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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Coal Board Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 5

Hunter River team to play Singleton in the Coal Board knock-out cricket competition on Robins oval on…

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Homes For Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: Thirty-six of the dwellings being erected by the N.S.W. Housing Commission in Singleton…

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Miners in Support of Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Eight northern coalfield mines were idle to-day in support of a dispute at Stockington No. 2, where…

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Dearer Coal Means Higher Coke Price

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

Because if further increases in the cost of coal, consumers of coke from the Maitland City Council’s gas…

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Electricity to State Coal Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 4

SINGLETON: Singleton Municipal Council will supply the Liddell State coal mine with an 11 k.v. power supply…

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Mine Workers Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 4

CESSNOCK: William Wilmolt, 50, Mackay-street, Cessnock, a miner employed at Maitland Main Colliery, had…

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Miners Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

When he dropped a piece of coal his foot at Maitland Main colliery on Wednesday William Wilmott, 50, a miner…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 3

The only Idle mine on the South Maitland coalfield today Is Great Greta, which has dally output of 220 tons…

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Coal Board Competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 5

Hunter River team to play Singleton in the Coal Board knock-out cricket competition on Robins' oval on Sunday…

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Struck by Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 5

James Edwards, 33, a machine hand of Marlton Street, Cossnock, suffered a laceration to his right knee when he was…

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Miners' Auxiliary Reps At Convention

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Two delegates from the Cessnock Miners Women's Auxiliary attended the Miners' National Convention in Sydney…

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Resumption of Coal Lands Urged

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 8

The Miners' Federation National Convention yesterday decided to "insist" that the State Mines Department…

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Coal-bearing Land in N.s.w

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 4

The national convention of the Miners Federation carried a motion [?] that the Mines Department resume…

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Miners Duties At Hebburn

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Because a miner, who had been medically certified as only fit for light work, was not…

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Open-cut Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 1

CESSNOCK The production loss on the South Maitland field to-day 1s a little more than 1000 tons…

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Goa Iron Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 7

BOMBAY (Reuter): A party of Japanese technicians will shortly arrive in Goa, Portuguess settlement 800 miles…

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Five Mines Out

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: There are Ave collieries Idle on the South Maitland coalfield today, representing a loss at 1000 tons…

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Big Coal Business At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

BRANXTON: According to Mr. J. T. McDermott manager of the New South Wales Mining Company’s cool-loading station at Branxton, it is possible to handle a daily output of 1000 tons…

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Abermain Miners' [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 5

Messrs. J. McDade and W. Rorke are candidates in the ballot for Check Inspector at Abermain No 2 Miners Lodge…

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Struck by Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 5

When a piece of coal fell [?] he was boring a hole at Elrington Colliery this morning Tom Gilmore, 43 miner of…

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