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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

1,558 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 63 of 78

Coal Board Clerk for Trial

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 1

Donald McKcllar Clarice, ex-chief clerk, operations division of Singleton branch of the Joint Coal Board, was…

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Mr. Williams Criticises Coal Board No Representative At Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Williams) criticised the absence of a Joint Coal Board representative at yesterday's…

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[?]Ire Council and Ambulance Movement. Request for Share of Coal Grant Funds

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 1

The Shire Council yesterday gave sympathetic consideration to a request from Mr. C. J. Brown, hon, secretary of the…

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Pollution of Black Creek by Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

Everything possible had been done to assist Black Creek Water Protection Committee, the chairman of Maitland Pastures…

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Aberdare Only Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The only mine-on the field which Is Idle today is Aberdare. A dispute developed there over…

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Australian Gold Production

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 4

Gold produced in Australia for the seven months ended July amounted to 513,236oz flue, an increase of only 1492oz on output…

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Real Treasure House Contains Gold Worth £5,580 Millions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

There is enough gold in Fort Knox (U.S.A.) to make a solid gold Liberty ship or fill a house of 10 large rooms…

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“Still Many Hazards in Coal Industry” 35-Hour Hearing Ends To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The cool owners' contention hazards no longer existed in the coal industry was nor and never would be, the general president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. t. Williams, told the Coal Industry…

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Cessation at Elrington Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—Elrington is again the only idle mine on the South Maitland field to-day. The locomotive drivers declined to…

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Traffic In Free Coal Issue Discussed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — Mary Burwood coalminers cell their free Issue of household coal to carters for 18/ a ton, and the…

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Decision Reserved In Mining Hours Case

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) reserved his decision on the Miners’ Federation claim for…

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Blackmarket Coal Miners Accused

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

Blackmarketing in coal supplied free to Burwood mine employees for household use was alleged at a conference before…

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Coal Board Plea to Miners Continue Present Production Rate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 10

Unless mineworkers and managements made an all-out effort to get coal, a "black Christmas" was likely, the Joint Coal Board warned on…

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Two Mines Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

Two mines were idle on the South Maitland held to-day. Elrington was still idle over the complaint regarding the quality of…

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Ballot for Miners' President

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

Any member of the northern district, including Central councillors and members of the Board of Management, can contest the ballot for…

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Three MineWorkers Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

[?] men were [?] in [?] in mines in the district yesterday. Struck by a trolley, Frank Moloney,…

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World Market For British Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, October 14.—Britain could sell without difficulty every extra ton of coal brought out of the mines, the restricting factor…

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Miners Objected To Pay Being Docked

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday. — Eirington colliery remains idle owing to a safety issue. The locomotive drivers claim that sand used…

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Miners' Fighting Fund Move to Abolish

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Management Board has decided to' refer to the Central Council a notice of motion from seveval…

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Miners' Long Service Leave Nation to Pay

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 8

Federal Labor Causus yesterday approved legislation to impose a levy of 6d. a ton on coal to pay for miners'…

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