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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1955

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Council Supports Miners' Federation Need for £10 Milllon Plant on Coalfields. Conference to Press Muswellbrook's Claim

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 6

A Mayoral minute read by the Mayor (Ald. R. R. Cousins) at Wednesday's night's meeting of the…

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Shortage of Coal Trucks Ho Work at No. 1 or Open Cut

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 4

To-day, Muswellbrook No. 2 was the only mine in operation in the town. Work has ceased at-Muswellbrook No. 1 and the Open Cut, due, it is believed, to the acute shortage…

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Coal Output High

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 1

Preliminary estimates prepared by the Mines Department show that coal produced in 1954 was 15,086,000…

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Coal for Distribution

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 3

Abermain and Bellbird miners would bring 11 tons of coal to Maitland for distribution in the Mt. Pleasant…

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Effect Of Flood On Mining Industry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1955 · page 1

Thousand of the miners who are assisting with flood restoration work in the Maitland district are facing six to eight week’s unemployment because of the flood…

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Road for Transport of Coal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 4

Councils in the coalfields area will press for the completion of a flood-free road between Cessnock and…

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Coal Trucks Required

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 2

"N.S.W. Mining Co. is calling for coal trucks to operate from Newdell to Cardiff. Mr. O. Anderson…

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Waggon Shortage, For Coal Lift

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Wife mines on he South Maitland held to-day are Pelton, which did not work bêtise of a…

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Collieries Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Pelton colliery mains idle over a dispute concerning the manning of a borer. Neath opencut was…

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Shortage Of Railway Trucks Local Mines Resume Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 March 1955 · page 2

Muswellbrook Nos. 1 and 2 underground mines resumed production yesterday. Production will…

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Idle Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The only idle collieries the north to-day are Great Greta and Liddell They are idle because of the…

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Try To Keep Small Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 2

SYDNEY: Everything possible would be done to keep the the small coal mines In Cardiff district, the…

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Wheelers’ Positions Filled By Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Richmond Main will lose about 400 tons to-day because of a late start…

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Fell From Ladder At Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 1

CESSNOCK Ronald Alkinson Aberdare-road, Aberdare, a pit-top hand at Eirington suffered a probable…

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Dispute On Payment To Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 1

CESSNOCK: The only idle mine on the South Maitland coalfield to-day is Aberdare Central…

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Survey of State’s Coal Resources for Power Generation

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1955 · page 4

SYDNEY; The Joint Coal Board will undertake extensive survey of New South Wales coal resources for the generation of electric power. The surrey, which wilt cost about £70,000 for…

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All Mines Worked

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 3

Cessnock: All mines on the South Maitland coalfield are working to-day…

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Nutmeg Of Gold For Princess

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 5

The realism of the golden nutmeg brooch, presented to princess Margaret daring her visit to Grenada in the west…

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Presentation To Colliery Clerk

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 2

GRETA: Mr. Ellis Bridge, a clerk at Leconfield colliery, Greta, was presented with a travelling bag from…

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Radio-Active Gold In Cancer Treatment

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 2

CHICAGO: Radio active gold was helping to overcome cancer of the prostrate gland, the University of Iowa…

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