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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Coal Trucks Damaging Road

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

Coal Board trucks were destroying the road between Warkworth bridge and Liddel, Cr. A. C. Marshall told the…

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Miner Jammed by Coal

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

Benjamin Yates 28,a miner of Neath-street, Pelaw Main severed a finger of his right hand when he was jammed by…

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Move to Avert Mine Closures

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Seven thousand cases of mining explosives will be unloaded from the freighter Mernoo next Monday and…

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Gold, Dollar Deficit in Sterling Area Chancellor’s Grim Report On Economic Position

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Hope that there, would be another meeting of the Commonwealth finance ministers before the end of the year or shortly afterwards, was expressed by Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Hugh Gaitskell) in his grim economic…

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Prospectors Find Gold At Barrington

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Maitland’s amateur prospectors again found gold during their second week-end visit to Barrington, Tops yesterday…

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Gold Found at Barrington Tops

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Gold has been discovered at Barrington Tops some 50 miles from Singleton. It was found by Mr. Colin…

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Delay in Increasing Pensions Miners' Delegates Indignant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 1

Indignation at the delay in increasing the pension was expressed by delegates at the monthly meeting of the…

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Claims Newdell Coal Loss "Exaggerated"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The "chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) claimed Yesterday that reports that thousands…

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Development Of Greta Coal Seam Costly

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) said last night millions of pounds would be needed and the best brains…

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Only One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: All m[?]es are at work on the South Maitland field to-day, with the exception of Aberdare, where a dispute…

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A Yrfield Miners Went Home

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

CESNOCK — Only fresh dispute on the South Maitland field to-day is at Ayrfield, where the men came home as n protest…

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Claims Newdell Coal Loss "Exaggerated"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

The chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) claimed on Tuesday that reports that thousands of tons of coal w[?]re being…

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Migrant Hostel for Kurri Will House British Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Mines and Immigration (Mr. J. G. Arthur) has advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A that the…

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Blasting at Open Cut Mine Company's Reply to Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

All possible steps were being taken to minimise the effects of blasting at the Cessnock No. 2 open cut…

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Coal Board Competition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 3

Maitlaod Rugby League Club his received forfeits from Singleton and Muswellbrook in the Coal Board games which were to…

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Gold at Barrington Tops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 1

An amateur prospector found three small gold nuggets at the week-end. He got the nuggets from one pan of dirt at Barrington Tops…

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Prospectors Find More Gold

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 3

The week-end gold prospectors from Maitland, who have been f[?]ing allurial gold at ba[?]logton tops, had their most…

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Coal Board Shield For Lady Bowlers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 6

The first round of the Coal Board shield for ladles’ champion rinks will be played on Maitland on Tuesday afternoon…

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Seeks Public Inquiry Into Coal Dump Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

The Miners' Federation is demanding a public inquiry into the loss of coal by fire in a dump at a Ravensworth open…

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Disputes At Two Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The only Idle colleries in the north to-day are Pelton and Aberdare At Pelton colliery there is a…

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