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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Conference On Dust In Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—About ,100 delegates will attend a conference of the International Labour Office In Sydney, commencing on…

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Britain’s Coal Targets Being Achieved

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. S. — Britain’s 1949 deep-mined coal target of 202,000,000 tons, has been passed. The Minister of Fuel and…

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Coal Machines To Operate By Next April

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New coal, getting machinery ordered through the Joint Coal Board will be operating by April It was…

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I.L.O. Talk On Coal Dust Inspection of Mines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has arranged an inspection tour of Southern New South Wales mines for delegates to the first International Labour Office Conference in Australia to be held in Sydney from…

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Coal Shortage May Cause Delays On Railway

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Garslde, warned to-day that train services throughout the State may be…

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231 Homes Under Construction Joint Coal Board Project

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Forty-eight mineworkers who are members of Miners' Co-operative Building Societies have completed the building of new…

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Film Projectors in Public Schools Joint Coal Board Completes Programme

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

The Joint Coal Board has completed its programme of assisting all public schools in predominately coal mining…

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Lithgow Coal Brought to Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

Coal has been brought to Newcastle from Lithgow to enable the Railway Department to complete its lift of…

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Sale of Gold on Free Market

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AAP). Two matters of high importance to gold producer are likely to be discussed soon by the executive…

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Film Projectors for Schools. Joint Coal Board's Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has completed its programme of assisting all public schools in predominantly coal mining areas to secure 16mm. sound film…

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Claims On Miners’ Leader

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

COLUMBUS (Ohio), Jan. Eight Chio coal Companies panics yesterday filed separate suits asking for a total of 10,000…

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£72,000 Grant by Joint Coal Board

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.-—The secretary of the Joins Cod Board (Mr. Stuart) said that new welfare grant totalling £72,552 had been approved for the coalfields areas of New South Wales. Included were the following—…

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Mines Off to Good Start

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK. Monday.—Following the holidays, all mines on the South Maitland held were off to a good start to-day. The only losses in…

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Good Day’s Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Newcastle steelworks Is expected to resume full production soon. The steelworks had to reduce output because of depleted coal stocks…

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Coal Shortage May Be Less Acute in 1950

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

Coalminers would break all New South Wales production records in 1950 if there were no serious industrial disputes,…

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Coal Board Grants Total £72,552 Singleton District Misses Out Again

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

New welfare grants which have been approved by the Joint Coal Board are valued at £72,552…

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Colliery Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

Keith Craft, 18, of Millfield, a wheeler at Maitland Main Colliery, received extensive lacerations td his right shin when he…

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Presentation To Colliery Officials

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Tuesday—A dinner service was presented by the staff social club of Caledonian Collieries Ltd., to Mr. N. E…

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Eight Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eight mines were idle in New South Wales today for a production loss of 4500 tons…

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Disputes at Maitland Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Tuesday—There was a loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day of about 3000 tons…

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