Mystery of the service medal

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Police are seeking information that could reunite a service medal with its rightful owner.

The origins of the medal, circa World War II, have police and history buffs looking for answers in a tale that stretches back to England.
Maitland police took custody of the medal last month but no one is yet to come forward with information aiding its return.

But Maitland RSL sub-branch vice-president Fred Goode has come forward with some clues that could reuinte the Mitchell Main Colliery – in the UK – medal with a descendent of the recipient.
“These men might not have been able to join the war but their services, mining for coal, kept the ships going,” he said.
“There was an influx of Welsh and English workers during ’20s and ’30s when the Cessnock mines were starting.”
The exact identity of the medal’s recipient is unclear.

Full article by Sam Norris available at Maitland Mercury, Aug. 21, 2012.