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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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New Source Of Power For Coal Mining

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 6

Important research work has been initiated in Britain designed to use marsh [?] for generating power for coal mining. This gas,…

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Queensland Coal For Victoria

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—Victoria has agreed to take the whole of the output of black coal from Callide, Queensland, above the…

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Blue and Gold Ball

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Final arrangements for the Blue and Gold ball to be held to-morrow night, were made by committee at last night’s meeting…

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Coal Loss Of 1620 J. Tons To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Mon.—Less of Coal production on the South Maitland field today totalled 1620 tons with Pelaw Main…

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Coal Embedded In Miner’s Eye

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 2

A miner at Bloomfield colliery requested Ambulance attention yesterday when a place of coal became amended in his right…

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Coal Facts. Joint Coal Board Investigations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 1

"Coal Facts," published by the Joint Coal Board, states that the latest assessment of Australia's coal resources made a few years ago…

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Oil from Coal Plant at Laguna

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 3

The present Government was interested in oil from coal generation and were inquiring into the possibility of establishing the…

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Pedigrees of Recent Winners Fox Gold (2)

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 5

Fox Gold (half brother to Dollar and Discard), by Coronation Day (imp.), from Yateley (sister to Verberry and Grand Escape,…

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Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs—The Joint Coal Board said New South Wales miners had won 8,305,391 tons of coal this year, compared…

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Council Seeks Grant From Coal Board

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Thurs.— The ease for Joint Coal Board aid in financing part of the cost of erecting clubhouses and other…

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Miners’ Representative On Coal Authority

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 4

Mr. G. Thorn has been elected employees’ representative on the State Coal Mines Authority. Resignation of Mr. J. Parkin…

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Landslide Traps 130 Men As Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sept 8.—More than 1[?]0 men are believed to have been trapped after a landslide in the underground workings of…

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Another Big Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Friday. — There was a heavy loss of production on the Maitland field to-day. Six pits are idle with an aggregate…

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Much Coal Available in Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Callide Valley, Queensland, could supply enough coal to meet all shortages i[?] the Commonwealth…

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130 Men Trapped in Mine London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

Grim-faced women and children are standing by as rescue squads battle to reach men trapped alter a landslide in the underground workings of a…

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A Call to Mine Pensioners (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

Sir,—If retired mine pensioners are interested in the proposed pension increases, and other matters appertaining to their welfare, they…

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Baby Health Centre Nears Completion Report on Coal Board Projects

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

The Baby Health Centre was practically completed, the Engineer (Mr. H. M. Watson) said in a report oni Coal Board projects to Cessnock…

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Coal Board Games on Sunday Good Programme at Show Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 7

Junior League followers will be well catered for at the Cessnock Showground on Sunday afternoon when the Joint Coat Board…

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Most of Miners Are Now Out

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sept. 9.—The majority of the 128 men trapped in the Knockshinnock Castle colliery at New Cumnock, Ayrshire, have…

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Three Mines Idle To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Monday.—Owing to the idleness of three large collieries on the South Maitland field there was a loss in…

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