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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 46

Seven Collieries Idle In N.S.W.

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.— Seven mines are idle on the coalfields to-day and production loss exceeds 8000 tons…

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Cragsman Rosehill Specialist Gold Ross In His Debut For Handicap Honours

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 5

The horses for coarse theory applies particularly to gsman, who has scored some brilliant wins at Rosehill. In the Flying Handicap to-morrow he meets a filed of quality than of recent months, and he should…

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Nationalisation Of Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.—Representatives of miners’ lodges, mawarra Trades an Labour Council, other public bodies at a conference…

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Ascot Gold Cup

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 5

LONDON July 9.— Staring of 6 to 1 Lord Rosebery won the Ascot Gold Cup with Ocean Swell…

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One South Maitland Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday. — All the mines with the exception of Richmond Main worked on tile South Maitland field to-day. The…

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Three N.S.W. Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Three NSW mines, are idle to-day, involving a production drop of about 3600 tons:…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

Albert Gilson, 46, McGrane Street, Cessnock, a laborer at Ballbird colliery, Sustained it was jammed by skips…

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Nine Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday—Sine mines are idle in NSW to-day, with a loss ofover 0000 tons,…

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Injured In Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday — Albert Jilson 46 of McGrane-street Cessnock, a la[?]urer. employed at Bellbird collier” received an…

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Good Work at Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 1

Twenty-six collieries on the Northern field worked full time during the fortnight These included the Hebburn and…

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Four South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Aberdare, Maitland Main, Richmond Main and Peiaw Main collieries are idle on the South Maitland…

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Coal to Newcastle Beef to Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

At the meeting of Dungog Business Men's Association on Friday night, Mr. O. Olsen drew attention to the fact that Dungog was denied a…

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No N.s.w. Mines Making Profit

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE Tues.—No N.S.W. coal mine is making a profit, the Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) is reported to have said to the…

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The Late John Curtin. Tribute by Miners' General Secretary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. G. W. Grant, writes:— It is with deepest sympathy and…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday.—The only mine idle on the coalfields to-day is Aberdare. There is also a section of the men idle at…

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Early Days on the Goldfields Interesting Reminiscences(By “Old Timer”)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1945 · page 5

The yew 1893 stands out in my memory. Some notable events of that year were: The big flood, closing down of the banks when many people lost the whole of their savings, the aftermath of unemployment, the depression that ensued…

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Deputies Declare Miners “Black”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—On the New South Wales Western coalfields, Invincible colliery has been thrown idle as a result of the…

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Trawler Sunk by Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON July 12—The Admirsity has announced the loss of the trawler HMS Kurd, which was sunk by a mine off the…

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All South Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thursday.— With the resumption of Aberdare colliery which was idle yesterday over a dispute…

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All South Maitland Mines Busy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—For the second day in succession the whole of the mines on the Maitland field are at work…

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