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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

209 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 11

Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. Sweeney, district secretary,[?] ports that South Bulli mine, [?] had been idle owing to some [?] trouble, returned to work this…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. Sweeney, district [?] when spoken to this morning [?] that so far as he knew all the [?] were at work except Mount Pleasure…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

An inquiry will be held at the local court house on Monday into the case of Robert Edgar, of Bulgownie, who has been debarred from receiving…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

The conference between the proprietors' representatives and the executive officers of the Illawarra Miners' Association in Sydney on Saturday with…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

In consequence of Monday being a holiday, there will not be work at any of the collieries on that day. An application has been made to…

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Illawarra Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 12

The Mount Pleasant situation now is that the General Secretary has wired to the Company that all the employees will present themselves for…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mr. Sweeney, miners' secretary, reported this morning that work is proceeding satisfactorily at the various mines…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

The trouble at Helensburgh has been adjusted, and it has been, agreed that the rope boys will be advanced to…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mount Kembla mine has been idle for the past week owing to trouble in connection with the cavil. The men, however, have decided to return to…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

A compulsory conference was held at Melbourne on Saturday before Mr. Justice Higgins, President, of the Arbitration Court, between proprietors…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 13

The Federal Conference on the Hours question, in Melbourne, has adjourned to Sydney. The dispute at the Excelsior…

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Heroism in Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 5

Never yet was there a mining disaster of any magnitude without several instances of individual gallantry in saving boys alone (says a writer in…

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Illawarra Miners. the Compulsory Conference

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 7

The compulsory conference of representatives of the proprietors and of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held at Melbourne on…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, president of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, on returning from the compulsory conference at Melbourne said…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mr. Sweeney has received a communication from Mr. A. C Willis that the Judge of the Federal Arbitration Court has appointed Mr. O. A…

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Wongawillie Mine. Purchased by Hoskins, of Lithgow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2

The Wongawilli Mine, at Dapto, which has been on offer to different firms during the last few years, has been purchased by Messrs Hoskins, of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

Trouble has occurred at the South Bulli mine in connection with deficiency claims, but it is expected that matters will be settled by to-morrow,…

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