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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

1,145 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 58

The Greta Coal Seam

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, has advised Cessnock Municipal Council that Mr. F. W. Booker,…

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Attempt to Settle Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An attempt to settle the dispute at the Metropolitan mine on the South Coast, which threatens to start a…

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Deterioration Of N.S.W. Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sydney County Council decided to ask the State Government to have a committee appointed to [?]…

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To-day’s Leader: Traffic ‘Hazards and a Bottleneck. Coal Ships for France Held Up by Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, June 18.— If the present shipping strike, which has already thrown hundreds of ships idle in American…

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Record Coal Week Expected

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 7

CESSNOCK Thursday— This week's coal production the North looks like establishing a record for the year…

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Coal Position In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 7

LONDON. June 19. — Reviewing Britain's economic situation Press conference Lord President of the Council…

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Coal. Stoppage Would Healt N S.W. RAILWAYS Deputies And Shotfirers Dispute Unsettled

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A general coal stoppage in New South Wales would immediately bring the N.S.W, railways to a standstill, said the State Secretary of the A.R.U., Mr. J. A Fergusqn, commenting on the threat by the deputies…

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Record Output at Neath Colliery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 7

On Tuesday 11 pairs of miners working in the West tunnel (Snake Gully) at Neath colliery produced…

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One Colliery Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.—The whole of the raises on the Maitland field this week worked the full five days, with the exception of Hebburn No…

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Record Coal Week Expected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 2

CESSNOCK—. This week's coal production in the North looks like establishing a record for the year. There were again no idle collieries on the…

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Threat by Mine Key Workers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 7

N.S.W is threatened with another State wide hold up next week because of a seven man dispute at the…

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Westbrook Bridge in Bad Condition Shire Clerk's Report on Mine Owner's Approach

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Craig, shire clerk, reported at yesterday's Patrick Plains Shire Council meeting that following the erection of…

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To-day’s Leader: The Great Hospital Bungle Efforts to Settle Mine Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The parties to the deputies and shot[?]ers’ dispute which threatened to [?] up all N.S.W. coal mines, met…

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Colliery Clerks To Strike

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON, June 21—Delegates representing 400 colliery clerks in South Wales decided to strike after…

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All Collieries Busy

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Miners on the South Maitland coalfield, who worked the full five days last week, have begun this week…

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Power Boring Delays Irritate Coal Miners Industrial Commission Finds For Deputies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Although the threatened stoppage of coal production by deputies and shotfu[?] was averted when the deputies agreed to accept the verdict of the Full Bench of the Industrial. Commission on die dispute at…

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Eye Injured at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Alexander Sheldon 20, of Kitchener, a labourer, employed at Elrington colliery, received an injury…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Maitland field was entirely free from Industrial disputes to-day, it was reported that every mine was…

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Coal Shortage Affects Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY—An order enabling Paper “Manufactures,” Ltd, of Mattville, to [?] down employees wothout pay owing to…

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Fined for Stealing Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesdays.—Albert Patrick Paterson pleaded guilty at Cessnock Court to-day before Mr. Berry, [?] charge of…

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