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Mining & the mines, 1948

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“No Coal Mines In Italy According To Union Chief” Likely To Oppose Baltic Migrants As Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Commenting on a statement by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) that o proposal to bring Italian coalminers to work in Australian mines was being considered, the general president of the Miners’ Federation,…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Tuesday;—Elvey Roberts, 51 of Kitchener, a miner employed at Aberdare Central colliery received a [?]cerated wound to…

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Loss Of 7679 Tons Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

Kalingo colliery is idle to-day as a protest against the failure of the management to instal the underground tea service…

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Urge Probe on Communists : Liberals Want Ban, Too Says Reds Forced Coal Crisis

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

The annual convention in Sydney of the State division of the Liberal Party called on the Federal Government to appoint a…

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Six Collieries Idle To-Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—Six collieries were idle on the South Maitland field to-day. Aberdare and Hebburn No. 2…

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Mine Surveyors’ Exam

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 2

At the examination for certificate of competency as mine surveyor under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, held at the…

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Coal to Lift Wheat Harvest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Additional coal to lift 38,000,000 bushels which remain of last year’s record 100,000,000 bushels…

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How Communists Control Industry Through Coal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

Stoppages at five northern collieries and subsequent disputes in the coal industry, have inflicted drastic gas rationing on much of N.S.W., caused…

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Awaba Coal Deposit

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Deposits of at least [?]2 million tons of coal were c[?]ned in 8500 acres at Awaba acquired by the Minister…

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Muswellbrook Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK, Thursdays.— No coalfield is [?]a better effort towards overcoming the coal shortage than Muswellbrook…

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£7600 To Rebuild Coal Road

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 5

Estimated cost of reconstructing the portion of High-st, East Maitland used by coal haulage contractors, was £7500, the city…

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Withhold Coal If Housing Not Improved

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Thursday.— Speakers demands of the meeting that direct [?] by holding up coal suppliers might be resorted to…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

Idle mines on this held to-day are Richmond Main, Hebburn No. 2 Aberdare is partially manned. Richmond Main is Idle over an…

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New Moves on Mine Stoppages Miners' President Says Approach Unreal

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 7

Application would be made to the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) to provide in the award holiday penalties…

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Three New County Councils Formed One To Operate Coal Mine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Ulan County Council one of the new county councils announced last night by the Minister for Works and Local Government Mr. Cahill, is unique in that it is the first council given power to operate a cool…

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Aberdare Miners' Women's Auxiliary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

The Aberdare women-discussed the question of meat delivery, and thought it is about time something was done to get the butcher carts on the road…

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Vital Meeting Of Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

STONES, Friday.—Miners’ leaders are meeting In Sydney to-day to discus the Joint Coal Board’s application to have holiday payments made…

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Heating-up at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 5

CESSNOCK Friday.—The men ceased work. at Cessnock No. 2 colliery to-day following the heating-up of a section which it…

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Gold Find Near Nundle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 4

NUNDLE. Friday.—A rich goldbearing reef has been unearthed near the township, 37 miles from Tamworth. by Alex Tarva[?] a…

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Gold Find in Tamworth District

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

A rich, gold-bearing reef has been unearthed near Nundle township, 37 miles from Tamworth, by Alex…

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