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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 46

Six Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—Six mines are idle in NSW to-day for a production loss of about 5400 tons. In the north Pelton is…

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Wheelers Fined for Absenteeism Lodge Secretary Says Young Miners Need Re-education

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 2

Young mine workers who had grown up in the coal industry with the idea that to strike was the only method of settling industrial…

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Caledonian Coal Finances

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2

The whole of the profit of £41, 494 shown by Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., for the year ended December 23. Is set aside for…

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All Northern Mines Working

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

No mines are idle on the northern field to-day because of strikes, though Belmont is not working because of a mechanical…

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Only One Mine Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—No mines are idle on the northern field to-day because of strikes, though Belmont is not working because…

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Coal Production Record Likely. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2

No mines are idle on the northern field to-day because of strikes, though Belmont is not working because of a mechanical breakdown. To-day's…

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One Mine Idle on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.—The only mine idle on the Maitland held to-day was Kalinga The deputies come home because…

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Kalingo Mine Again Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday. — Kalingo is the only mine idle on the Maitland field to-day. The mine was idle yesterday, because the…

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Four N.S.W Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs— Production coal in the north this week promises to equal the highest weekly figures this ,year…

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Anzac Day Protest Kalingo Colliery Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 1

Deputies at Kalingo colliery declined to work on Anzac Day, and as a result the whole of the employees had to return home…

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Slowness of the Mines Department

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Jeffries- secretary of Bellbird Miners Lodge, writes: Recently Bellbird Miners Lod[?]e received from the Mines…

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Need for More Coal Field Trains

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 4

KURRI KURRI: At a meeting of Kurri Kurri branch of the ALP Mr. G. Booth. MLA, was asked to interview the Minister for…

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Reclaimed Fuel Discarded Coke and Coal

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 4

Millions of tons of previously discarded coke and coal are being reclaimed from river beds and scrappiles in the United States to bolster…

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Mining Health Inquiry. General Secretary Complimented

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 1

Mr. G. W. S. Grant gave a complete statement of the Health Committee inspections which covered the whole of Australia. The committee had…

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Seaham Mine Closed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Monday —The last coal has been drawn from Seaham colliery, which worked 10 days for the last fortnight…

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Five “South Maitland Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Mon.—There are five idle mines on the Maitland field to-day. Richmond Main colliery which…

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Fresh Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Pelaw Main and Elrington collieries resumed, work this morning. Richmond Main is still idle over the…

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Remove Malcontents From Mining K.C’s Suggestion To Coal Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.— Maintaining that there was sufficient provision in the existing regulations to overcome absenteeism in mines, Mr. Watt, KC, who is assisting the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry, told the chairman (Mr. Justice…

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Mine Accidents at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday — Clive Henderson, 20, of Quorrobalong-street, Cessnock, a wheeler, employed, at Bellbird colliery,…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 1

The Hebburn and Hetton Bellbird groups worked 10 days for the fortnight. The last coal has been drawn from Seaham colliery, which worked 10…

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