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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1944

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Melbourne Short of Gas Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE Wed. — The Metropolitan Gas Company has coal sufficient for only 14 days. Unless adequate deliveries are…

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New Attempt to Get Coal Attorney-general to Prepare Bill

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

The full Federal Cabinet, after a long discussion of the unsatisfactory coal position, has instructed the Attorney-General,…

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May Take Over Several Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA Thursday.—It was learned to-day that the Government is giving serious consideration to the possibility of taking…

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Gold Gin Above Fixed Price

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs. — Nellie Mary Spencer, manageress of Ciro’s [?] Double Bay, was fined [?] at a special…

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Italian Gold Reaches Germany

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

Italy's remaining gold reserves were taken to Germany from Milan on Monday night, in a heavily-guarded train. This consisted of 14 care. Fascist…

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Bad Roads Leading to Mines Government Will Be Responsible for Hold-ups

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 5

Recently Kearsley Council made an application to the Commonwealth Coal Commission for a grant towards the…

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Miners Pay Instalments

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Sat. — When 22 employees of Stanford Main No. 2 colliery were fined £5, with 8/ costs, some time ago for…

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Clearing Land Mines At Leningrad

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON February 11.— ARP workers at Leningrad and Red Army asppert have already lifted 200,000 mines within sight of the…

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“I Don’t Know How to Get More Coal” Mr. Curtin’s Frank Review Of Mining Problems

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA Sat.—“If I left office to-morrow I would leave with the firm belief that though I failed to get the coal I needed I do not know how to get more, and I do not believe anybody else does,” said the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin,…

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Coal For Victoria and South Australia

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat. — Substantial quantities of coal are In transit to Melbourne. “This will avert the threatened…

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Southern Miners Defy Leaders

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday. — Defying their leaders, miners employed at South Coast collieries struck toddy, and, as a consequence, ten…

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All South Maitland Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday — With the resumption of Aberdare collier this morning, which was Idle on Friday owing to a safety…

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Miners Strike on South Coast Leaders Defied

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

Defying their leaders minors employed at South Coast collieries struck to-day, and as a result 10 major pits and three…

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Aberdare Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

Aberdare colliery was Idle to-day owing to a dispute between the clippers and the management. The dispute commenced on the afternoon shift…

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Miners' Officials

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

The following officers were elected at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge: President, Mr. A. Peachey; vice-president, Mr. J…

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All South Coast Mines Again Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—A meeting of the Central Coal Authority is being held in Sydney to-day in an endeavour to settle the…

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Safety in Mines Matter for the State

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA Tuesday — “I think the matter is one entirely for the New South Wales law,” said the Prime Minister…

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Heavy Loss of Coal. Over 250,000 Tons This Year Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the Central Coal Authority is being held in Sydney to-day in an endeavor to settle the general strike on the South Coast. All the…

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Endeavour to Settle Strikes Quarter Million Tons of Coal Lost This Year

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the Central Coal Authority is being held in Sydney to-day, in an endeavour to settle the general strike on the…

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Coke Oven Employees Out Sympathy with Miners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 2

Employees at five coke ovens on the South Coast struck today in sympathy with the employees at 10 South Coast mines…

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