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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Coal Truck Burns in Mine Smash

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 2

A man was lucky to escape death last night when a coal lorry crashed 30 feet over the side of Ravensworth No…

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Lightest Coal Loss of Week

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Only fresh dispute on the South Maitland coalfield to-day is at Stanford Main No. 2 colliery. The…

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Mine Pensioners Celebrate Ninth Anniversary at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

The ninth anniversary of the Kurri Kurri branch of the Retired Mine Pensioners' Association was celebrated…

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Third Member of Coal Board State Did Not Concur

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

The State Government had not concurred in the appointment of Professor H. D. Phillips as the third member of the…

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To-day’s Coal Loss Light

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: A section of Ellington Is idle to-day over a dispute arising out of a claim for promotion by a…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: William Calinghan, 21, of Cumberland-st., Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Aberdare Extended colliery,…

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1600 Tons Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Due to the Idleness of Aberman No. [?] and Elrington collieries the production loss on the South…

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Four Die in Mine Fall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK: Four men plunged 1800 feet to their death when they spilled from a passenger bucket as it…

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Firemen Walk Out at Power House Staff Maintains Electricity Supply. Colliery Idle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 1

When four firemen at the Muswellbrook Coal Co.'s power house went on strike yesterday, members of the…

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Certificates For Mine Electricians

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 4

At the examination for Certificates of Competency as mine electricians under the Coal [?] Regulation Act ,…

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Mine Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

When he was struck by a fall of coal at Bellbird Colliery on Wednesday, James Smith, 24, a miner, of Kenny Street…

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Retired Miners Support Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 5

At a meeting of the Paxton branch of the Retired Mine-workers' Association yesterday, it was decided to support…

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Two Mines Were Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Hepburn No. 1 and Hepburn No. 2 collieries, which have a combined output of 1500 tons, are the only idle…

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Sharp Gold Loss At Week-end

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Britain's loss of gold dollars was apparently sharply reduced during the week ended November 7. American weekly banking statistics show that…

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Electricity Rationing for Irrigation. Muswellbrook Coal Co. Ltd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

The delayed delivery and erection of generating plant and associated equipment, which, had it been delivered on time, would…

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Minister Warns on Gas Coal Loss Rationing May Become Permanent Feature

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Spasmodic gas rationing night become a permanent feature of the life at rams Australian capital cities because of the rate at which impartant coal reserves were being sealed off due to…

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Newcastle Coal Chief Dies at 64

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 2

Mr. James Connell, Local Coal Authority, and chairman of the Local Coal Reference Board, died on Tuesday, at the age of 64…

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Coal Board Competition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 4

Hunter River, holders of the Coal Board Cup, will meet Singleton in the first round of the knock-out…

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Alt Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: All mines on the South Maitland field are at work to-day…

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Coal Board Cricket Competition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

Hunter River, holders of the Coal Board Cup, will meet Singleton in the first competition on November 25…

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