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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Coal for Bunnerong Power House

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

During the week-end several thousand tons of coal were delivered at Bunnerong power house, and stocks to-day totalled 10,500 tons, which are…

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Building Up Coal Stocks in Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday—During the week-end several thousand tons of coal were delivered at Bunnerong powerhouse and stocks…

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Tennis Balls Used To Beat Magnetic Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday—23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British…

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Turf Review Gold Ross A Good Stayer

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 4

The Newcastle trained horse, Gold Ross, made amends for his defeat at Rosehill a fortnight ago by annexing the Trial…

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Japs Prepare for Battle on Mainland Superforts Mine Waters Off the Island of Honshu Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

GUAM June 25— “In the forthcoming battle on the Japanese mainland we shall not be fighting on a small isolated island, where no large-scale manoeuvring is possible and supply lines easily cut off, but where the fighting enemy will be at a strategic…

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Two Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues. — Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, which was idle yesterday, is again idle to-day over a dispute arising out of…

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Charge Against Mine Employee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 3

The hearing was continued to-day, at Cessnock Police Court before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M. of the charge against Joseph…

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State Gold Yield Falling

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Tuesday—Gold production of New South Wales for the four months of this year shows a continued decline. The…

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Coal Inquiry (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

Sir,—In December of 1944, the Government granted the Miners' Federation a Commission which we were told would inquire into any claims…

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Miners' International Conference Paris Meeting Arranged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

Mr. G. W. S Grant, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, has received word from Mr. Ebby Edwards, Secretary of the Miners'…

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Still an Urgent Need for Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday —Although the Australian Gaslight Coy. had only sufficient coal on hand to meet three days' bare needs, the…

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Tennis Balls used to beat Magnetic Mines

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 1

23,000,000 tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to defeat the German magnetic…

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Five Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Including invincible colliery, which supplies coal to Bunnerong power, plant, five mines are idle in New South…

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Three Mines Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

KURRI KURRI Wednesday.— Three miners wars injured at collieries in the Kurri Kurri district yesterday…

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Injured at Cessnock Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 5

CESSNOCK: When his hand was jammed between a skip and the coal. Robert Reedor, 46, Abbotford-st., Bellbird a wheeler…

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Resented Bus Being Late Miners Go Home

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—When the bus which takes the Wallaerwang colliery miners to work was late to-day the men went home in…

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Tragedy at Aberdare Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 5

One man was killed, and another seriously injured, at Aberdare colliery this morning, when they were struck…

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“Army Holding Miners”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA Friday — Mr. [?]oley James, MHR, alleged in Parliament that the Army frequently rejected Release of key…

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Charge Against Mine Employee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

The case in which Joseph Hughes was charged by Idris Evans, manager of Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, with stealing and taking…

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Colliery Road Repairs Needed To Avoid Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

The Ne[?] administrator of the Department of Transport (Mr. J. [?]. O’Rourke) wrote to Lower [?] Shire Council…

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