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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Singleton Miners Against Strike But Northern Field Is In Fabour

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

By 42 votes to 11, Singleton miners yesterday rejected the plan for a weekly one-day stoppage as a protest against the Award announced by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) last…

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Miners’ Conditions Sabotaged by Strikes Mr. Gallagher’s Vain To The General President SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

Coal miners may loss the vital benefits of their award If they hold the threatened on-day-a-[?] This was indicated to-day by the Coal Industry [?] Mr. Gallagher, at the hearing of an application by [?] Coal…

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Miners Work On Saturday LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

The National Coal Board estimated 786 Pits are working a voluntary shift today, he highest the scheme began, test…

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Miners’ Decision Awaited Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden)will remain in Sydney to deal with the [?] should the Miners Control…

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Coal Lift Started Today 59 Lorries Taking Part

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

The coal lift from the Aberdare tunnel started this morning and it is expected that between seven…

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Big Coal Loss CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

There are [?] large [?] idle on the South Maitland coalfield today for various causes representing a lot of 4600 tons…

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Britain Short of Coal LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

Britsin, this year has burned one million tons more of coal than she had produced, and stocks are talling laster than…

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Challenge On Britain's Coal policy LONDON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

Mr. Winston Churchill's opposition has decided to challenge the government's coal policy in a debate in the commons to…

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Australia's Debt To The Gold Industry

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

Almost one hundred years ago—in 1851—payable deposits of gold were discovered in Australia. That event had a far-reaching effect on the future development of this continent…

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More Power Cuts Next Week? But Miners' Leaders "Nibbling"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—While the miners' leaders in Sydney today were discussing plans for stoppages, the State Cabinet…

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Colliery Proprietor Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

Norman Marhelne, 40, proprietor of Kent Colliery, was admitted to Mater Hospital, Waratah, this afternoon as the result and…

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Miners Issue Challenge Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

The Miners’ Central Council today challenged the Government by declaring it would counter any legal action taken against the…

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Mines Are Partly Manned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Thursday.— There is a loss to-day in production on the South Maitland, coalfield of 3300 tons…

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Develop the Gold Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Almost one hundred years ago—in 1831—payable gold deposits were discovered in Australia. That event had a far-reaching effect on…

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Miners To Have Weekly Strike SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Because the coal miners’ central council decided to implement the men’s decision to stage a strike for one day each week,…

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Miner Killed by Fall of Coal Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

A shiftman, while retempering in Aberdare colliery last night, was caught by a fall of coal and killed instantly…

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Strike Tactics Other Left-wing Unions Back Miners SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Communist-controlled unions planned to call nation-wide stoppage to support coal miners, security officers have warned the Federal Government. There unions, according to security officials, are…

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Cessnock Ol' King Coal

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Cessnock Chamber of Commerce is looking for King Coal. That's the competition they are in connection with the…

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Mineworker's Death in Coal Fall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

When he was caught in a fall of coal at Aberdare Colliery on Wednesday, John Williams, 54, married, of Waratah,…

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Coal Loss To-day Was Heavy CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Several collieries are idle on the South. Maitland coalfield today, resulting in a drop in production of 4000 tons…

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