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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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High Coal Output Is in Sight

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: With little more then two months to go, New South Wales min[?] are expected to set a new coal…

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Loss Of Coal For To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: There is a loss in production of about 2000 tons on the South Maitland Coalfields, due to the Idleness…

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Colliery Fire Controlled

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: At 1 o’clock this afternoon the position at Aberdare Extended colliery, where an estimated 1,000,000…

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Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: production is down on the south Maitland cosl[?]elds by about 4000 tons. Aberdare Extended is Idle…

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Paxton Retired Miners' Social

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 2

About 70 people, including representatives of the different branches of the mining industry and old aged pensioners…

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Red Influence on Miners' Board (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 8

Sir,—As your correspondent on Tuesday states, there should be no further doubt about the Communist influence on the…

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Crushing of Seals at Aber[?] Ent[?] May Cause Tremendous Coal Loss

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 5

About 500 employees of Aberdare Extended Colliery were idle to-day because of the crushing of seals in an…

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Deputation on Behalf of Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) told a deputation that he could not promise a pep[?] increases of more than…

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BOWLS Singleton Wins Coal Board Trophy

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 4

At MusWellbrook on Sunday, the Upper Hunter four, Edmondson, James, Horder and Adnum, were defeated by the…

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To-day’s Big Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Coal production losses on the South Maitland field to-day are the greatest for some…

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Conference To Be Called On Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 4

CESSNOCK: Kearsley Shire Council will ask J. and A. Brown and Abermain Collieries Ltd. to arrange a second conference on the extraction of pillar coal under the township of Pel[?]w Main…

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To-day’s Loss of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Several large collieries are Idle on the South Maitland fields to-day, involving a loan of…

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Coal Loss Was Big Again To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: More than 5000 tons of coal were lost on South Maitland field today through the idleness of a…

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Miners' Officials Meet Minister Want Report Put Into Effect

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Mines Mr. Arthur was asked by Miners' Federation officials on Wednesday to put the South…

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Proposal to Extract Pillar Coal Under Pelaw Main Council Seeks Further Conference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

Following a report of the conference in connection with the J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Collies Ltd. proposal for the extraction of pilar coal under the township of Pelaw Main, Kearsley Shire Council decided on Tuesday…

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Three Million Tons Loss Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Three [?] tons of gas coal will be lost at Aberdare Extended colliery because of an order to [?] off…

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Another Heavy Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The aggregate l[?] in [?] production to-day is [?] vary heavy, amount [?] mare than 5000 tons on…

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Colliery Resumes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Aberdare Extended colliery resumed work this morning, following assurance to the…

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1750 Tons Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The production loss on the South Maitland field to-day is 1750 tons. Cessnock No. 1 colliery…

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Record Coal Figures Are Likely

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners on the Northern fields would break the record for coal production this year, Mr. Simpson (Lab.,…

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