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Mining & the mines, 1951

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Coal Board Engineer Criticises Kearsley Council Maintenance of Colliery Access Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Councll's failure to reserve sufficient money from grant-in-aid funds for the maintenance of colliery access roads was criticised by the Newcastle District Engineer of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. Flowers) in a letter to Council on…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK,—Noel O’Hearn, 32, of Congewal;. a winch driver employed at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery received…

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Big Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Loss In production on the South Maitland coalfields to-day is heavy and exceeds 4000 tons…

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Coal Loss Through Strikes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 4

The secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors Association (Mr. R. W. Davie), swing evidence before Federal…

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More Coal Is Greatest National Need

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

Greater production of coal was our greatest national need, the Minister for National Development, Senator Spooner, told a Country Party-Liberal Party meeting in Singleton last…

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State Coal Mine At Liddell

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) said that a new State coal mine would be established at Liddell, 1[?]…

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Closing Of Millfield Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Millfield Miners’ Lodge met this morning to discuss the notices of dism[?]l which were issued to…

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Injured In Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

A miner employed at Kent colliery received severe contusions to the shoulders, back, and shock when…

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Miner Hurt By Falling Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

Falling coal, dislodged by a shot, struck a miner at Cw[?] colliery, north North-bury, yesterday afternoon…

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Electricity Supply for Coal Board

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 3

SINGLETON: At Singletom Municipal Council meeting last night, Maitland Cite, Council was granted…

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Production Of Higher Quality Coal Urged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 5

Curing last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council, Ald. J. V. Kennedy said the attention of all coal authorities, even the Joint Coal Board, appeared to be focussed on higher output, not on a good quality…

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New Coal Vending Machine Developed in U.s

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 1

A new coal vending machine has been developed in the United Stated where, an in Australia, coal is a major source of heating. The machine…

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State Coal Production

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 2

A report, issued, the Joint Coal Board, showed that up to Friday last, New South Wales miners had produced…

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Blue and Gold Ball

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 4

About 760 people attended, the Blue and Gold ball in the Maitland Town Hall. Proceeds were for the…

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New Coal Mine

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) said that a new coal mine would be pened at Liddell, 12 miles…

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State Coal Mine At Liddell

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) said that a new State coal mine would be established at Liddell, 16…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 5

All of the mines on the South Maitland field are at Work to-day…

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Miners "Won't Stay in Nissen Huts"

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY—The Commonwealth Government was going to bring out 175 migrant miner families for Cessnock,…

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Man's Death Followed Mine Accident Was Run Over By Skip

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

A shiftman, who was run over by a skip at Richmond Main colliery on August 15 died from shock and injuries to his left leg, the Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. Frazer) found after he had inquired into the man's death at the…

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Miners’ Protest Strike

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 September 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Hebburn No. 1 and Pelton collieries and the open-cut mine Caledon are idle on the South Maitland field…

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