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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

1,145 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 58

Mine Shunted Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—Noel Angwyn 25 of Crawford Estate Millfield, a shouter employed at Maitland main collery replayed…

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All Mines in State Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—All coal mines in NSW are working today, and the output is expected to exceed 50,000 tons…

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German Gold to Be Distributed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

The Acting Secretary of State (Mr. Robert Lovett) told a Press conference in Washington yesterday that the Allied Big Three…

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Mine Ambulance Team Competition ABERMAIN No. 1 WINS

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 3

Abermain No. 1 team won the annual mining ambulance team competition sponsored by the Northern…

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Yorkshire Mine Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Oct 1.—Coalminers at the Grimethorpe colliery, whose strike eventually involved half the south Yorkshire…

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Unnecessary Waste In Mining

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.—The leader of the Opposition (Mr. V. E. Treatt) said in the Legislative Assembly that there had been unnecessary waste…

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Complete Tie-up of Northern Mines To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Thirty-one mines are idle on the northern and southern fields to-day for a coal loss of more than 30,000 tons, one of the highest losses in recent months…

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State-wide Stoppage in Mines Likely Heavy Loss In Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Hopes held by the Miners’ Federation that coal production this week would be the best for a year have been blasted by the idleness of 43 northern pits to-day…

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Coal Crisis, Not Gold Crisis

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 3

Sir Robert Renwick, chairman of the London Electric Supply, said in Loudon that if the nationalised coal mines were…

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Mine Pensioners' Request Refused

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

A deputation from the Kurri Kurri Mine Pensioners' Association, accompanied by representatives of Kearsley Shire Council, recently asked the J…

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Hopes of Settlement in Mines Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Efforts are being made at two conferences to-day to avert a State-wide coal strike which threatens to arise from stoppages on the northern field. Mining unions are hopeful that a settlement will be…

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Bartle Given Gold Stop Watch

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Harry Tancred, vice-chairman of the Sydney Turf Club, last night presented Ted Bartle with a gold…

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Coal to Burn for 100 Years

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 6

Queensland, in one freak deposit, has enough fuel coal to supply all of Australia and build up a tremendous export market for 100…

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Efforts to Avert State-wide Coal Strike. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 2

Efforts are being made at two conferences to-day to avert a State-wide coal strike which threatens to arise from stoppages on the northern field…

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Deputies' Dispute May Become State-wide. Coal Loss 100,000 Tons Negotiations Proceeding in Sydney

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 7

The total loss in output due to the stoppage in the Northern district, brought about by the Maitland and…

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Developing Coal Resources

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Oct. 4.—The chairman of the Powell Duff[?]yn Technical Services Ltd., Mr. Robert Foot, leaves London to-day, by…

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Southern Miners Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday —.Southern miners made history to-day by working on Six hours Day. in previous years they have…

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Northern Mines Resume To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday—When five mines were idle on the northern, coalfields to-day there was a production loss of 2100 tons of…

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Treasure Hunt for Gold

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 3

American war crimes prosecutor, Dr. Robert Kempner, has launched a vast treasure hunt for fifty million dollars in gold, which, it is believed,…

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Ribbentrop’s Hidden Gold

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Oct. 6. — The American war crimes prosecutor Dr. Robert Kempner, has launched a vast treasure hun for 50…

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