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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 63

Opposing Views on Coal Legislation Miners Approve, Owners Don’t

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—For the first time in Australia a Government has bad the courage to face the tremendous task of trying to rehabilitate the coal Industry, declared the miners general secretary (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) commenting on the…

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Eleven Collieries Will Be Idle on

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Friday. — As a result of a decision last night of Cessnock sub-branch of the Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association to hold a stopwork meeting, eleven collieries in the Cessnock district with a daily output of 13,000…

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Hope for the Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 5

THE NEW COAL BILL provides hope for the future peace in the coal industry. For several years the miners leaders have endeavoured to introduce…

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Coal Brings Luck To Lorn Lottery Syndicate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 5

Fourth prize in to-day’s lottery went to “Coal” Syndicate, Mrs. T. Bimmer, The Avenue, Lorn…

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Late Joseph Arthur Harding Muswellbrook Ofen Cut Mine Fatality. Evidence at Inquest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 5

The District Coroner (Mr. R. Clendinning, J.P.) held an inquest at the Court House on Wednesday last into the circumstances associated with tho death of John Arthur Harding at the open-cut mine on the 10th. inst…

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New Crisis in Coal Industry Cessnock Pits Will Be Idle

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 4

Eleven collieries in the Cessnock district, with a daily output of 13,000 tons, will be thrown idle on Monday through the decision last night of Cessnock sub-branch of the Engincdrivers and Firemen's Association to hold a stop-work meeting on Monday…

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New Coal Bill Before Parliament. Mea[?]es Taken To Prevent Stoppages

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 5

A new Coal Bill was introduced in to the Federal Parliament on Wednesday by Mr. D[?]dman. Main features of the Bill are:—…

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“ Will Be Independent of Coal” Plans For New Diesel Trains

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Announcing a new £1,415,000 plan to improve country rail services with the use of diesel trains and rail motors, the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) said the decision to use diesel trains was…

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Coal Miners Ordered to Work Cessnock Hold-Up Averted

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 2

The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Williams) yesterday issued an order directing enginedrivers and firemen who had decided to lay…

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Armed Men Rob Exchange Of £50,000 In Gold

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 29. — Jewish terrorists in Palestine struck again at the week-end. Eight men, believed to be members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi organisation, armed with tommy guns, entered Tel…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

William, Tannoch, 18, of Kendall Street, Bellbird, a waggon packer at Pelton colliery, suffered concussion when he fell from a waggon to-day. Cessnook…

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Barrier Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

There is danger that the Silverton Tramways dispute may lead to a shutdown of all mining on the Barrier…

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Hidden Gold

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 5

When Jack Smythe heard the wonderful stories of quickly-won wealth which d[?]field back from the Victorian goldfields, he forsook his carpenter's…

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One Fresh Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—The only fresh dispute on the Maitland field to-day is at Stanford Main No. 3 colliery, where the miners came…

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Foot Injured In Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

Thomas Mitchell, 28 of 210 Melbourne street, East Maitland a wheelar employed at Bloomfield stone drive colliery received a…

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Gold Meade Jumps sft. 6in

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

Clearing 8ft. Gin. in the open high jump at the Cairns Show last Thursday, A. L. Payne's Gold Meade, ridden by J. Martin, established a new…

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Bolting Coal Skip Kills Two Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

One man was killed and another was fatally injured when they were crashed by a runaway coal skip at the foot of the Baralaba mine, in…

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Two Men Killed by Runaway Coal Skip

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 6

BRISBANE. Tuesday.—Stuck by a runaway coal skip at the bottour of the Baralaba mine, one man was lulled and another died…

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Debate on the Coal Bill To-night

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA Tuesday—The second reading debate on the new Coal Bill, which provides for a joint Commonwealth-State…

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Plans for New Diesel Trains "Will Be Independent of Coal"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 3

Announcing a new £1,415,000 plan to improve country rail services with the use of diesel trains and rail motors, the Commissioner for…

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