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Mining & the mines, 1951

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Had Matches in in Mine Three Fined at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

Three mineworkers, who were charged at Cessnock Court this morning with having had matches in their…

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Call-up of Youths in Coal Industry Would Be Tragedy, Says Mr. Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

The calling-up of youths in the cool Industry would be a tragedy, in view of the expansion of industry generally…

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Big Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

[?]SNOK: Several Iarge collieries are idle on the South Maitland coalfield to-day, resulting in the greatest loss In…

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Coal Blamed for Less Gas

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

Low quality coal tad caused a telling off in the gas made per shift, the manager, of Maitland City Council’s East Maitland…

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Coal Board Requests Hold Up Rural Electricity Plan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: At Singleton Municipal Council meeting lost night the Mayor. (Ald. A. J. Dorsman) said be was becoming…

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Council Seeks Coal Board Labour for Electricity Exrension

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

The Municipal Council will ask the Coal Board for labour to assist in extending power to the coal fields so that the Council staff will be free to concentrate on rural extensions…

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All Mines Worked

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: All mines on the South Maitland coalfield are at work to-day. It is some time [?] all mines have been in…

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Mine Fatality

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

MAITLAND.—The Maitland Deputy Coroner (Mr. V. R. Jenkins) who returned a verdict of accidental death at an…

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Coal Loss On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 5

Production on South Maitland coalfields to-day is down by 3000 tons. Abermain No. 1 and 3 are…

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Idie Mines On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The loss In production on the South Maitland coalfields to-day is 2200 tons. Cessn[?]ok No. 1 collery is Idle…

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Mine Disputes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: There is a loss in production of 1200 tons on the South Maitland coalfield to-day…

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Two Struck by Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

When he was struck by a piece of coal at Maltland Main colliery this morning, Albert Locock, 16, a sidler, of…

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Opening Of Mine In Greta

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of Greta Progress Association resignations were received from Messrs. N. Fitzsimons,…

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Muswellbrook Coal Company Ltd. Electricity. Important Announcement to Consumers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

The load on the Company's electricity generating station has increased by 30 per cent, during the past year. The increase has been…

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No Explosives; Miners Lose Jobs

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The president of the Northern Miners’ Federation (Mr G. Neilly) said last night he had been informed that a number…

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Maitlanders Do Gold Fossicking

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 2

Several young Maitland men are prospecting for gold—as a sideline—each week-end at Barrington Tops…

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Conference Called On Electricity Charges Better Coal Answer to Crude Oil-engineer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 2

Vice-chairman of the electricity committee (Ald. J. V. Kennedy) and the electrical engineer-manager (Mr. E. W. Throncroft) will represent Maitland City Council interests at a conference to be held on Thursday of next week for the…

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Coal Dump Smouldering At Newdell Mine

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

Drag line dozers and trucks are being used to dump clay over a heap of thousands of tons of top coal which had begun to smoulder at Newdell col-v liery…

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Miners Given Week's Notice

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 5

Because of a shortage of explosives miners at Millfield Greta and Ayrfied No. 3 collieries received a week's notice on…

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Mining Disputes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Stanford Main No. [?] will lose about 200 tons [?] of a dispute with a [?] [?] of the men. A pit-top…

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