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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Flooding Restricts Coal Output

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: Local opencut coal miners returned to work to-day, but output was restricted…

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Future Of Miners Worries Federation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: With the threats of the closure of mine, and a surplus of production, the question of the future of the employees is a matter of serious thought to the executive of the Miners’ Federation…

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Miners, Prospects Worry Union President

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 4

The president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Idris Williams, said last night that prospects for…

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Mines Resume Work To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: All mines on the South Maitland field resumed work this morning. Mineworkers had to report…

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Colliery Staff Dismissal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: A further seven NSW. Mining Company employees received dismissal notice yesterday…

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Ribs Fractured In Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 2

Frederick Tiden, 48, of Abbot-street, Maitland, a shiftman employed at the Bloomfield colliery, received…

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Disputes at Two Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Aberdare Central mine will lose about 350 tons in production to-day…

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Arm Cut By Coal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Robert Rumbley 41 Aberdare road Aberdare a miner employed at Aberdare Extended colliery had his left arm severly…

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Mine Idle For Doctor's Funeral

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

Hebburn No. 1 Colliery did not work today so that employees could attend the funeral of the late Dr. J. Meredith,…

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Ruling On Miners Long-Service Leave

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Coal industry Tribunal (Mr. F Callahar ) yesterday gave rulings on long service disputes…

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Miners' Long Service Leave Ruling. No Extra For Saturday Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 3

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) ruled yesterday that miners were not entitled to extra leave in…

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Miners, Federation To Discuss Closing Of Small Mines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

The Miners' Federation and other mining unions will hold a meeting to-morrow to discuss the…

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Gold Production Improved

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA: Australian gold production showed a big increase in October compared with the previous month,…

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Mining Dismissals

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

Commenting on a newspaper report that "a further seven N.S.W. Mining Company employees had received…

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Decision In Dispute Over Miners, Leave

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 3

The Coal Industry Tribunal. Mr. F. Gallagher, has given rulings on long service disputes between mining…

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Spare Miners’ Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Aberdare Extended Colliery Is Idle to-day over a dispute concerning promotion of men to position of…

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Knocked Down By Hone In Mine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON: Leslie Williams, 27, of Harriet-street. Singleton, was Injured at Lid dell, colliery. The horse he…

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Miner Struck By Fall Of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: John Stevens, 35, of Congewai-street, Aberdare, a miner employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery, was…

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Struck By Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

When he was struck by a piece of coal at Abermain No. 2 colliery yesterday, John Stevenson, 35 miner of…

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Miner’s Knee Fractured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: BBD. McLaron, 56, Mill’s Crescent, Cessnock, a miner employed at Alter dare Extended colliery, fractured…

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