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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Planning Future of Coal Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday.—The [?] for sound planning of the future of the coal industry was emphasised by the NSW…

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W.A’s. Increased Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 3

PERTH Thursday. — Western Australian produced 26,776 tons more coal last year than in 1948 it was announced to-day. The…

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Better Train Serves If More Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY Thurs.—There is no possibility of the immediate restoration of many country and suburban trains eliminate…

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Conference on Coal Industry Evidence For Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Representatives of all coal mine employees are conference in Sydney on all phases of mine work…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

Two collieries were idle in the district to-day-Pelton and Aberdare. Pelton has been idle for some time owing to a safety Issue…

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Two Collieries Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Friday.—With , the exemption of Pelton colliery, Which has been idle for three Weeks, the only other mine,-idle…

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Six Collieries Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Five north and one South Coast coal mines are idle to-day and production jobs is estimated at 6300 tons…

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Pelton Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

Officers of Pelton miners' lodge were elected in the usual manner, states the President (T. Cleghorn), Secretary,(C. Stothard) and Treasurer (V. F[?])…

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Dust Menace in Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday—Because they new that sooner or later the men should be victims of the dust menace women do the South…

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Leader’s Appeal To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.— By refracting from unnecessary stoppages while the enquiry was being held, the coal…

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Judge Confers With Mine Leaders

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Grant) said, after a meeting between the Chairman of the Coal Board of Inquiry (Mr. Justice…

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No Improvement in the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

It would require a person with the wisdom of Solomon to bring about peace in the coal industry. Since the Xmas holidays, there has…

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Post War Demand for Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

The Hon. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., Minister for Mines, in discussing the requirements of post war industries utilising coal and coal derivatives,…

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Mine Workers Agree on Inquiry Points

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 5

Details of submissions to be made to the Commonwealth Coal Inquiry by employees have been decided by a meeting of representatives of…

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Nazi Troopship Strikes Mine

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 3

LONDON Jan. if—A Swedish captain on Friday described seeing 10,00-ton German troopship, the Donau carrying 1500 troops…

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Underground Gassfcatson of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 5

Two A.B.C. talks arranged fender the general title “Underground Gasification of Coal,” prepared by Mr. J. S. Goode, are to…

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Absentee Cases at Cessnock Chippers at Hepburn No. 2 COLLIERY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 2

CESSNOCK Saturday.— Hepburn No, 2 colliery was thrown idle on January 16 and 17 as the result of direct action taken by the clippers They came home as a protest against the decision of the lodge on a question of the…

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Federal Coal Output Output of 13,737,075 Tons

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday—Australia production of black coal in 1944 [?] to 13,737 tons as against [?] in 1948 and…

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Mr Curtin on Coal Position No Move During Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

Unless the supply of coal becomes hopelessly inadequate there is no likelihood of the Federal Government intervening…

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One Mine Idle on Coalfields

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—The whole the mines on the Maitland field are at work to-day with the exception of Pelton. This mine…

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