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Mining & the mines, 1945

904 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 46

Miners' Pension Fund Solvent

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 5

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., addressing a meeting of Kurri Kurri Retired Mine pensioners, said that notwithstanding rumours, the mine pensions…

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Mainland Trots Robert Gold Should Win

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 December 1945 · page 3

With good nominations for the meeting and restrictions on other sports, there should be a record attendance at the registered trotting…

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Coal Inquiry Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday—Further public sittings of the Boar[?] of inquiry into the coal industry have been postponed owing to the…

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Gas Supply Endangered By Coal Position

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sat.— White Zara-street power house, under rationing, is expected to maintain electricity supplies for six…

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West Australian Miners and Federation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 1

Miners at Collie, Western Australia, have rejected the Miners' Federation proposed levy of 2½ per cent payable indefinitely on fortnightly…

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Ships" Running Short of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Mon, — As bunker stocks become inmost exhausted, big fleet of Australian coal steamers is Steamers…

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Vital Conference at Canberra Prime Minister First Meets The Officials Of The Miners’ Federation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Discussions between the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) find the miners officials are preceding the vital conference in Canberra this afternoon between Mr. Chifley and the A.C.T.U. delegation to consider proposals formulated in Sydney at the week-end for settlement of the N.S.W. coal, steel and shipping strike…

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International Mine Workers Charter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1945 · page 1

LONDON Dee. 12—The International Labour Office Coalmines Committee completed its work with the adoption of eight…

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Baddeley Denies Press Report No Inducements’ to Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday — A report, published in the “Sun,” which suggested that the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) had gone…

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Miners’ Secretary To Wed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1945 · page 4

Mr G.W. S Grant, general secretary of the Miners Federation and Miss Dell -Brown, of Cessnock, will be quietly married…

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Mine Manager Going To WA

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1945 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK.—Mr. J. W. Teeisdale, -manager of the Muswellbrook Coal Co, Ltd., where for .18. years there has not…

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Australia’s Pressing Coal Needs

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sat.—Distribution of coal throughout Australia was his responsibility and.the people In all States could real assured that…

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Miners Resume, But Not Steel Workers Coal Already Moving, But None For B.H.P.

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday. — Although the miners ,decided by 53 votes yesterday in a very small poll return to work to-day, and seamen are expected to vote for a res[?] steelworkers at POrt Kembla and Newcastle are expected to remain on strike, until the New South Wales Industrial Commission hear the Ironworker’s application for…

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Mines in North-west Resume

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.—Miners resumed work at all northern pits (with minor exceptions) to-day, but six of the largest collieries…

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Some Miners Did Not Turn Up Resumption After Crippling Strike

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1945 · page 2

Miners to-day resumed work on all northern pits, with one minor exception, but six of the largest collieries on the southern field were idle. Seameh in Sydney decided to-day to return to work,…

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Shortening Holidays for Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—The State Government has asked the Miners’ Federation to consider reducing the miners Christmas holiday so that will resume work on January 2 instead of January 7 if this should he agreed to earlier relaxation of would be possible…

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St. Heliers' Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of the above lodge was held on Wednesday, 4th December. Nominations for official positions were called for, the following…

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Miners' Lamps Used at School Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 5

During the strike, miners' safety lamps, loaned from Richmond Main colliery, provided footlights on the stage of the King's Theatre, Kurri…

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Associated with Mining For 89 Years

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Tuesday —Mr Ameram Lewis who celebrated his 89th birthday to-day has been actively associated with…

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Cessnock Aggregate Meeting Advocates of Strike Ask Miners to Resume Criticism of Communists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

Two weeks ago, the speakers at the Cessnock aggregate meeting advocated a total, cessation of coal…

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