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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Miner’s Thigh Fractured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: Raymond Whitehead, 39 of Dikera-avenue, valentine, a miner employed at the Waratah…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

For the first tune for a considerable period, there are no industrial dispute on the South Maitland field…

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Joint Coal Board Order For 200 Homes Mayor Tells of New Project

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. G. S. Adams) reported to Wednesday's meeting of the council that during the course of an interview with Mr…

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Coal Shipments

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 3

Coal shipments from New-castle to interstate poris and Sydney this week ware the highest for several weeks. A…

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Coal Company’s Profit

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 2

Net profit of Mc[?]brook Coal Co. Ltd. [?] the poor ended just 10, [?] by £12,000 to [?]…

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Aged Johnny Zero Wins Gold Cup

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY. Last with three furlongs to go, Johnny Zero went around the outside of all his rivals to take City Tattersall’s Jubilee Gold Cup at Randwick this afternoon…

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Western Miners Resume Work

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. —Of the 35 mines in western New South Wales 24 resumed work to-day despite pit top…

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Only One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Bellbird collery is the only Idle mine on the Sooth Maitland field today…

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Majority of Mines Worked

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Twenty-four of the 15 [?]nes in western New South Wales, worked to-day. [?] pit-top meetings which…

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Giant Machine to Win Coal

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 1

An excavator which will have a working weight of 575 tons is being brought from America to work a new…

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Slot Machine To Sell Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 6

A new coal-vending machine has been developed in the United States, where coal is a major source of…

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Miners Killed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK: At least nine men were killed to a coal nine gas exploded at Morgantown, West V[?]la,…

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"King Solomon's Mines."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 4

"King Solomon's Mines," H. Riper Haggard's spell-binding novel of a white woman who penetrates Darkest Africa in…

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[?] Tons Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: There are three idle collieries on the South Maitland field to-day, their combined output…

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German Firm to Mine Coal

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 6

A German-Australian firm will begin mining 11-million tons of coal from an open cut at Pike's Gully, near Singleton, next…

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Retaliation Strike Throws Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Maitland Main colliery was thrown Idle today as a result of a retaliation strike…

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Colliery Robbery Case Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 3

KURRI: Norbert Kelly, 27, was charged at Kuril Police court to-day with that, fm October 12, he did…

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Mines Stayed Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: While there are no new disp[?] on the there st[?] rem[?] idle four col[?]t[?] which were idle…

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Excise on Coal Advocated

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: General president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Williams) yesterday urged an excise of 5/ a…

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Gold Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 5

Next Saturday is the big day! It is the day of the President v. Secretary teams' match, to be followed by the club dinner and…

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