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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: John Hilton, 21, of Booth-street, Kurri, a labourer at Aberdare colliery, had his back injured this…

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Nfw Coal Preparation Plant at No. 2 Colliery Chain Feeder and Hopper Belt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

A new coal preparation plant is being put into operation at Muswellbrook No. 2 colliery, for handling coal from…

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Mine Still Idle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Richmond Main Is idle for the fourth day over a dispute concerning overtime. The colliery has a…

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Estimated Coal Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

Coal production in New South Wales for the week ended January 30 has been estimated by the Joint Coal…

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Shiftman Injured At State Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Evan Casliek, 25, of Castlereagh-street, Singleton, a shiftman employed at Liddell state mine,…

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Conference On Pillar Coal Extraction

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The compulsory conference. before the Coal industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) concerning the…

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Great Eastern "Iron Whale That Ate Gold and Men."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 5

The dramatie story of the "G[?]east Eastern"-the mammoth, "[?]host-haunted" ocean" liner which [?] years ago…

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More Disputes at Mines

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The loss on the South Maitland fields to-day is the harvest for some time amounting to more than 4000…

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Disputes At Four Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Four collieries are idle on the South Maitland field to-day, representing a loss of [?]200 tons…

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More Women in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 7

The employment of women in Polish coal mines is on the increase, according to the official communist paper…

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Great Easterns: "whale that ate gold and men"

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

The dramatic story of the Great Eastern—the mammoth, "ghost-haunted" ocean liner which 100 years ago brought death or financial ruin to many men and then made history by…

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New Moves On Miners' Long Service Lecave Act to Be Amended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 7

State Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of a Bill to amend the Coal Mining Industry Long Service Leave Act…

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Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The production loss on the coalfield today is 3500 tons. Bellbird colliery is idle as…

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Accidents in Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 3

Bert Victor; -22, of George street Cessnock, a shift man employed at Kalinga Colliery, received ah injury…

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Coal Board rejects Shire's grant-in aid applications

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 1

Two applications lodged by the Patrick Plains Shire Council with the Joint Coal Board for grants to part-finance the sealing of a mile of the Ravensworth-Hebden Road and the provision of a recreational centre at Camberwell have been refused…

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N.S.W. Tin Mining Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Minister for Mines (Mr. F. P. Buckley), said that the drastic fall in the London price in April and…

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Mine Worker Hurt

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

Mr. Boston Smith of Camberwell a shiftman employed at Liddell Colliery suffered a severely punctured…

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Disputes At Aberdare-Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Production loss on the South Maitland field to-day was 2200 tons. There are no new disputes,…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

William Thomson, 24 of Church-street, Cessnock, a miner employed at Aberdare colliery, was struck by falling…

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Coal Board Refused Grants To Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

SINGLETON: The Joint Coal Board has refused two applications lodged by Patrick Plains Shire Council for grants…

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