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Mining & the mines, 1947

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Coal Rolling Across Britain Valiant Efforts Under Appalling Conditions

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

Miners, dockers, seamen and railwaymen, working through the week-end, have kept coal rolling across Britain from pits to power stations. The Ministry of Fuel paid tribute to the magnificent work…

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Fuel Workers’ Struggle Against Keeping Coal Rolling Across Britain To Power Stations

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, February 17.—Miners, dockers, seamen and railwaymen, working throughout the week-end, have kept coal rolling across Britain from the pits to power stations. Ministry of Fuel paid a tribute to the “magnificent work”…

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Miners' Claims (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

Sir,—The decision of the Miners' Central Council to give a maximum of three weeks for a start of the hearing at the log of claims is undoubtedly…

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Miners Claim Explosives Are Too Dear

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — A dispute occurred at Aberdare colliery today, when the men came home alter their claims…

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Appeal to Mine Workers (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 6

Sir,—Throughout the trade union movement of this country unionists are getting restless and impatient at the attitude of both State and Federal…

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Coal Frozen Into Solid Blocks In Waggons

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, February 18. — Miners, railway workers, dockers and transport workers agreed to work again next Sunday to keep coal moving after the Government told their unions that the fuel crisis was expected to last at least another…

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Coal Rolling Across Britain Valiant Efforts Under Appalling Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

Miners, dockers, seamen and railwaymen, working through the week-end, have kept coal rolling across Britain from pits to power stations…

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Loss Of 4000 Tons Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The loss in production on the Maitland field to-day is 4400 tons. A fresh dispute developed at…

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Army Vehicles Called In To Help Coal Transport

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, February 19.—The prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) to-day is expected to announce the date for a partial resumption of industry, says Renter’s diplomatic correspondent,…

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Albania Charged With Mining Corfu Channel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), February 19.—Sir Alexander Cardigan opened in the United Nations Security Council Britain’s case against Albania on charges of Mining the Corfu Channel and requested that the Council keep watch over the case until it is settled…

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Temora Gold Strike May Be Richest For Years

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

A gold strike reported at Sebastopol, near Temora, may prove one of the richest in recent years. Mr. R. L. Sheldon, mining registrar at Temora, said to-day that a sample of quartz shown to him was one of the best lie had…

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Britain Faces Brighter Days Safety Coal Margin Expected by Week-end

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

The safety margin of coal stocks at power stations in Britain is expected to be reached by the end of the week and the present restrictions on industry lifted. The ban on the use of electricity for non-essential industry…

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Rich Gold Strike Near Temora May Be Richest In Recent Years

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

TEMORA, Wednesday. — A gold strike reported at Sehastopol, near Temora, may prove one of the richest in recent years. Mr. R. L. Sheldon, mining registar at Temora, said…

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To-day’s Heavy Loss in Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thursday—The lose in production on the Maitland field is again heavy to-day. There were fresh stoppages at Pelaw…

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Building Up Coal. Stocks In Britain Thaw Might Bring Floods

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, February 20. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) announced in the House of Commons a general resumption of the use of power by industry in the Midlands on Monday next…

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Mild “Gold Fever” Grips Temora District New Claims Pegged Out

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 5

TEMORA, Thursday. — Following the discovery of a rich gold reef at Sebastopol, where a successful syndicate working an old mine on James Haggart’s farm has pegged out more land, “gold feyer” in a mild form is showing signs…

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Coal Conference to Be Held on February 27 Unrest Grows As Stoppage Deadline Nears

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. — With unrest increasing every day on the three N.S.W. coalfields, the Minister for Supply and Shipping (Senator Ashley) has informed the Miners’ Federation that a conference to discuss the miners’ claims…

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Two Collieries Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.—The loss in production on the Maitland field to-day was less than 2000 tons. Work was resumed at…

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Talks on Miners Claims

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

The Federal Government will call conference in Sydney on [?]to discuss miners [?]over which an Australia wide coal[?]…

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