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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 46

Heavy Demands For Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA Friday—Australia would require a minimum of 7. 500,000 tons of coal to meet the demands which would be placed…

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Cache Of Gold Discovered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON June 29.—The Americans found gold valued at £7,000,000 sterling, and…

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Killed by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday. — Richard Sneddon, [?], of Aberdare. was killed by a tall of coal in Aberdare colliery this morning…

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Troops Appeal to Miners (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 8

Sir,—I would like you to oblige me with but a small apace in your paper regarding the coalminer's position. Quite recently there have been letters…

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Mine Fatality. Roof-Fall at Aberdare. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

One of the largest coal mines in the State, Aberdare, is idle to-day following the death of a miner who was trapped in a roof-fall. Another miner…

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Western Coal Interests Rear Wangi Proposal “Detrimental To The Industry”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—Both miners and owners’ interests in the western coal district are afraid that the proposal to establish a huge power station in Newcastle are (possibly at Wangi), announced by the Acting Premier (Mr…

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Tennis Balls Helped to Beat the Magnetic Mine How English Scientists Got the Advantage Over Hitler

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

Twenty-three million tennis balls, the entire wartime output of the United Kingdom, were used by British scientists to…

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Tennis Balls Helped to Beat the Magnetic Mine. How English Scientists Got the Advantage Over Hitler

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 2

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

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Improvement In Coal Stocks

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday.— The coal stocks position had greatly improved, said the Acting Premier (Mr. J. M…

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Accelerating Coal Production in Germany

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 3

LONDON June 30 —France has put 10.200 German prisoners of war to work in the coalmines, says Paris radio, which added…

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Quarter’s Mine Deaths a Rescored

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat. — The general secretary of the miners Federal (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) said that 12 miners had been killed…

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Five Mines Idle in Nsw

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Five coal mines were [?] to NSW to-day, three as the result of new disputes. Coal loss will be about…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday—When he was caught in a fell of stone at North Wallaras Colliery this morning, Keith Brown, 32, of 10…

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Three Large Mines Idle 4350 Tons Of Coal Lost

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday — There re three, large collieries idle on the Maitland field to-day. Bellbird, Hebburn No. 2 and Abermain…

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Western Mines Resume

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.—All mines on the western coalfields are working to-day for the first time in two months but five other…

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Mastered the Magnetic Mine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

Now over 3000 strong, the R.N.S.S., headed by its Director of Research, Mr. C. S. Wright, includes the men who within 18 hours of receiving the…

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One Maitland Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—With the resumption of Abermain No. 1 and Hebburn No 2 collieries this morning the only mine idle today…

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Struck by Bar in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—David Caddie. 45, of Aberdare Road, Cessnock, a shiftman employed at Aberdare Extended colliery was…

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All Mines Busy On Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

CESENOCK Thurs.—With the resumption of Bellbird colliery, which had been idle for two days over a dispute concerning…

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Mine Stops Because of Mr. Curtin’s Death

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—As a gesture to the late John Curtin, it is reported, over 600 miners at Corrimal to-day stopped work…

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