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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Miners May Reject Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It was suggested that the Miners Central Council, which opens in Sydney to-day, may now reject the…

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Timely Warning To Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

Mr. Rowley James, M.H.R., in Newcastle last night, issued a timely and grave warning to the miners that they were again being drawn into a…

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Good Day At The Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With the exception of two small mines on the northern field all mines were working in NSW to-day…

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Coal Aboard Grant Links Amenities with Output

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—By a plan under which the Joint Coal Board will pay to each local governing body one penny for every ton of coal produced in its area, the provision of special amenities for cool producing areas will be linked…

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Mr. Jamas, MP, Attacks Communist Party Urges Miners To Reject 24-Hour Strike Plan

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Federal cool liaison officer, Mr. Rowley James, M.P., has urged coal miners to reject the proposal for a 24-hours stoppage in support of the Queensland rail strike…

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Scone Council Cannot Take Over the Local Electricity Undertaking Minister Unable To Bring In Enabling Bill Muswellbrook Coal Company's Letter

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

At last night's meeting of the Scone Municipal Council, two letters were tabled before the Mayor and Aldermen which added "finis" to the Council's decision to handle its own electricity undertaking—…

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Resumption By Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.— Queensland miners resumed work this morning after being on strike for nearly three…

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Against Coal Tie-up

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Miners Central Council to-day' decided against an immediate nation-wide coal tie-up…

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Sufficient Coal for Easter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—A spokesman for the [?] said today that [?] sufficient coal until after Easter…

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Attempt J to End U.s. Coal Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON. Wed — President Truman yesterday Invoked the drastic Taft-Hartley Labour Act in [?] attempt to end, by a court injure…

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Singleton Fares Badly Only £149 To Be Received Under Coal Board Grant

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

Singleton has fared badly under the £47,795/14/5 which the Joint Coal Board has granted to the bodies on the…

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Struck by Prop in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

Roderick McCarthy 37, McDonald Avenue Paxton, a loader hand, employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery, was struck by a…

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All But Two Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Coal production should be more than 60,000 tons to-day. With all but two mines work…

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Crippling U.s. Coal Strike

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, March 25.— Coinciding with President [?] appointment of a three [?] board to investigates the…

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COAL [?] GRANT Councils To Confer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 5

[?] Board to pay [?] local government body on the three main N.S.W. coalfields one penny for every ten…

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[?] Resting [?] More Sickness After Miners' Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 5

Addressing Hearsley [?] this week, Mr. [?] a [?] Board Town Planning Officer, said that while at the present time [?]…

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Repudiation of Mr. Jambs’ Appeal Miners’ Central Council Decision

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Central Council of the Miners’ Federation decided unanimously to-day to “dissociate Itself from and repudiate” a statement of the Owl Liaison Officer (Mr. R. James, M.H.R.)…

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Reception Was Not Cordial Coal Board Officers at Cessnock Council Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

When two officials of the Joint Coal Board attended the, meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night their reception, if not frigid, could not bef described as cordial. However, the atmosphere improved as the meeting went on and…

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Windfall for Municipal Council £2137 Grant From Coal Board. Money to Be Used to Provide Additional Amenities

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

The Municipal Council will receive a grant of £2137/16/5 from the Joint Coal Board for the provision of additional amenities in the town. The amount will represent payment of the first year's grant up to February last, and, thereafter, it is…

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Open-cut Mines at Gunnedah

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 3

GUNNEDAH, Saturday.— The mining warden at Gunnedah has granted permission to Joint Coal Board officers to search for coal…

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