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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 46

The Coal Position Desperate in Two States

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 1

The coal position in South Australia and Victoria has become desperate as the result of the strike of coal trimmers on the…

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Fresh Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday.— Losses through the idleness of six large mines on the Maitland held to-day [?]ed to 8600 tons fresh…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Monday—Andrew Russeli, 22, of Aberdare road, Aberdare, a road-layer employed at Aberdare colliery, received injuries…

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159,000 Miners on Strike

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK Oct. 8.— More than 550,000 [?] arte idle in the [?] State [?] result of nation wide [?]…

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Heavy Cuts in Use of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—Over 16,000 tons of coal will be lost to-day is a result of stoppages in 15 mines…

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Korean Coal Miners Strike. Tokyo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 2

The new Japanese Cabinet has immediately been handed a headache—a spreading strike of 6000 Korean coalminers on Hockaido. It is the first coal…

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Four Collieries Still Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 1

CESSNOCK Tuesday—No fresh disputes occurred on the Maitland field to-day, but Millfield Pelton, Aberdare and Abermain…

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To-day’s Coal Loss 11,000 Tons

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Twelve-mines are idle in NSW to-day with a coal loss of 11,000 tons. Stockrigton No. 1 became idle…

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Six Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wed.—Sis large collieries on the Maitland field were Idle to-day. The estimated loss in production as a result…

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The Coal Position

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 2

The coal position is at present "very black," the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) said to-day. He added that he could…

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Coal Position “Very Black”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—The coal position is at present “very black,” the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr. N…

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Coal Supplies To Bunnerong Banned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Wed.—Taking weedy action to implement the Trades and Labour Council’s decision to ban coal supplies to…

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Jap Forces Did Not Account to Government Americans Seize Gold Reserve (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 2

TOKIO, October 10.—After American troops had seized Japanese gold and silver reserves, it was revealed that the Japanese army and navy, sine 1937, had farled to account to the Government for a single penny…

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Five Collieries Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thursday.— Idle collieries on the Maitland field to-day are Millfield, Pelton, Aberdare Abermain No. 2 and…

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Coal Owners Given Miners' Plan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 1

Representatives of the Mine Owners' Federation have agreed to consider miners' proposals for a five year agreement, said the…

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Coal Owners Won’t Discuss Miners’ Proposals “Trying To Use Desperate Situation”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—The miner were using a desperate [?], which they themselves had caused, to try and get something to which they were not entitled, alleged the chairman of the N.S.W. Colliery Proprietors’ Association…

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Dispute at Pelaw Main Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 5

CESSNOCK Friday—The Loss in production on the Maitland field to-day is about 7500 tons. A fresh dispute occurred at…

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Struck By Piece Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 5

Albert Edwrad Grant, 36, of Sparke-street, West Maitland, employed at Bloothefid South colliery, received contused…

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Dust on Road. Causes Mine Stoppage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 1

Muswellbrook No. 2 Colliery miners have ceased work as a protest against the dusty condition of the company's road leading from…

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Charge Against Miners’ Leader

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat.— Henry Scanlon, vice-president of the Northern Miners’ Federation, was at Belmont Police Court placed…

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