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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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One Mine Idle On Maitland Field

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: With only one mine Idle on the South Maitland coalfield today, a high level of production is being…

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Injured at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

Martin Richardson, 19 High-street, Greta, a wheeler, at Bloomfield Main colliery, today had a finger of his right…

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Reds Lose Controlof Miners' Body

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

After more than 15 years, Communist control of the Miners' Federation ended this week at the first…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

CESSNOCK: The only idle mine on the South Maitland field to-day is Ellington. The men went home…

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Coal Board Grants

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

Cessnock Council was informed by the Joint Coal Board on Wednesday night that all welfare grants made…

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Coal Board Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

Fixtures for the Joint Coal Board Knockout Cup competition for Sunday, February 15, are—…

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ODDS and Ends Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

Though there have been many worrying months in the coal industry, a bright spot is the reopening of Australia's export…

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Miners Must Pay for Soviet Talk

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 8

The anti-Communist majority on the Minters' Central Council yesterday rebuffed Rods and…

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Retired Miners' Officer's Praise for Bus Coys. (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

Sir,—For about ten years members of the Retired Mineworkers' Association on the South Maitland field have been…

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Details of Coal Production

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

Coal production in New South Wales for the week ended January 24 has been estimated by the Joint Coal…

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Injured by Fall of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: Ron Drummond, 24, of James-street, Windale, received lacerated wounds to his right knee…

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Surplus Of coal for years

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

New South Wales will have a surplus of coal for at least two years. This is a conclusion of…

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Miners Allege Company Has Broken Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The employees of Abermain No. 2 colliery decided upon a 24-hours’ stoppage to-day as a protest against the…

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Brown Coal Turned Into Black

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY: Dr. J. A. [?]hunty, senior lecturer in geology at Sydney University, announces that a…

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Less coal from open cut mines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Opencut coal production in New South Wales during January was 50,000 tons less than for the…

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Injured In Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Len Geatches, 33, of Aberdare-road, Aberdare, a loader attendant employed at Aberdare…

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Disputes At Maitland Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Aberdare E[?]lended colliery is idle to-day over a domestic dispute. The matter was being…

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Newdell Coal Record Output

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: A record output of 1760 tons of coal was put through the new coal washing plan[?] at Newdell…

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Team for Coal Board Match

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 7

Players selected to represent Hunter River against Cessnock is C[?] cricket match at Maitland…

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Coal Sales on Credit

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—The Joint Coal Board has offered to sell coal on credit to Government authorities. The object is to secure a…

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