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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

745 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 38

No Coal Mine In Town Street

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

An application by Lambton Central [?] Pty. Ltd. for permission to establish a coal mine at the end of March-[?]…

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Miners’ Escape

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Four miners at Aberdare Extended Colliery, yesterday rescued a fellow workman, caught by a fall of stone with…

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Retired Miners Protest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Northern Retired Mineworkers' Delegate Board was held at Federation House, Newcastle,…

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All Mines Worked

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: [?] Collery, which was idle yesterday, returned work this morning There are no idle [?]…

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Miners Share Lottery Prize

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

—KURRI KURRI: Third price in today’s special lottery, ticket at No, 26084, was won by two mine workers at Pataw Main colliery…

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Work at Mines Full Time for 22

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

Full time of nine days was worked by 22 mines in the Northern district for the past fortnight. The King's…

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Mining Unions to Meet To Discuss Stand on Challenge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

A meeting of unions with members engaged in the coalmining Industry will be held this week to confer on their…

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Miners Miss Their Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: About 1100 miners at five South Coast coal mines are not working to-day as a protest against the shortage of butter…

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Killed Ducks’ and Found Gold

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.): FARMER E. Mason of Canvastown, once a thriving gold rush town in Marlborough Province, killed…

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Mine Dispute Over Holiday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Pelaw Main Colliery and Cessnock No. 2 open cut mine are idle to-day, resulting in a loss on the South Maitland…

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Mining Act Examinations

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

At the examination for [?] cates of competency as manager and under manager under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, held…

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Open-Cuts Not Solution To Coal Problem

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 2

Commenting on a statement made earlier this week by MY chairmen of the Joint Cool Board Mr. J. Barrett the northern miners check inspector said last night that open-cut mines on the South Maitland field had…

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Coal Mines’ Loss

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON : Britain’s nationalised coal mines earned a surpins of only £980,000 sterling for the first three months of this year, as…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: All mines on the-South Maitland coalfield are at work to-day with the exception of the Caledon…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: George Mcholls, [?] of Wast Cessnock, a miner played at Aberdare colliery [?]iyaed a severely lacerated…

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Struck by Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 5

John Stevenson, 47, a miner, of Sheddon-street, Cessnock, had a finger of his right hand severed when, he was struck…

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Killed by Coal Trucks

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

A motorist died shortly after he was admitted to the Royal Newcastle Hospital from injuries injured received when his…

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Fully Subscribed. Coal Company's New Issue

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Muswellbrook Coal Co's. new issue of £75,000 has been fully subscribed. Applications closed…

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Mine Surveyors

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 3

At the examination for certain of competency as mine surveyors under the Coal Mined Regulation Act, conducted at the…

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Rich New Coal Find in Britain

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

A new coalfield capable of producing a million tons a year for at least 50 years has been found in South Wales. It is at Sylea, in Britain's most…

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