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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 78

Mine Owner's Claim Rejected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

The Cool Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) yesterday redacted an application by the Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association for the…

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Eleven Mines [?]As Result Of Engineers' [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

Eleven mines were Idle on the South maitland field to day as a result of the strike by the maitland branch of the amalgamated Engineering Union…

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Loss of 20,000 Tons of Coal SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

A lightning strike of engineers on the South Maitland coalfields and part of Newcastle field, involving 14 mines, has, with other…

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20,000-Ton Coal Loss To-day. Lightning Strike

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

A lightning strike of engineers on the South Maitland coalfield and part of the Newcastle field, involving 14 mines, has, with other hold-ups…

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Compulsory Conference on Deputies Dispute Threat To Stop Mines Reaffirmed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, will preside over a compulsory conference tomorrow in an effort to iron out the dispute over which the State Council of the Deputies and Shotfirers’ Association is…

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To-day’s Coal Loss 20,000 TONS lightning Strike of Engineers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — The decision of the South Maitland branch of the Amalgamated Engineers’ Union to stage a lightning strike last night was responsible for the idleness of a number of large collieries on the South…

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Big Coal Loss Again From Strike

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The loss of production on the South Maitland field to-day, as a result of the strike of the Amalgamated…

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Psychology of The Miners

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday. — The shortage of labour in the coalmining industry was due to the psychology of miners, the…

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Claims by Mine Deputies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The hearing began to-day, before the chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, Mr. Gallagher, of an…

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Nationalisation of Coal Industry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

In my previous article in support Of my contention that nationalisation of the coalmining industry Will have to be established, I touched on the figures w regard to production in 1948 in Great Britain, and also the general reaction in the Midlands…

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Heavy Losses in Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday.—The Amalgamated Engineers’ at a meeting this morning re-affirmed their decision reached on Monday night…

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One-Day Stoppage At Newdell Mine

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

Twenty-seven members of the Federated Englncdrlvers and Firemen's Association stopped work at Newd'ell open…

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Mine Strike in America

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 6

WASHINGTON, March 19.— Senator James Kem (Republican, Missouri) yesterday urged the Senate to confirm immediately…

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Struck by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 2

John O’Brien, 22, miner, of 1 Victoria-st., Horseshoe Bend, was injured by a fall of coal at Stanford Greta colliery. He suffered…

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Mines Back in Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Following the decision of members of the Amalgamated Engineers’ Union, who met at Kurri Kurri yesterday, to…

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Mines Work Again Unemployment Crisis Averted

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

Coal from northern mines :s being rushed to Sydney and Newcastle by colliers and special trains and lorries to prevent…

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Small Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — only mines idle on the South Maitland fields to-day were Abermain No. 3 and Neath West tunnel, where…

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Kurri mine Pensioners' Picnic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

The Kurri branch of the Retired Mineworkers' Association held tis postponed picnic at speers Point last wednesday…

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Miner’s Back Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 3

Neville Smith, 24, of 101 Maitland-street, Kurri Kurri, was injured whist working in Bloomfield, Main colliery this morning…

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Mine Pensioners' Increase. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 5

Sir.-Recently an arrangement was arrived at by the State and Federal Governments to increase the miners' pension by 2/6 per week to single men,…

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