Aldermen Against Evicting Golf Club Council Receives Big Grant From Coal Board. Miners' Amenities' Committee and Council to Confer
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1
In a discussion at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday, several aldermen stated that they were opposed to any suggestion that the Golf Club should leave the Recreation Ground in order to make way for the setting up of a general…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 5
A manufacturing jeweller of Sydney was fined £20 in the Fourth District Court in Melbourne and ordered to forfeit gold worth more than £700…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3
CESSNOCK Friday—[?] O’keets [?] William [?] Cessnock a under employed at Bellbird colliery was [?]…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister [?] for Mi[?] (Mr. Bad[?] announced to-day that model town [?] would be [?] to [?]…
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Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Friday.— John James Cronlh manufacturing jewelle of Ptt-st.: Sydney was. tined £20 and ordered to forfeit…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 2
Miners would injure only themselves by taking part in unauthorised stoppages on petty issues. said the Control Executive of the…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 7
At a meeting of the Adamstown branch of the A.L.P. a resolution was adopted congratulation Mr. R. James M.H.R., an his [?] to…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 1
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Coal lost through strikes on the New South Wales [?] this year totalled 575,[?] tons, according to an…
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Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 1
Production of gold in New South Wales during the first two months of the year was 7055oz fine, valued at £75,931, against 4616oz fine…
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Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 2
The Federated Mining [?] Association has asked for a [?] of its award to produce [?] long service leave and a [?]…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 4
On Friday night the colliery tennis championships were resumed at Aberdare Park courts, and as in all previous matches in this competition, a high…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 1
The" District Coroner, Mr. \V. S. i Johnston, held mi Inquiry on Friday into the death, of Andrew Mitchell, a motor uttendant at Aberdarc Extended colliery, who was Injured at work on March 15 and died on March 10 in Osjmock District Hospital…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2
SYDNEY Tuesday—The general president of the M[?] Federation (Mr. L. Williams) said be[?] nothing of secret talks…
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Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2
LITHGOW, Tuesday,—[?]am; .very dissatisfied with coal production ” the Minister for Supply and Shipping Sen[?] W. P…
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The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3
Speaking at Lithgow yesterday, the Minister for Supply (Senator Ashley) said that he was not satisfied with coal production. He added that…
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The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3
The decision of the Joint Coal Board to allocate approximately £1800 a year for the provision of amenities in the town presents the council with…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2
New South Wales Cabinet has approved a bill to increase retired mine workers’ pensions by 7/6 a week…
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Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2
Stating that the Joint Coal Board had made £5000 available for provision of a public library at Wollongong, Aid. A. Finney…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 5
SINGLETON, Thurs.—At the Mining Warden’s Court at Singleton, Mr. J. Duncan, Metropolitan Mining warden, granted…
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Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The Attorney-General, Tom Clark, has ordered, the United Mineworkers’ leader, John L. Lewie,…
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