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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

1,145 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 58

Electricity Output From Zara Street Threatened Coal Shortage Becoming Critical in Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 1

The coal shortage has become critical in Newcastle. Unless Zara Street Powerhouse, from where Singleton receives its supply of electricity, receives greater supplies within a week, reserve stocks will be exhausted…

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Leaders Urge Miners to Obey Coal Board Work On King’s Birthday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners’ leaders have appealed to their members to observe the direction of fee Joint Cool Board to work nest Monday—King’s Birthday holiday. The order was made because of the acute coal shortage,…

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Mine Crash Victim Dies

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: William Jarrett, of Belmont, who was injured on May 28 when runaway skips crashed into an underground…

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Rights and Obligations of Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Coal Ind ustry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) stated in Sydney to-day that if was important that em ployees covered by the Miners’ Award should know their and obligations under the award for an additional five days annual leave…

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Death Of Mining Director

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 6

LONDON, June It.— death Is announced of Mr. Percy Edward Marmion, chairman of Goldmines of Kalgoorlie, and…

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Coal Recovery Plant to Cost £144,000

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 2

Alluvial Mining Equipment Ltd.. of Sydney, has contracted to build it machine to recover coal. The machine chine will cost £144,000…

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Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.—The production on the Maitland field for the week has been exceptionally high. There has been Little…

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Miners to Work on

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Northern miners’ officials said to-day that all collieries on the Maitland field would work…

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Miners' Pensions (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 9

Sir,—I think the time is ripe, and long overdue, when action should be taken to get some worthwhile increase in the miners' pension. We forced…

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Those Mining Terms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

Those mining terms often cause the unitiated some trouble when discussing disputes over conditions and similar mining subjects…

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Coal Board Cannot Assist Baby Clinic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

Financial aid from the Joint Coal Board to assist in the construction of the proposed modern baby…

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Coal Board Directs Work on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has directed that all mineworkers on the three N.S.W. coalfields work on the…

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Coal Industry Tribunal Annual Leave Qualifications

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 7

Mr. Ganagher, Chairman of the Coal Industry Tribunal, stated yesterday that it is important that employees covered by the Miners' Award should…

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How the Miners Will Be Paid for

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 7

The Northern Miners' Federation executive stated this morning that men working on Monday will be…

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Summary of the News Coal Crisis Worse

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

The coal shortage is so acute that the Coal Board has ordered collieries to work on the King's Birthday holiday on Monday…

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Henry Scanlon Praises British Coal Miners “Nationalisation Would Also Work In Australia”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Nationalisation of coal mines in Britain had resulted in higher production, and he believed that nationalisation of mines in Australia would be equally successful, said Mr. Henry Scanlon, vice-president of the…

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Test for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 3

IF MINERS work from now until the end of the year without unauthorised stoppages, their holidays will be increased…

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Coal Production High

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Production on the Maitland field to-day again reached a high level with every colliery…

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Claims For Uranium Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. — The secretary of the Australian Workers Union (Mr. C. R. Cameron) is preparing a leg of claims to…

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More Heavy Coal Losses South Coast Threat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

All South Coast mines were idle yesterday on a wages claim by desputies and shot-firers at the Metropolitan Mine. The output…

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