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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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All Mines Worked To-day

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday — No N.S.W. coal mines were idle today, the first working day since miners returned from…

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Miners Killed In Explosion

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

STELLARTON (Nove Scotia): An explosion ripped through the [?] coal mine here yesterday killing…

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All Maitland Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: All mines an the South Maitland field were at work to-day. The only idle colliery in…

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Big Coal Target Set This Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

If New South Wales coalminers net themselves the objective, they could improve considerably on last year's…

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Mine Explosion in Canada. Eleven Bodies Recovered. Stellarton (Novia Scotia), [Tuesday]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 2

An explosion wipped through the McGregor coal mine here yesterday, killing 16 to 19 miners. Rescue chews have recovered 11…

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Miners’ Strike on Blackouts

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE: Seven small collieries en the northern coalfields are Idle to-day in protest against miners being…

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A Mining Pioneer William Towns

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

We have come across a clipping from an early publication, probably the Town and Country Journal, which shows a photograph…

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N.S.W. Mining Company Pty. Limited Northern District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

APPLICATIONS are invited for the Positions of Drillers, in the Singleton area. Applicants should state in…

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Dairy Farmers Meet Muswellbrook Coal Company Officials At Aberdeen Explanations Asked For Power Black-outs Mr. Hill Puts Company's Case

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

A representative meeting of over forty dairy farmers and members of the Aberdeen P.P.U, branch met officers of the Muswellbrook Coal Company, Ltd.,…

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Accidents ln Cessnock Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: William Moody. 21, of Margaret-street, , Cessnock, a miner employed at Bellbird colliery, had the…

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Year’s First Mine Stoppage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

The first stoppage of the year on the South Maitland coalfields occurred to-day at Richmond Main colliery,…

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Competition Game Deferred for Coal Board Fixture Decision Of Board Not Favoured By Many Players

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 7

Action by the Board of Control of Hunter River Cricket in deferring the first matches set down for January 26 has not been favoured by many players…

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B.H.P. Gold Mining Lease

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 4

KALGOOLIE: Broken Hill Property, Ltd. has pegged three gold-mining leases at Higginsville, 90 miles south of…

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Miners' Peace Inference

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday to call a conference of mineral lodge representatives…

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Fire in Coal Truck

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

A small quality of coal was burnt in a fire which broke out in a coal truck of a train travelling to…

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Big Coal Loss To-day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The loss in production on the South Maitland field, to-day amounts to 13,050 tons…

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Coal Board To Sell Property

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board will sell Fraser House Bridge-street, Sydney. The board bought the…

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Coal Board to Sell Offices

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

A spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said yesterday that the Board would sell by public auction, Frazer House in Bridge…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Stanford Main No 2 was the only mine idle on–the–south–Maitland field to–day…

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Two Miners Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 1

CESSNOCK: James Thomosod, 30, of [?] Cessnock, nock, a wheeler, employed at Bellbird Colliers, had the first…

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