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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Old Indian Gold Coins (AAP-Reuter) KARACHI

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Four gold coins of the 17th Century Mogui emperors have been unaerthed ar Mogari, near Rajkot, in Western India…

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Fadden’s Warning Miners’ Leaders Will be Dealt With By Law

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fadden, has issued a definite waring to the coal miners that if they persist in the threatened one-day-a-week, strike their three feeding officials will be dealt with…

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To-Day's World News Action Against Miners' Eaders Likely. Broken 1949 Undertaking to Court. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

While miners' leaders in Sydney to-day were discussing plans for stopping work, Cabinet Ministers met to consider the new gas and electricity…

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Penalties For Miners

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

If decision It reached to apply Motions of the Coal Industry [?] heavy penalties are provided. The Acting Prime Minister…

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Fadden’s Orders on Miners’ Decision Mines To Be Tied Up On Monday CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

Acting Prime Minister Fadden last night issued instructions for legal action against leaders of the Miners’ Federation, which yesterday accided to stop work for 24 hours next Monday and each subsequent Monday…

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Australia’s Gold Production

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

Production of gold in Australia for the 11 months ended November, 1950, was 787,206oz fine, or 29,054oz less than the production…

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Appeal to Abandon Strike Plan Summonses Expected For Three Miners’ Leaders SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

The Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U. and N.S.W. Labour Council Officials to-ay urged miners to abandon plans for 24 hour stoppages next Monday. Representatives of the A.C.T.U. and Labour Council…

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Miners’ Response To More Coal Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 6

Miners at a boat 700 pits out of a possible [?] in the United Kingdom have been [?] the voluntary Saturday shift in response…

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Volunteer Miners

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

Miners at about 700 pits out of a possible 835 in the U.K. have been working the voluntary Saturday shift in response…

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Miners' Dispute Army Units Are Mobilised for Move on Mines "Ready" Says Francis

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday – Special Army units have been ordered to be ready to move into the…

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Minesweeper Hit A. Mine WASHINGTON

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

Four personnel were killed four are missing, and seven are vounded in the loss of the American minesweeper Partridge off…

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Close Game For Coal Board Trophy

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 5

Hunter River still holds the Coal Board Cup, but it had a close and exciting game against Upper Hunter on Maitland Sports…

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Disputes at Two Collieries Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

Production on the South Maitland [?] is down 2000 tons today. The idle collieries are Hebburn…

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29½ Years' Service at Colliery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

Mr. Norman Preston won his last skip of coal on Friday last, when he resigned, owing to having reached the retiring age, after 29½ years'…

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Gold Smuggling Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

Two Australian airline pilots have been charged in the Chief Magistrate's Court at Bombay in connection with a…

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"Lust for Gold."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 5

The strange story of the fabulous Lost Dutchman gold mine, and its 20,000,000 dollar treasure over which many men…

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Summonses Served on Miners' Leaders

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

Summonses issued out of the Arbitration Court in Sydney yesterday charged three leaders of the Miners' Federation…

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Incentive Award a Swindle Fedfa Support for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

The Gallagher incentive award was a "blatant swindle" as on attempt to introduce an Incentive system into the coal-mining industry, the Cessnock sub-branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association declared last night…

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Symbols for Voting on Gold Coast Accra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

Gold Court natives voted with bird and animal symbols yesterday to elect candidates for the first parliament of Africans In…

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Colliery Accidents Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 3

Kevin Tranholme, 16, of Hallstreet, Cessnock, a clipper employed at Aberdare colliery, received an injury to his right…

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