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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 7

Aberdare North Tunnel, Aberdare, Aberdare Central, Abermain No. 1, Abermain No. 3, Ayrfield No. 3, Balmoral…

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New Coal Field at M'brook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 7

The N.S.W. Government's acting geologist, Mr. F. W. Booker, has announced that a new coalfield had been…

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Has Chance Of Regaining Gold Cup

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 6

New South Wales making another determined bid to regain the Australian Gold Cup, will field three strong polo teams at the Carnival at Flemington racecourse in Marck…

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Sale of South Clifton Mine (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

Sir,-There is an old Bing Crosby song which goes, "It's June in January." That should be the Labour Party's theme…

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Gold Smugglers In Colombo

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

International gold and [?]rency smugglers are now [?]erating on a big scale from Ceylon which has a [?]…

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Northern Miners' Appointment (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

Sir,-The roun[?]tien stone of the case set out by the Communist Party concerning the controversy taking place…

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Evidence On Miners’ Claims

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The general hearing of the miners’ claims for a new award was resumed by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…

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Britain’s Gold Dollar Reserves

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 2

LONDON: Britain’s gold and dollar reserves rose by $25,000,000 in January, the Treasury announced…

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Pit Idle Because Of Miner’s Death

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Aberdare colliery is idle to-day because of the death of one of the employees. He was Thomas…

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Matches in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

KURRI KURRI: Joseph Simpkins, of Abbott-street, Kurri Kurri, was fined 28/, with £4/16/ costs, in Kurri…

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Had Match[?] In Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

A fine of £1/8 with 12/ costs in default two days imprisonment was imposed on Joseph Simpkins, of Abbott Street…

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Mine Worker's Death Follows Accident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 5

Thomas Hardy Johnson, 39, of Aberdare Road, Cessnock, died in Cessnock Hospital shortly after admission…

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Work In Wet Places In Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Gallagher) resumed in Sydney this morning when Mr. G…

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Loss Of Coal Board Money Affects Rates Extra Penny in £ to Make Up Deficiency

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. A. E. Border) yesterday told the "Chronicle" that money from Joint Coal Board's grants in aid in the past had saved the ratepayers one penny in the £ in respect of…

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Mechanisation In Coal Mines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. J. B. Barrett, northern, check, inspector, gave lengthy evidence before the Coal .Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)…

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Struck by Coal

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Colin Craft, 40, of Daniel-street, Cessnock, a pit top hand working at Aberdare Extended colliery,…

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Muswellbrook-bred Filly Won Japan Gold Cup

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

Mr. Thomas Mogan, who is associated with the blood stock export department of Dalgety's Sydney, returned a few days…

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Muswellbrook Shares In Big Export Coal Order 120,000 Tons for Korea

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Australia has seemed a further large coal order for Korea. The amount mentioned is 120,000 tons, of which one-third will be supplied…

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Struck By Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 3

When he was struck by a piece of coal at Aberdare Extended Colliery yesterday morning, Colin Craft, 40, of Daniel…

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All Mines Worked Yesterday

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 6

All mines on the Northern field worked yesterday. There was no work on the Coalfields to-day because of…

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