All Mines at Work
CESSNOCK, Monday. — All mines on the South Maitland field were at work to-day. The Argentine Government…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 78
Many Accidents At Miners' Picnic
Lake Macquarie ambulance men had a busy time when Abermain No. 1 and 3 collieries staged their annual picnic at…
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Because the Joint Coal Board has made available £80 for the purchase of a refrigerator, Ellalong school children may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners in Dramatic Race Against Time Fire Danger At Aberdare Central
CESSNOCK, Monday.—In a dramatic attempt to prevent a fire in Aberdare Central colliery, miners worked continuously at the week-end under the worst possible conditions…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Executive of the Miners’ Federation had decided not to discuss with the Joint Coal Board…
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The .Mutineer of Aberdare central Colliery (Mr. (Glendenning) said this morning that the fall of coal which was moved by miners at the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Pensioners Criticise Mr. Baddeley. Pension Increase of 2/6
After it. had been reported Jo n meeting of the PaXton branch ol the Mine penasioners' Association last Wednesday that Mr.Baddeley, M.L.A. had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fight Against Fire at Ayrfield No. 3 Possible Loss of a Million Tons of Coal
Miners at Ayrfield He. 3 colliery, on the Rothbury Estate, a few miles from Branxton, have been fighting a fire since 7 a.m. yesterday. When the men were preparing to go below smoke was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Claim for 35-Hour Week in Collieries Drift From The Industry
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—. Unless a shorter working week was introduced in the coal mining industry there would be no miners left on the southern N.S.W. field in ten years, according to the president of the southern district of the…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday. — A[?] mines, with the exception of Aberdare Central Colliery, were at work on the South Maitland field…
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SYDNEY. Thursday. — Mr. F. Gallagher, the Coal industry Tribunal, will call a conference in Sydney next Wednesday to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Board in HUrry To Develop Newmain Colliery Asks Council for Priority Assistance
Joint Coal Board asked Singleton Municipal Council last night to give every expedition to the provision of electricity supply to the Newmain Colliery at Glendon Brook, as it was intended to increase the output of coal considerably by the…
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SINGLETON, Friday. — The Municipal Council last night decided to adopt the report of the electricity engineer (Mr. Urens)…
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Miners’ lodge committee meetings will be held at Maitland, Kurri and Cessnock at 7 p.m. on Wednesday; and at Charleston, West Maitland…
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WASHINGTON, March 12.—Miners’ leader, Mr. John L. Lewis, yesterday called on all miners east of the Mississippi River to stop work from March 14 to March 28 to emphasise their opposition to the appointment of Dr. James…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—Richmond Main colliery and Caledon open cut were the only idle mines on the South Maitland…
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Mr D.L. Crowley, headmaster Muswellbrook Intermediate High School, has asked the members of the P and C Association to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shortage May Affect Elections
The Federal and New South Wales Governments are devoting more and more attention to coal production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Employment at Awaba Mine Complaint By Wangi Miners
Miners were being brought from Bellbird and Cessnock to work, at Awaba while there Were unemployed miners at Wangi and others travelled to Newcastle to work, complained the delegates from Wangi at the annual meeting of the State Electoral…
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