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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Big Reductions in Prices of Open-cut Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

Substantial reductions are to be made in the prices of open-cut coal by the New South Wales Mining Co., a…

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Four Buried in Coal Fall at Central None Seriously Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Four men had remarkable escapes from serious injury when they were caught in a rather…

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Three Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Cessnock No. 1 colliery and Neath open-cut were unable to work to-day because of the shortage of…

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Singleton Gas Coal Deposits May Save Newcastle Coal Trade

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 6

The full development of the new gas coal deposits in the Singleton area, plus stowage and…

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Miners' Central Executive Election (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 10

Sir,—According to press reports, Labor politician's intend to address members of the Miners' Federation at Cessnock…

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Palace Gold Theft Foiled By Scotland Yard

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 8

LONDON.—Scotland Yard detectives have foiled a plot to steal priceless gold and silver from the Gold Room…

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Electric Power on 1½ Ton Coal Basis Atomic Energy Research

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 8

Britain and U.S.A. are pioneering atomic, energy research into producing electric power as cheaply as if…

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Blue and Gold Fair Orchid Sprays

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 4

The blue and gold colour scheme of stall decorations, presentation posies and the orchid shoulder sprays were…

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All Mines Work

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: All of the collieries are at work on the South Maitland coalfields to-day…

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Miners' Elections To-morrow A.L.P. ACTIVE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 5

Circulars and voting papers have been issued by the A.L.P., urging miners at the annual elections for the Miners'…

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Two Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Bellbird colliery was idle to-day over a domestic dispute, and will lose about 1500 tons…

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Glendonbrook Mine To Close

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Glendonbrook mine will close in three weeks’ time when about 60 men will be dismissed…

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C.W.A. Blue And Gold Fair Opened by Group President Five Million Women

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 4

When officially opening the Blue and Gold Fair held in the James Theatre on Thursday, Mrs. Rella Keene, Hunter River Group President said the world membership was estimated…

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Colliery Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Arthur Ingle, 29, of Mount View Road, Cessnock, a wheeler employed at Maitland colliery injured his…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The only [?] on South Maitland field to-day is Cessnock No. 1. whore a dispute exists between…

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Coal Mines to Close in Singleton Area Company Manager Tells Of Sales Fall-off

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 5

SINGLETON: The New South Wales Mining Company to-day began dismissing staff and personnel from its establishments in Branxton and Singleton. The 26 men who received notice to-day will finish work on November 14, Further retrenchments are expected to follow, as the company gradually…

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New South Wales Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 3

Coal production in New Wales South Wales this year to October 25 has been estimated by the Joint Coal Board at…

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Minister Against Coal Plan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Arthur), replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, said that a…

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Coal Loading Plant To Close

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 4

The coal loading plant owned and controlled by the N.S.W. Coal Mining Company, adjacent to Branxton railway…

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"Farmers Should Save Soil Like Gold"

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 8

"No one can be a good husbandman unless he is interested in his soil and conserves it as if it were gold itself." This statement was made recently to the State Conference of the Agricultural Bureau of New South…

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