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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 78

Miners Meetings Attack Politicians A.L.P. Man Says Conference At Maitland Was “Rigged”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 6

At the miners’ meeting yesterday, the president of Kurri Kurri branch of the Australian Labor Party, Mr. W. MeBlane, said that the recent A.L.P. conference at Maitland had been “rigged.”…

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Troops Will Be Used in Open Cut Mines Special Meetings of Federal and State Cabinets Decide “From Now on It Is Boots and All,” Says Chifley

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday .—The Commonwealth and State Governments have tentatively set August 1 as the date on which open cut mining in N.S.W. will be operated by the army, it was announced to-day…

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State Mine Dangerous Heavy Fall of Coal

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Major working places in the State Mine at Lithgow are in danger af collapsing. This week thousands of tons…

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Another Blow to Strikers Transport Unions Will Lift Coal From Opencut Mines

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

The N.S. Wales transport group unions, representing about 70,000 workers, today decided to transport coal obtained from open cut…

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Open-cut Coal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Comparison, of the effacts of the coal strike on New South Wales with that in other States has drawn…

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Minister's Forecast on Miners

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

If miners at Singleton and Muswellbrook could vote, they would undoubtedly decide unanimously to return to…

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Decisions of Miners Meetings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

Mineworkers at Swansea yesterday deciced by 179 votes to 120 to continue the strike. At the singleton mineworkers voted for…

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Cessnock Coal Lift Ended

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

The coal lift from the Cessnock area, which commenced last Friday and continued throughout the week. finished last night. when even trains…

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Coal At Melbourne Gasworks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. — The unloaded coal from the Heltgonian Duke was delivered to the gas works to-day. Gas employees…

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Transport Unions to Lift Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

The N.S.W. Land Transport Group Unions, representing about 70,000 workers, decided to-day to transport coal obtained from open cuts under…

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News in Brief Coal "On the Black"

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

Coal is selling "on the black" in Cessnock for 7/- a bag. Before the strike mine-workers, got coal free, except for cartage…

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Open Cut Mines Preparations for Working Being Pushed Ahead

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 7

Preparations for working openout mines are being pressed ahead by the Federal and Stale Governments…

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Miners Want Aggregate Meetings General Secretary States Case for Strike

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

The feeling among Muswellbrook miners at a meeting held yesterday appeared to indicate that they were anxious to return…

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Quashes Move to Expel Communists Heated Discussion at Miners' Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

Liddeil Lodge president today refused to accept a motion calling for the expulsion of Communists from the…

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To Work Open Cut Mines. Preparations Well Advanced. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Preparation for the working of open cut mines are being pressed ahead by the Federal and State Governments. Engineering equipment is being…

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Local Miners Keen For Return To Work Executives Receive Stormy Reception

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Visiting miners' union executives received a stormy hearing at a combined Mining Union meeting at Singleton yesterday when a majority of local miners voted for a return to work…

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Working of open Cut Mines. 3,0000 Troops May Be Used

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

[?] that 1,000 troops will be used to work open-cut mines if mineworkers have not called off the strike by August…

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100,000 Tons of Coal in Stacks at Muswellbrook Liberal Party President's Statements

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Mr. R. G. Casey, Federal President of the Liberal Party, said on Tuesday night in a broadcast that 100,000 tons of coal mined by the open-cut method was standing at Muswellbrook, wailing to be carted away,…

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Transport Unions to Move Open Cut Coal Strike Declared To Be “Political Conspiracy” Preparations to Work Open Cut at Minmi

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.S.W. land transport group of unions this morning decided to transport coal obtained from open cut mines under Government direction. The group represents 70,000 workers…

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Union Policy on Indian Coal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sat. — Ten unions are represented at a meeting to-day with the gas companies to decide whether the unions…

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