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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Year’s Coal Production Was Down

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: New South Wales coal production so far this year is less than for the same time last year…

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Year's Coal Production Was Down

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

New South Wales coal production so far this year is less tha[?] for the same time last year. New South Wales miners…

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Melbourne’s Urgent Need For Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Premier McDonald is [?] to get coal to Melbourne by the week-end to save the gas supply of the city…

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Big Coal Loss on Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

The loss In production on South Maitland field to-day Is the largest for some time. It amounted to more than 4000 tons…

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Work at Mines Full Time for 36

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

At least 36 pits on the Northorn field worked full time of 10 days in the last fortnight. Details:—…

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Says Open-Cut Mines Are Short-Lived

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

Commenting on a statement made by Mr. Cochran, chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. J. Barrett, the northern miners'…

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Coal Board Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 5

With a view to finalising the Coal Board competition, a meeting of clubs concerned will be held at Branxton on Sunday…

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Gold Production Increases

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

Australian gold production for four months ended April 30 was 268,618cz fine, an increase of 8722oz, or 8.4 per cent,…

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Another Big Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: For the second day this week there was a heavy loss in production on the South Maitland coalfield…

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Coal Board Accounts Not Passed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Minister for National Development. (Senator W. H. Spooner) said in the Senate that the Commonwealth…

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Greta Asks For State Coal Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 4

Grata residents have asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) to develop a mine there…

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Skips Strike Mine Official

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

Runaway skips struck and badly injured the undermanager of Rathluba collery yesterday afternoon…

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Western Miners Stopped Work

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Western miners stopped work to-day as a protest against the closure of Glen Davis, but other workers in the…

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Further Coal Loss To-day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Production on the South Maitland coalfields was down by 2500 tons to-day. Aberdare Extended and…

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Record Coal Output Per Man Shift In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 2

Output of coal from United Kingdom deep mines In 1950 amounted to just over 204.-000,000 tons, about 1,500,000…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

CESSHOCK: All mines on the Maitland said are at work today with the exception of Maitland Main, where a seniority…

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N.s.w. Coal Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Estimated coal production in New South Wales for the week ended June 23 was— Cessnock, underground…

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Big Operations to Clear Coal Trains

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

Laden cool trains were cluttered up in all sidings along the South Maitland Railways coal lines as far out as Aberdare to-day, and this will mean full-time operations to-morrow to clear the backed-up traffic…

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Watersibers and Miners to Hear Dairymen's View

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Officials of the Waterside Workers' Federation are conferring with the representatives of the Primary…

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Hebburn No. 2. Colliery Bus Kurri-Weston Run to Resume

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 5

Representatives of Hebburn No. 2 Colliery employees met Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night in…

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