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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Eight Days for 29 Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

The Anniversary week-end holiday and the day-a-week stoppage interrupted work at the mines in the past fortnight…

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Mine Depurity K[?] [?]

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

The body of [?] about 60, mine[?] near so[?] cake [?]…

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Review of Coal Award Urged SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

“If the parties to to-morrow’s coal talks would john with the miners in an application to the Coal industry [?] for a…

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"Dispute Could Be Settled" —Says Miners' Leader

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— "If the parties to to-morrow's coal talks would join with the miners in an application to the…

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Three Big Mines Idle To-day Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Three large collectors on the South Maitland field are idle to-day These are Elrngton, which has…

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Victoria’s Coal Plight Is Acute MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

The-premier of Victoria (Mr. McDonald).,said to-day that Victoria’s coal position was ns alarmlog that a special Cabinet…

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Owners Boycott Coal Talks SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 5

Coal owners boycotted the coal conference In Sydney to-day and dashed the hopes of an early settlement of the miners’ dispute…

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Council to Pay £3/3/- for Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

Maitland City Council has been advised by Caledonian Collieries Ltd. that the price of coal has been Increased from January 16…

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Fire in Abermain Colliery Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

Abermain No 2 collery was unable to work today b[?] of a fire in No 2 west south [?] The heating took places with a…

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Jap. Sea Mines

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

The Japanese Maritime Safety Board yesterday sent three minesweepers to the Sea of Japan to clear mines reported…

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Maitland Gold Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 6

The competition for Saturday will be a stableford event over 18 holes. Players should check with the starter’s board before…

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No Moves in Coal Dispute Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

Mine owners’ refusal to attend tend the coal conference in Sydney yesterday had complicated moves for a settlement of the…

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No Coal Under Quarry, Says Cr

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 7

Cr. Gleghorn expressed the opinion at a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night that there was no coal…

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Coal Subsidy Promised Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr, [?] announced that the common wealth would [?] the use of coal from the calllide field In [?]…

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Callide Coal Output May Be Increased Baisbane

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 1

The coal output from the Callide field could be increased to 3000 tons a day with extra machinery, the Minister for Mines…

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Gold Shipment Seizedby Customs (Australian Associated Press) New York

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 1

Customs ’officials 30515. of gold during an attempt to smuggle It on board the Queen Elizabeth Yesterday…

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Gold Prospecting

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

Students of Roughit School were recently afforded an opportunity of enjoying an interesting lecture on gold…

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South Maitland Mine Disputes CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

The idle collieries on the South Maitland field today are Elrington, Millfield, and the Ca[?] open cut…

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Axle Snaps; Coal Lorry Overturns

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 2

Maitland Ambulance conveyed two men to W[?]send Hospital after a coal lorry, with an eight tons load, overturned when its…

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Coal Talks Adjourned To To-morrow SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

To-day’s meeting between the ACTU emergency committee and teh Miners’ Federation has been postponed until tomorrow. The…

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