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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Miners’ Central Council Calls Off Coal Strike Men Ordered To Return To Work To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Miners’ Federation Central Council decided unanimously to-day to call off the general coal strike, and directed the striking miners to return to work to-morrow. The miners’ general president, Mr. I. Williams, announced the…

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Two Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—There was a general resumption of work on the South Maitland coalfield to-day. The only idle mines…

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Open-cut Mine Project

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A lead[?] English industrialist, Mr. H. Dowsett, chairman of directions of [?] Dowsett group of…

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“Not Game to Face Miners”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The general secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union (Mr. Dongherty) said it was significant that…

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Half Of French Miners Resume

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

LONDON. Nov. 8.—Over 50 per cent. of French miners are back at work, and production is about one-third of normal, the…

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Scholarships in Mining

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron[?] announced that 15 scholarships for the mining engineering degree…

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Scholarships For Mining Engineering

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) announced yesterday that fifteen scholarships for the mining engineering degree of the New South…

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Fires In Coal Cargo Now Under Control

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Fires in three holds of the freighter Fort Yerchres, now in port, have been brought under control. Wearing gas masks, the firemen working on the ship hope to extinguish the fires today…

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Doubling the Coal Line. Muswellbrook to Branxton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley, has advised Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R., that negotiations were taking place between the Joint Coal…

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Majority of N.S.W. Miners Resume Work Four Northern Pits Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales six days’ old general strike officially ended this morning when, with the exception of four northern pits—idle on issues not related to the Kemeira tunnel dispute—the collieries resumed work…

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Only Two Mines Idle On South Maitland Field. Workers in Industry Resume

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

With the exception of Hebburn No. 1 and Neath Collieries, all mines on the South Maitland Coalfields resumed work this morning…

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Food For French Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 10.—Permission for the Communist-controlled Scottish National Union of Mine-workers to send £1000 to French…

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Lump Sums for Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: Two consent awards totalling £600 were granted to injured miners by Judge Lamond in the Compensation Court…

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All South Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—With the return to work to-day of Hebburn No. 1 and Neath collieries the whole of the mines on the South…

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Coal May Get Double Line From Branxton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Fuel (Senator Ashley) has advised Mr. J. P. Abbott. M.H.R. that negotiations were taking place between…

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Big Open Cut Mining Planned British Industrialist Investigating

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board conferred to-day with Mr. H. Dowsett. the British industrialist. on his intention to…

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Fat Cattle Rise When Coal Strike Ends Sheep Values Advance Despite Fixation of Prices

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 4

Buyers at Campbell’s Hill saleyards on Monday were inactive in the early stages because of the uncertainty of conditions of retailing due to the coal strike. Prices were lower, but news that the strike was over soon quickened…

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Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 5

SIDNEY, Thurs.—Coal production to-day is expected to be about 55,100 tons—only 900 tons short of the estimated peak…

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No Idle Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 1

CESSNOCK, TOUTS — There are no idle mines in the South Maitland field to-day. This is the second successive day that the field has…

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Knocked Down by Coal Engine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 8

NEWCASTLE. Thursday.—Aubrey Morris, 47, of Wilkinson Avenue. Birmingham Gardens, was knocked down by the engine of a coal train,…

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