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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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State-Wide Coal Stike Almost Certain To-night Is Deadline for Settlement

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 2

Unless the Kemcira Tunnel dispute is settled to-night a State-wide coal stoppage is almost certain. General President or the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) said to-day that negotiations on the dispute will end…

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Taking Over Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, had given the Joint Coal Board authority to develop six collieries fully it was stated officially yesterday…

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Cessnock Colliery Tennis

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 4

The draw for next Friday is:— No. 1 court, A. grade: Del[?]bird v. Extended II. No. 2 court, B. grade Maitland…

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Miners' Vital Vote To-Morrow Threat of State-wide Coal Strike Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

Unless there is a last minute settlement of the Kemiera strike to-day, miners on northern and western fields will vote to-morrow on the question of extending the strike. A recommendation by the Central Executive will undoubtedly…

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Kurri Retired Mine-workers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 5

Members of Kurri Kurri Re[?]ed Mineworkers will hold their annual social function in the Ambulance Hall on Monday, November 15, at 2 p.m…

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Coal Board Golf Day At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 5

BRANXTON. Tuesday. — A record field of entries is expected at Branxton on Saturday and Sunday. 13th and 14th…

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Big Coal Seam Located In Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — A coal seam measuring 104 the biggest yet reported, has been drilled through on Blair Athol coalfield. The present seam is nearly 50 per more than that in the open cut…

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Attempt To Avert General Coal Strike

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 3

A new formula was framed yesterday by A.C.T.U. Executives and miners' general coal strike in New…

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Miners' to Vote on Strike Extension Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

Unless there is a last minute settlement of the Kemira strike today, miners on the Northern and Western fields will vote to-morrow on the question of extending the strike…

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Modern Community Centre for Aberdare. Coal Board's Plans

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 3

The provision of a modern community centre for Aberdare has been approved by the Coal Board and it is now only a matter of time, Mr. M. Lawson, of the Aberdare Progress Association, said this morning…

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Howarth Seeks Action On Coal Strike Prevent State-Wide Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Making another attack on the Miners’ Federation and Communists, the acting leader of the state Opposition, Mr. Howarth, said that the Government must act before the coal strike on the South Coast…

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Miners Vote On Strike Issue

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wednesday—A general stoppage on alt N. S. W. coalfields seemed certain as the results of the aggregate meetings In the northern…

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Coal Strike Seems a Certainty

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 2

A message received late this afternoon stated that a general coal strike in New South Wales seemed…

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Mr. Chifley’s Appeal To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed. — The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, in last-minute attempts to prevent a threatened State-wide coal stoppage, will up till…

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French Coal Strikers Throw Bombs at Troops

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 1

French strikers delivered their first blow, after a twodays' truce on the coalfields, by hurling flaming cans of…

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Stale-Wide Coal Tie-Up Considered Certain Prime Minister Appeals to Parties

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 2

Prime Minister Chifley, in last-minute attempts to prevent the threatened State-wide coal stoppage, was up unto 4 a.m. this morning in 'phone consultatlons with parties and executive officers of the A.C.T.U…

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Drastic Coal Rationing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 5

[?]ra[?]rationing of available [?] supplies will be put into [?] to-day, the Federal Acting [?]-General, Senator…

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Support For Miners’ Strike

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Miners’ Federation, held In the West Maitland Town Hall yesterday afternoon, decided by 106…

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Fire in Coal Freighter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Fort Vercheres, 7000 tons, carrying a cargo of coal for Victoria, is on fire in the Australian Bight…

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Troops Free Coal In France Safeguarding the Men

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 1

PARIS, November 4.—French Troops have freed all coal mines which the striking coalminers had held. As this was announced by the Minister for the interior, M. Jules Mach, the London, “Times” correspondent in Paris…

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