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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 63

All Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Taos.—The miners on the South Maitland field are maintaining the recent high standard of production. For the…

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Dispute Lays Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Tuesday.—On the southern coalfields to-day Metropolitan mine was thrown idle by a dispute as to which union electrical…

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Compensation For Aberdare Central Men. Tools and Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

The Vice-President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. H. Scanlon) has forwarded us the result of the appeal by the Miners' Federation for…

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Two Mines Idle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 2

Only two New South Wales mines were idle yesterday—Burwood, in the northern district (2500 tons), and Metropolitan, in the south (600…

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Mine Work at Camberwell

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON, Wednesday. — Arnold G. J, Dennis, miner, of Rix’s Creek, appeared at the Mining warden’s Court before…

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Open Cut Mine Application

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 6

SINGLETON, Wed —Mr. W. T. Rix manager of the Greta colliery was granted permission in the Mining Warden’s Court, to…

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Ruhr Miners To Work Extra

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 6

ESSEN, Oct 23— The Ruhr miners rejected a union decision and renounced, on its owns support of a plan to work an extra…

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62 Casualties When Warships Struck Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 3

LONDON, October 23.—Sixty-two are believed to have been killed or seriously injured when two of four British warships…

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Threat of Another U.s. Mine Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 3

WASHINGTON October 23.—A nation-wide strike of 400,000 soft coal miners might take place on November 1. unless the…

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Britain’s Need For More Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1946 · page 1

LONDON, October 23—Warning the Trades Union Congress that manpower in Britain’s mines is “dissolving” at the rate of 66,000 men annually, the General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (Mr. Arthur Horner) said…

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Five Mines Idle Today

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Five mines were idle on the Maitland field to-day. Elrington colliery was idle for the second day as…

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Miner Struck by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

Struck by a fall of coal at Maitland Extended No 2 Colliery yesterday afternoon, john Charles Cooper, 38 miner, of[?]…

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38 Naval Men Lost In Mine Explosions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 1

LONDON, October 4.—Total casualties on board die .British destroyers, Saumares and VoIage, when they struck mines in Corfu Channel comprised one officer and 355; ratings killed or missing believed and two officers and 43 ratings injured. Announcing this In the House…

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Coal Needs of Bunnerong

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney County Council expects to have sufficient coal to meet demands at Bunnerong powerhouse during the…

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Spending Millions On' British Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 1

Lord Citrine, Chairman of the Miners' Welfare Commission, disclosed that the commission would spend £12 millions for pithead baths during the next seven…

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Melting Point for Gold

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 8

Ordinary solder, made from leand tin, may have a melting point as low as 357.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The precious metal…

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62 Casualties When Warships Struck Mines

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 4

Sixty-two are believed to have been killed or seriously injured when two of four British warships passing Corfu and Algania were damaged by…

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Loss Of 2400 Tons Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 5

CESSNOCK Friday.—Idle mines on the Maitland field to-day were responsible for the loss of 2400 tons, Hebburn Nb. 1 was again…

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British Destroyers Strike Mines Disaster Off Corfu

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

Sixty-two men are reported to have been killed or seriously injured when the British destroyers SaumareZ and Volage struck…

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Shuttle Cars in Mines (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 2

Sir,—I was interested in the of your correspondent, Jim Wilkie, on shuttle cars to mines, and I would like to add to them…

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