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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Big Coal Loss To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The estimated coal loan in N.S.W. to-day is 30,000 tons. The loss has been caused…

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Thirty-five trapped in Mexican mine ANGANGUEO, Mexico

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 2

Hundreds of Indians knelt in prayer at the mouth of the explosionshattered Angnngueo silver…

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Board Warning To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 4

The chairman of the Joint Goal Board (Mr. S. T. Coch, ran) 'has warned miners that, If strikes persisted and restricted…

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Another Heavy Coal Loss

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

CKSSNOCK: There is a very heavy loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day. It exceeds more than…

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Build-up of Coal Prevented

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: one companies Will be prevented from building up big winter reserves, because of e sharp drop In…

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U.K. Coal Exports

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

United Kingdom exports of coal in the first quarter of the year at 3.18 million tons were about 1,000,000…

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Another Big Loss of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Eighteen coal mines are late in NSW to-day causing a loss of about 8000 bose of coal…

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Miners Will Lose Goodwill By Strikes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

Speaking at Maitland Town Hall last night, Senator W. H. Spooner, Minister for national Development, told…

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Cessnock Coal Losses Threatens Gas Supply Gov't may have to reconsider policy on open-cut mining

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

Recurring stoppages at gas coal mines on the Cessnock field—many in support of John Darling miners' lodge—in recent Weeks have caused colliers to wait up to a week to complete cargoes. Stoppages at 36 mines over the John Darling dispute caused a…

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Farewell To Member Of Colliery Staff

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: The staff of Howard Smith Ltd and Caledonian Collieries Ltd. yesterday farewelled Mr. R. M…

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Gold Bars Worth £10,000 Salvaged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 5

A British salvage ship yesterday arrived in Auckland with two bars of gold from the wreck of the liner, Niagara…

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No Free Treatment for Mine Pensioners. Report To Hospital Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

The Federal Minister for Health would not agree to retired mineworker pensioners being given free public ward treatment, the Secretary (Mr. J. Brown) told a meeting of the Cessnock Hospital Board when…

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Gold Salvaged From Niagara (A.A.P.-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.):Two of 35 gold bars from.the wreck of the Niagnra were brought to Auckland yesterday by the…

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A Complete Short Story His Find-his Keeping He Sought Gold, But Another Staked a Prior Claim to His Humanity

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

IF abner Pryde had saved even a small percentage of the money he had made in his years of prospecting, he would have been…

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Injured in Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

A 49-years-old machine man at Bloomfield No. [?] Colliery was injured at work on Saturday. He is John Sho[?] of…

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Mine Workers, Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Mine workers employed at Millfield Greta colliery have been dismissed. The secretary of the miners’…

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Mine Pensioners In Hospital Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The board of directors of the Cessnock District Hospital [?] arranging a conference on Thursday with…

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Treatment For Mine Pensioners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

While it is true that the Federal Minister for Health would not agree to retired mineworker pensioners being…

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Open Cut Mines Not Polluting Streams

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

Extension of open-cut mining operations since early 1952 has not led to appreciable pollution or siltation of streams in the Hunter Valley. Open-cut mines in the Singleton-Muswellbrook…

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Colliery Engineer's Tragic Death Drove Car Into Swollen Creek

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

Arthur Devlin, 60, of Cessnock, who was drowned in tragic circumstances on Saturday, was very well-known…

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