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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1955

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Idle Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 3

Aberdare Extended Colliery is still idle over a dispute concerning payment to a pair of miners…

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Miners’ Foot Injured By Trolly

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A miner employed at Liddeil colliery was injured when his right foot was jammed under a trolly at…

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Thefts From Colliery Bath house

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Cessnock police are investigating a number of thefts from bath houses of several collieries,…

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Collinsville Mine Inquiry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 2

BRISBANE— A witness told the Collinsville Royal Commission yesterday that he might publicly name miners who he considered unco-operative in their work at the State-owned mine…

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Four Mines Idle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: There were no fresh disputes on the South Maitland coalfields, but some mines remained…

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Coal Stoppage On

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 1

Muswellbrook mines stopped work on Wednesday after the Muswellbrook Open Cut had stopped work as a…

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Miner Injured By Falling Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK: John Lockwood, 44, of Moore-street, Cessnock, miner at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck…

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Miner’s Leg Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 2

Vince Morris, of Deakin-street Kurri, a miner employed at Rathluba colliery, suffered a severely lacersted…

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Disputes At Mines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 1

CESSNOCK: Loss in production on the South Maitland field to-day was 2000 tons. Abermain No. 1 and No. 3…

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Australia's Gold Coast

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 6

Where the far North Coast of New South Wales meets the far South Coast of Queensland, is a tract of coastline known as the Gold Coast. (By GEO. GRAHAM)…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Ernest O’Hearne (33), of Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, a carpenter at Aberdare Central colliery, fell from…

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Coal Production Record

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 4

The annual report of the Joint Coal Board for the year ended June 80 shows that the average production per man…

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Closing Of Coal-loading Siding

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 1

SINGLETON: A deputation comprising goal carrying, mining and business interests in Singleton will protest to the…

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Service Trainees From Mines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 4

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Government will make up the difference in pay to youths in State coalmines who are…

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Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Bellbird, Abermain No. 2 and Hebburn No. 1 collieries are idle or the South Maitland field…

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Life of State Coal Mine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 5

BRISBANE: The Collinsville state mine contained enough coal to work at a profit for the next 104 years…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Andrew-Curry, of 25. Daniel street, Cessnock, a locomotive driver at Cessnock No. 1 colliery, had the…

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One Mine Idle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 1

CESSNOCK:. Abermain No. 2 colliery is- the only idle mine on the South Maitland field today…

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Disputes at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Bellbird No. 2 tunnel did not work to-day after a seepage, of surface water washed away the metal…

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Cartage Rate For Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: Mr. Allen Fairhall, M.H.R., has told the Singleton Chamber of Commerce that coal truckers who…

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