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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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All Mines and Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Production on the South Maitland field to-day was one of the best of the year…

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Lambton Miners Go Home

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 2

Miners at Lambton Colliery who walked out of tlie mine and went home to-day after earlier deciding to work…

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Mining Claims In Main Street

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. —Gold-crazed residents of the tiny township of Wedderburn are digging up the main street in their quest…

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Miners Go Home More Trouble At B.H.P. Pit

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Miners at Lambton colliery walked out of the mine and went home today after settlement of an…

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Am. Mines Worked

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

All mines on the South Mai[?]and held worked today…

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All Mines Again Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— All mines are work on the South Maitland field to-day. It is the second day in succession that the…

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World’s Gold Production

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

LONDON, March 21 (A.A.P )— World gold production last year amounted to 24,300,000 fine oz. an increase of 700,000 oz,…

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Australia Must Have Adequate Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday,—Australia must get coal or go under, said Councillor J. P. .Cramer, a Federal member of Parliament,…

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U.s. Action Against Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, March 21. — The Government has asked the United States Court of Appeals to hold the United…

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Amendments To Miners' Log Of Claims

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

Leuve to amend Us log of claims by providing for a £2 a- week Increase Instead or 30n for day wage workers, and to add an additional…

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"Very Encouraging Letter," Says Secretary (/) Aberdare Miners Women's Auxiliary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

"A very encouraging letter was received by the Auxiliary from the General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. I. Williams) thanking the…

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Small Coal Loss To-day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK Wed.—The only loss of production on the South Maitland coalfield to-day is at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery,…

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Experts Try to Cut Mine Dust Hazard Scientists From 12 Nations Meet

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

For the past two week expert scientists of 12 nations have been meeting in Sydney to seek ways to reduce the effects of "dusting" of miners lungs. Pooling of their knowledge is expected to…

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Biggest Gold Rush in 50 Years Under Way Coming From Everywhere

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Early to-day more than 150 people at Wedderburn began one of the biggest gold searsearches for 50 years…

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New Magazine For Coal Miners

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY. Thurs.—The Combined Colliery Proprietors Association distributed this week the first issue of “The Coal…

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Miners Do Not Take Show Holiday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Thurs.—It has been the custom on the opening day of Muswellbrook show for the miners at the local collieries…

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6Tauck by Falling Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 7

Mark Wilson, 30. of Ann Street, Cessnock numper at Bellbird colliery; euffared lacerations and. abrasions, to the lace yesterday when struck by…

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Miners Worked on Show Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 2

It has been the custom on the opening day of the Muswellbrook Show for miners in local collieries to have a day's holiday, but this…

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Water From Open-Cut Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 5

Following Complaints from the Ravensworth Parents and Citizens’ Association the water pumped from the open-cut mines…

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Coal Beard Projects in Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 10

The Engineer (Sir. H. M. Watson) reported on, the following coal Board projects at a meeting of Cessnock Counell on Tuesday-night:-…

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