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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Ambulance Approach to Coal Board

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

Maitland District Ambulance Service directorate decided last night to approach the Joint Coal Board with a request for…

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Ancient Queen Wore Gloves of Pure Gold

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

CAIRO, April 21.—Gloves of pure gold were found on the mummified body of a woman—dead 2500 years—which was found…

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Mining Warden's Court. Hearings-stood Over

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

Mr. James Duncan, Metropolitan Mining Warden, yesterday heard several applications for authority to enter to prospect for coal. Applicants…

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Miners Injured When Skips Run- Away Unusual Accident Near Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

When a safety rope became caught in a check rail, and snapped at the Pacific Colliery on Tuesday, skips being ridden by miners going to work, were uncoupled and crashed down an incilne…

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Joint Coal Board Grants -New Scale Revealed Singleton Municipality Has Larger Share Mayor Expresses Pleasure at Meeting Last Night

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

It was disclosed at the Singleton Municipal Council meeting last night, the Joint Coal Board has made fresh allocations for the Grant-in-Aid for the Singleton Municipality and the Patrick Plains…

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Coal Board Grants to Councils

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Sat. — The Joint Coal Board advised the Singleton Municipal Council that grant-in-aid payments in respect of…

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All Mines Working

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK. Monday. — All mines on the South Maitland field worked to-day. It is expected that all mines…

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Estimated Coal Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 1

Estimated coal production in New South Wales for the week ended May 15 was — Cessnock, underground 67,740 tons,…

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First Aid Should Be Taught in Schools Mine Manager's Opinon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 1

First aid work was a vital necessity to any community, and should be part of the curriculum of every public school, the Manager of Richmond Main Colliery (Mr. J. Pryor) said at the annual social and presentation of awards of the Kurri…

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New Coal Board Chairman Announcement Expected

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

The Federal Government is is expected next week to appoint a new chairman of the Joint Coal Board to succeed Mr…

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Reported Sale of Mining Interests

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, April 26.— Britain’s Communist newspaper, the “Daily Worker,” today splashed on its front page an alleged…

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New Open Cut Mine at Liddell Proposed Scheme Announced

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Consideration will soon be given to opening an open-cut mine at Liddell, it was stated last night by the Director of State Coal Mines, Mr. Baddeley, Commenting this morning, a spokesman of the…

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Permits for Coal Search

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK, Thurs.-Mr. James Duncan, Metropolitan [?] for authority to enter…

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New Open Cut Mine Promising Liddell Could Produce Ten Million Tons

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Tests at the new open cut mine at Liddell indicate that 10,000,000 tons of coal could be won there in the next 50 years. It will be a State-owned mine…

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Mines Idle As Protest Ventilated New Law Will Be Severe Blow To Communists

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — About 150 union delegates, many of them Communists, left Sydney for Canberra in a convoy of can this morning to take part in three State demonstrations against the proposed anti-Communist Bill…

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Open-cut Coal Mine Expansion British Firms Interest

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Fuel (Senator McLeay) will confer next week with the Joint Coal Board on an offer by a big…

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All Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Friday. — All mines on toe South Maitland coalfield are at work today. Of the four working days this week…

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Neath Deputation to Coal Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 7

Residents of Neath formed a deputation to the Joint Coal Board on April 24 in connection with the Community Centre end playground at…

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Coal Board Grants for Public Halls

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, 'Friday. — The Joint Coal Board advised Patrick Plains Shire Council that grant-in-aid moneys could not be spent…

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First-Aid Part of School Work Manager of Colliery Suggestion

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

First aid work was a vital necessity to any community, and should be part of the curriculum of every public school,…

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