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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Racing Sidelights Star Gold Fancied For Flying. Brazier Hardest to Beat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 6

Craigie, topweight for the Flying Handicap of six furlongs, at Moorefield to-morrow, will be having his first start for some time. This good…

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Loss Of 6700 Tons Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday. — There are four mines Idle on the Maitland field to-day Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, Richmond Main…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Alfred Davies, 50, Kalingo Street, Bellbird, a miner employed at Pelton colliery, suffered an injury to his left foot when a piece of coal fell on it…

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3700 Tons of Coal Lost

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday. — Hebburn No. 1, Elrington and Aberdare Extended collieries are idle on the Maitland field to-day. All…

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Mining Peace. Methodist Minister's Plan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 1

The Rev. Alan Walker, of Waverley Methodist Church, at the coal inquiry on Tuesday, said that miners believed their industry to be the spearhead in…

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Lamp Delay Resented by Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Because they would not wait 16 minutes for their -lamps, mine workers at South Clifton colliery on the…

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Coalcliff Mine Resumes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday—The mineworkers at Coalcliff colliery, who have been on strike for four days on a dispute over dust, resumed…

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“Miners’ Federation Finance”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 2

Sir,—When levies are imposed by the union to meet strike pay liabilities many complaints are heard and questions are asked…

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Two South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Friday—Aberdare Extended and Hebburn No. 1 collieries are idle on the Maitland field to-day…

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Miners' Federation Finance. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

Sir,—When levies are imposed by the Union to meet strike pay liabilities many complaints are heard and questions are asked, where does our…

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Coal Miner Artists — The Ashington Group

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

The Ashington Group consists of working men, mostly miners, living in. a community near Newcastle-on-Tyne, who, some years ago, decided that they would like to know more about painting and sculpture. With the help of Mr. Robert Lyon, a painter, now Principal of the Edinburgh College of Art, they began to learn by themselves producing creative works in painting, carving…

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Gold Going Back to Europe Sovereigns for £4. Each

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

The first big consignment of "refugee" gold to return to goldstarved Europe is at present lying crammed in the holds of the Dutch…

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State Mine Profit

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY Saturday.—The State coal mine at Lithgow was expected to show a profit of about £23,000 this year, said the Acting…

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State Coal Mine Profit

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 3

A profit of more than £23,000 is anticipated at the State coal mine at Lithgow this year, according to the Acting Premier (Mr Baddeley)…

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Bellbird Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—BellbIrd colliery, one of the largest on the Maitland field, Is idle today The wheelers have a dispute…

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Four Mines Idle in N.s.w

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday. — On the NSW coalfields to-day four mines were idle for a loss of 4100 tons; Revival of the deputies’…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Hector Jacobs, 33 of Catherine-street Cessnock a miner employed at Cessnock colliery was struck by…

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To-day Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

Victor Jacobs, 33, of Catherine Street Cessnock, a miner at Pelton colliery, suffered an injury to the light foot when he was struck by a…

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Action Deferred By Mine Deputies

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 1

The presence of the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) and Mr. R. James, M.H.R., at a meeting of the South Maitland deputies…

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Two Mines Idle on Coalfield

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Bell bird colliery was idle for the second day to-day over a dispute concerning the payment to wheel…

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