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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 63

Premier To Confer On Coal Amendments Drastic Changes By Upper House

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Portions of the Coal Industry Bill which had provided for the Prime Minister and Premier to issue instructions to the Board on matters of policy were entirely deleted by Opposition amendments which were…

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Government’s Defeat On The Coal Bill Without Parallel In State Political History

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The State parliamentary Labour Causes is to-day expected to make a decision whether or not another attempt will be made to secure passage of the coal Bill in its original form through the Legislative…

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Drastic Alterations to Coal Bill Prime Minister’s And Premier’s Authority Deleted

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) and Federal Government representatives are expected to confer on the amendment which the Opposition succeeded in making to the Coal Industry Bill in the Legislative Council…

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Two Collieries Resume

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK Thursday. — Maitland Main is idle for the third successive day because the then disapprove of a decision given…

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Wingham Gold Titles

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 7

WINGHAM, Thurs.—Finals of the Wingham Golf Club’s Championships reunited—A grade R. Hardy f H. Wa[?] 9 and 8, B…

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Renewed Efforts To Pass Coal Bill

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday— Including Messrs. Colin Tannock and J. J. [?] all Labour MLC’s have been notified by the ALP that…

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Building Up A Reserve Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr Williams) to-day announced that, should the mmres at their secret ballot on Thursday next decide to work every second Saturday, the Commonwealth will pay the…

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Unions’ Attitude On Coal Bill Urges Government To Reject Amendments

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The combined meeting of the Labour Council execute and the mining unions reached the following decisions yesterday regarding amendments to the Coal Industry Bill by the Legislative Council.—…

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Colliery Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 5

William Hutchinson, of Kendall Street, Bellbird, a leader hand at Kalin-go colliery, sustained an injury to his right eye when he was struck by a piece…

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Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 5

Abermain No. 1 miners' lodge has nominated the following for executive positions for the [?] 12 months: president, Mr. E. Gummock: Treasurer,…

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Statement by Miners General President

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 1

The Miners' General President (Mr. Wells) said that it would not be necessary for a unanimous majority decision in the three districts for the back…

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Miners' Secretary Addresses Adelaide Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 1

Writing from South Australia, the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) said he addressed a meeting of 2,000 people, and…

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Possible Coal Production Through Saturday Work

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 1

If the coal miners on the three N.S.W. fields worked on alternate Saturdays they would produce about 35,000 tons more each…

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All South Coast Mines Idle On

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association will withdraw. This was stated at Thoroul (South Coast) by the General Secretary of the Association (Mr. J. Blackburn) after a compulsory conference at…

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Murdering The Coal Bill. (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 7

Sir,—The charge that the Liberal and Country Parties are the political representatives of the monopolies and big squatters in Australia, and not, as they…

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Northern Miners' Board Discuss Coal Bill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 3

The Northern Board of the Miners' Federation, which met in Newcastle yesterday, criticised the Legislative Council for it. action to the Coal…

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Miners' Nominations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

Nominations for positions of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation Will close on October 14. The District Returning Officer (Mr. J…

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The Coal Crisis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

The political parties opposed to the present Federal Government in the coming elections are blaming the Government for an alleged failure to…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 1

At least sixteen mints worked the full time of 10 days in the past fortnight, Details…

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Solving the Coal Problem

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 September 1946 · page 6

The political parties apposed to the present federal Government in the coming election s are blaming the Government for an…

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