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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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B.h.p. Has Insufficient Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — Coal stocks at the BHP steelworks will be Inadequate to maintain normal operations over the miners…

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Miners Will Take Full Leave Leaders' Statement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

New South Wales mineworkers would have their full three weeks' holiday at Christmas, miners' leaders stated on Tuesday night. They said the men were entitled to the three weeks' rest,…

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Mine Surveyors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 2

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

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Open Cut Coal Route Joint Coal Board Engineer Addresses Council Urges Reconstruction of Existing Route

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 1

Mr. E. Jefferay, Joint Coal Board engineer, addressed the council at length on Wednesday evening in connection with the open cut coal route. The Board had asked the council to submit plans and specifications…

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Liquid Gold In West Canada

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 4

OTTAWA (by Air Mall).— There Is a new kind of gold in Canada’s “Golden West.” in the rolling foothills country, where…

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Big Loss on French Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 2

The French Coal Board, operating coalmines which were nationalised in 1948, incurred a loss of 4750 million francs (about…

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Mine Host to Race in Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mine Host, winner of the Oarrington Stakes at Rand wick on, Tuesday, will be sent to Queensland for the Stradbroke…

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Open Cut Coal Route. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 4

Sir.—The majority of aldermen of Muswellbrook are to be congratulated on their attitude to the open cut coal route…

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