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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Mine Out Over Roach Cooling Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

Three collieries were idle on South Maitland coalfield today —Aberdare Central, Stanford Main No. 2and M[?]…

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Muswellbrook Miners. Want to End Weekly Stoppage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

By 41 votes to 29, Muswellbrook miners on Tuesday rejected the Central Miners' Council's resolution to continue the one-day stoppage in…

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Big Building Project For Town 176 Prefabricated Homes Housing for Mine and Railway Workers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

The Housing Commission is preparing for the immediate erection of 176 imported prefabricated homes at Muswellbrook. The…

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Government and Mining Crisis Council Supports Protest. Dislocation of Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

"I think the State Government should be congratulated on the manner in which it is supporting, by its inactivity, the activities of the…

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Coalmners and Wharflaborers Stop Work. Protest Against Gaoling of Roach. Coal. Loss for Week: 98,000 Tons. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

The gaoling of Edward Roach, assistant secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation, to-day resulted in a fresh wave of stoppages on the…

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Coal Hold-Up To-Morrow

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

Haulage of the State’s best gas coal supplies from the South Maitland field will be held up to-morrow because of decision of…

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Coal Board Cup Singleton Lose To Gunnedah

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

Singleton cricket team playing in the Coal Board Cup competition, were defeated by 90 runs when they met Gunnedah…

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Limit on Schuman Plan Coal Needs British Opposition to U.S.-French Formula NEWYORK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

Britain would disapprove the latest United States and German formula for attaining quick agreement on the Schuman plan, said Far[?]worth Fowls in a special dispatch from Frankfurt to the New York Times on Saturday…

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Miners’ Day for Strike Changed Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 3

The Miners’ Federation Central Council to-day recommended the northern miners to hold their weekly one day strike next…

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One Idle Mine at Maitland Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

There-Is only one colliery idle on the South Maitland coalfield today and that Is Richmond Main, where there is a domestic…

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Injured by Fall of Coal Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

Arthur Hill, 64, of David-street. C[?], a miner employed at Eli[?] colliery, received sevare [?] wonnd to [?]…

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South Maitland Idle Mines CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 3

All northern mines are idle to-day are on the south Maitland [?]field They are Maitland Main…

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Proposal to Settle Mine Dispute Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

Though miners’ officials are silent on the outcome of to-morrow’s meeting of the central council, the general feeling is…

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Gold Coins for Aged Woman Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 1

A. trust account will be opened for semi-blind 47-years-old Mrs Elisabeth Mary Wesley, of Glen innes , who has been…

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Hunter River Cricket: Hunter River Plays CoalBoard Trophy Final At Cessnock On

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

Hunter River will play Gunnedah in the final of the Board Trophy competition at Cessnock on Sunday. Gunnedah won the right to play Hunter River in the final by defeating both Upper Hunter and Singleton in the…

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Mine Employee Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 8

Arthur Hill, 54, mine employee, of David-street, Cessnock, suffered a lacerated wound to his left leg when he…

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Pelaw Main Miners' Picnic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 7

Members of Pelaw Main Minors' Lodge held their annual picnic at Speers Point. During the day children were…

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Increasing Coal Output Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

With the opening of 10 new open-cut mines this year. In addition to extensions to several mines, it was placed to raise…

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Indian Coal for Britain London

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Caedi[?] dockers smiled wryly yesterday as they lorded one ship with Weich coal for foresight ports, and then unfolded another…

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The Value Of Gold Friday, March 9, 1961

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

CENTENARY of the discovery of gold in New South Wales, celebrated this week near Orange, put in the spotlight for a moment an industry with a romantic background but a problematical future…

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