miners Management Board to take industrial action if any attempt is…

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Threat of Mine Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY Thurs.—Writing the official organ of the federation, “Common Cause,” the general secretary of the Miners’…

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Crib Service at Collieries Lodges Impressed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday — Executives of Cessnock lodges were favourably Impressed with the scheme outlined last night by the…

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Mine Electricians’ Examination

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 2

Mr. Morrison Marshall Alexander, of Birmingham Gardens, via Wallsend. was successful at the examination for Mine Electricians,…

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Crib Service for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 5

There is a possibility that a crib service similar to that operating on the Western field may be introduced on…

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Oil From Coal Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 8

The Oil from Coal Conference Committee should have met to-night, but owing to the compulsory absence of many of the committee on other…

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Trade Unions’ Appeal To The Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA,. Friday. — The Mineworker and His future” is the title of c trades union pamphlet in which a strong…

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Miners Ask For Removal of Anomalies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—When the conference of the Mines's Federation executives and State and Federal Labour member of…

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Mine Workers Want to Join Mercantile Marine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

The Secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Simpson) says that a large number of members of the Federation want to join the…

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Prosecution of Miners. Board of Management Threatens Industrial Action

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of the Northern Miners' Board of Management it was decided to make the first step for a…

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Miners to Get 16 Days' Leave Management Board's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 5

The miners will have holidays this Christmas from December 22 to January 8. This is the decision reached by the Northern Board of Management at…

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Open-cut Mining at Muswellbrook. Operations to Commence 20th November

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

It is expected that operations in connection with the open-cut mining scheme will commence on the 20th inst…

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