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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 63

Troublemakers in the Coal Industry Cabinet Considering Position

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Including a recommendation that trouble-makers in the coalmining industry be dismissed, a new disciplinary code for the mining industry is being considered to-day by Federal Cabinet…

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Railways Want More Coal Union Official’s Gloomy View

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—If more coal was not oven to the railways all services would collapse, declared the secretary of the…

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Killed in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 3

MUSWELLBROOK Wed. — John Arthur Harding, 23, single, was killed at Muswellbrook open, cut mine yesterday afternoon…

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Seven South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 5

CEESNOCK Wed.—Coal production loss on the South Maitland field to-day is over 6000 tons. The seven pits idle because of…

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Injured in Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.— Ray, Rows, 21, of Main Road Cardin, was admitted to Wallsend Hospital, to-day suffering…

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Fears of General Mine Hold-up

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday.— The prospect of a complete stoppage on the conlfields which will occur if the Federated Englne Driyers…

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Threat of General Coal Hold-up Important Meeting To-night

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

A recommendation for a general hold-up of all coal mines in New South Wales by the withdrawal of 1000 key men will be submitted to a meeting of the Sydney branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to-night…

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F.E.D. & F.A. Move To Extend Dispute Further Threat To South Coast Coal Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sydney branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association is submitting to the State executive of tho union a recommendation to tie up all N.S.W. coal mined unless a seniority dispute in Sydney…

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Contract Miners’ Threat To Strike

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Fresh trouble is looming on the NSW coalfields where, South Coast miners, who have a daily…

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Three South Maitland Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—On the Maitland field to-day the isle collieries are Maitland Main. Eirington and Abermain, No. 2. The…

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Abolition of Contract Mining

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Labour Caucus has approved draft legislation aiming at the abolition of the contract system in the coal…

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Deputation on Road to Coal Mine

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4

The president of Patrick Plains Shire Council (Cr. A. F. Pankhurst) and the manager of the Great Greta Colliery (Mr. Rix) are members for…

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Strike Threat Involves All Coal Mines

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

The executive of the Sydney branch of Engine-drivers and Firemen's Union on Wednesday night requested the Union's State…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK Friday. — Patrick Thomas, 21, of Neath Road, Neath, a wheeler, employed at Neath colliery, was struck by a fall of coal…

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Open Cut Mine Idle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 2

Engine-drivers at the open cut mine ceased work to-day. The stoppage was caused owing to an objection by the inen to one of…

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British Tender Strikes A Mine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON July 19.—Eight of nine members of the crew are believed to have been drowned when a 100-ton Mersey harbour…

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Enginedrivers Threaten Coal Hold-up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5

The State Executive of the Federated Engi[?] and Fire[?] Association will probably most [?] Cessnock early next week to consider…

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Ellalong Oil From Coal Project

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. Brown) submitted the following report to Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night in connection with the oil from coal project…

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Unrest in Ruhr Mining District

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

GELSENKIRCHEN July 19. — Ru[?] miners warned the British military government officials that serious, difficulty was being…

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Authority on Coal Research May Come to Australia

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 5

A world authority on coal research and dust abatement would be brought to Australia to advise on dust problems in Australian mines if…

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