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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Injuries to Miner’s Head

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Stanley Harrison, 26 of Subiaco-avenue Cessnock, a miner, at Bellbird colliery, suffered…

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Board Replies on Coal Plant

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY — Senator Spooner yesterday released a reply to charges by Senator Arnold' on use of Joint…

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Big Coal Lobs On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

CESSNOCK: With six mines idle on the South Maitland field to-day, the 6,660 tons loss in production Is the highest…

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Many Collieries Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

Most, collieries on the South Maitland field were idle today. The stoppages were in protest against the employers'…

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14,000 Tons Coal Loss To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: There Is a Joss in production of more then 14,000 tons on the South Maitland coalfield to-day…

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Employers Apply For Longer Hours And Lower Basic Wage Miners Hold Pit-top Meetings Of Protest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners throughout Australia held pit-top meeting to-day as six Arbitration Court judges began hearing one of the nation’s most viral cases of recent times…

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Coal Board Chairman Switches On Power To New Conveyor Belt At Liddel Mine

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

The Chairman of the Joint Goal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochian yesterday officially switched on the power to a conveyor belt at the Liddell Colliery which completed the full mechanisation of the mine. Liddell is now the only colliery on the northern fields which is fully…

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Congratulations to Mine Manager

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Hewitt, of Singleton who is the manager at the Liddell Colliery, is to be congratulated on the…

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Coal Up in U.k

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1952 · page 1

The total labour force of the U.K. coal industry continues to rise. A further weekly increase of 500 brings…

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Communist Gold Mine Raided

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

MEW YORK: Allied bombers on Tuesday night [?] a Communist gold mine and are [?] plant in…

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Mechanism At Liddell Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Mr. O’Arcy Rose MLA said yesterday that he believed there was no other perk of New about…

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United Kingdom Coal Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 6

The total labour force of the U.K coal Industry continues to rise. A further weekly in crease of 600 brings the total…

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Coal Loss of 4000 Tons

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: There is a loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day of more than 4000 tons…

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Idle Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Aberdare North tunnel and Maitland Main Were only party Manned to-day because of a…

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Power to New Conveyor Belt at Liddell Mine Switched On by Coal Board Chairman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, officially switched-on the power to a conveyor belt at the Liddell Colliery which completed the full mechanisation of the mine last Tuesday…

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No Transport Grant for Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

No Commonwealth funds are available for a scheme to subsidise transport costs of miners, the Minuter for Transport (Mr…

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No Grant For Miners' Fares

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

No Commonwealth funds are available for a scheme to subsidise transport costs of miners…

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Migrant Miners in "Iron Tanks" at Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA.— British migrant mineworkers were living in "exaggerated iron tanks" in the Cessnock…

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British Miners Pay Rent of £1 Action Follows Lodge's Suggestion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

As a result of a suggestion by Aberdare Miners' Lodge, British migrants, at the Commonwealth Cottages at West…

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Miners May Quit W.F.T.U. Victory For Right Wing Groups

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY—The Miners' Federation may cancel its affiliation with the World Federation, of…

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