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Mining & the mines, 1947

1,145 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 58

19 Killed, 26 Injured In Mine Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 1

NANKING, November 19 (A.A.R.-Reuter).—Nineteen persons were killed and 26 injured as the result of a gas explosion at one of the Sino-British Kailan mining administration coalpits, situated at Cha Choch Wang, about 18 miles…

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Five Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—Five collieries were idle on the Maitland coalfield to-day, with an aggregate lose of over 3000 tons…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Cricket Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

The team to represent Pelaw Main colliery on Sunday is:—H. Hu me, J. MacDonald, J. Brown, W. Allen, A. Patterson, R. Johnstone, H. Bartlett…

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Miners and Mechanics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 7

ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS of the week from an industrial point of view was the approval given by the…

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Kurri Mine Fatality Coroner's Inquiry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

Following an inquest held into the death of Frank Charlton, 52, shiftman, of Alexandra Street, Kurri…

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Amalgamation of Miners and Mechanics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

The General President of the Winers' Federation (Mr. I. Williams), the Northern President (Mr. W. Crook…

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Mining Engineering Course

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) said that applications had already been received in the…

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Coal Production At High Level

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday—Production on the Maitland Held , has been, maintained at a high level during the week With the…

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Inter-colliery Challenge Tennis Match Extended to Play Kalingo

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

On Sunday night, at the Aberdare park courts, teams from Aberdare Extended and Kalingo miners…

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No Rise in Price of Gold

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 9

The ederal Government did not protest to increase the pegged price of sold to ncourage greater production, the Leader of the Government…

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Rise in State’s Gold Yield

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday— New South Wales gold production for the nine months ended August 31 was [?] fine valued at £347 526…

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No Agreement On Control of Queensland Mines Dangers of Nation-wide Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY; Saturday.—No agreement was reached at the conference in Brisbane between the Queensland Premier (Mr. Hanion) and miners leaders on the federation’s claims for Queensland miners to be placed under joint…

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£1000 Damage At Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Damage estimated about £1000 was done to pit-top property at South Waratah Colliery, near Charlestown, early on…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Cricket Club

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 6

KURRI KURRI: Officers elected at a meeting of Pelaw Main Colliery Cricket Club were: Patron, Mr. S. Sawyer; president,…

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Pit-top Fire at Newcastle Colliery Early Morning Outbreak Near Charlestown

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 2

Pit-top property and the screening house building at South Waratah colliery, near Charlestown, were severely…

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Threat of Mining Strike In Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.— If it was humanly possible to settle the dispute with the Queensland Government the central executive of the Miners’ Federation would be only too willing to negotiate, said the President of the Federation,…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 3

Production, to being maintained at a high level this week. Yesterday there was only one mine idle for a production loss of 800 tons. To-day on the…

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A.L.P. NEWS Discussion on Mine Pensions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 6

At a meeting of the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P. on Friday, the proposal to increase miners'…

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Work at the Mines. Full Time for 23 Pits in North

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

At least 23 Northern mines worked the full time of 11 days in the past fortnight. Few pits worked…

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Slipped And Fell In Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 5

Gordon Appleton, 44, of Walker-st., West Maitland, a shiftman, employed at Bloomfield Main colliery, suffered a confused…

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