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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

632 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 32

One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The only idle mine on the South Maitland, coalfields to-day, is Abermain No 1…

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Monument To Mark Coal Discovery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK: A proposal to erect a monument to mark the site of the discovery of coal at Deep Creek was…

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Councils Protest On Coal Board Move

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 3

A meeting of councils within the Cessnock district of the Joint Cool Board is being called to protest against the decision of the board to discontinue payment of grant-in-aid…

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Estimated Coal Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 5

Coal production in New-South Wales for the week ended July 18 has been est[?]mated by the Joint Coal Board…

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Record Week at Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

Coal production in N.S.W. during the week ending July 26 was 330,784 tons—a record for this year…

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Monument to Mark Coal Discovery Suggestion By Schoolteacher

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

Kearsley Shire Council instructed the Engineer (Mr. L. Grattan) to confer with the Headmaster of Abermain Public School (Mr. C. Black shield) to get further details regarding his suggestion for the erection of a monument…

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Fatally Injured In Mine

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK: Thomas Gregory, 47, of Wollombi-road, Bellbird, was fatally injured in Bellbird No. 2 mine on…

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Inquiry on coal gear suggested

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Senator Ashley suggested yesterday a full inquiry into how a firm registered on May 33, 1953…

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Man crushed to death in mine

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

Thomas Gregory, 47, of Wollombi Road Bellbird, was fatally injured in Bellbird No. 2 mine on Saturday…

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Statement this week on claim of fake miners' ballots

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

Mr. F. P. Rooney would make a statement early this week on his speech alleging faking of miners'…

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A.L.P. Move On Control Of Mine Workings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

The Ccssnock State A.L.P. Electoral Council decided at its last meeting to ask the Acting Minister for Mines (Mr…

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Miners Receive Dismissal Notices 49 Workers To Leave Open Cut Operations

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Forty mine workers employed at the Durham open-cut coal mire received dismissal notices yesterday. The notices, which expire on Friday, have caused…

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Two Killed in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 2

GUNNEDAH : Two men ere fatally Injured end another man narrowly escaped death at Preston Extended…

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Miners sacked at Durhamm open cut

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 1

Forty miners at Durham open cut have received dismissal notices which take effect on Friday…

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Gold Snap Bangles Will Not Dent

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

Successor to the slave bangle, is the snap, bangle which, in Britain, Is proving just as popular with amart…

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To Discuss Mine Conditions

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Cessnock Municipal Council will hold a special meeting on August 18 to enable. Northern…

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Victorian Brown Coal Deposits

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Unmined brown coal reserves in Victoria exceeded 24,000 minion tons the secretary for mines…

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Mechanical Extraction Of Pillar Coal agreed To

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Miners’ Central Council has agreed to the mechanical, extraction of coal pillars, subject to…

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Mine Office

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 5

At Kurri Kurri Court yesterday morning, Allen L. Tiedman, 38, of Main-road, East Greta, was found guilty of…

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Coronation Ball at Millfield Minister For Mines Present

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 5

The Millfield Sports Club excelled itself on Friday, when it organised the Coro[?] in aid of the…

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