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Mining & the mines, 1916

209 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 11

Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A meeting of the Delegate Board was held yesterday (Thursday), when the executive officers and delegates from the various collieries were…

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Fifty Years on Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 2

One of the oldest miners in Lithgow Mr. "Jack" Hopkins, who is now bordering on his 60th year, has just completed 50 years of work as a coal…

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South Bulli Resumes Work. Miners Take the Horses. Wheelers Still Refuse to Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 7

Many of the recent stoppages at the South Coast mines have been caused by the wheelers, and the miners, although not being in sympathy with…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 2

The compulsory conference did not eventuate on Friday last, as the proprietors would not meet whilst the Bulli men were not at work…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 11

At a meeting of the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation held at Rawson Chambers, Sydney, on Friday last, July 7th, the…

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Illawarra Miners. Aggregate Meetings to Be Held. Cokeworkers Likely to Join Federation

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 7

At a meeting of the Council of Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation held at Rawson Chambers, Sydney, on Friday last,…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

The Delegates Board met at Wollongong to-day. The trouble at South Bulli has been adjusted and work was resumed this…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

At the meeting of the Delegate Board on Wednesday the following resolution was carried :—"That this Board endorses the action of the P.L.L…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting the Eigth Hours Crisis

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 15

Yesterday forenoon an aggregate meeting was held in the Globe Theatre, Wollongong, Mr. E. Jackson (Kembla), Resided, and Explained business. In…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund." Fight. Work. Give

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 2

Can we do enough for those men who are doing all they can for us? They are giving their lives for the country. the very least that we can…

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Illawarra Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 2

At the sitting of the Board [?] Reference, the claim made by R Gray and Stevens against the management of the Mount [?]…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 14
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Press reports state that a tentative agreement, pending the Arbitration Court has been come to in Melbourne. To-morrow 28 wheelers of South Bulli…

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Another Coal Project

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

Now that all obstacles have has removed, and facilities granted for the development of the coal fields south of Mount Kembla, the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

The Delegate Board met to-day. The Board of Reference sat at the Wollongong Court House on Saturday, when the claim of P…

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Another Coal Project

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

Now that all obstacles have been removed, and fucilities granted for the development of the coal fields south of Mount Kembia, the prospects of the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

The result of the aggregate meetings appears to be that the tenative agreement was accepted at Lithgow, rejected at Wollongong and no definite…

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Miners' Aggregate-meeting. Tentative Rejected

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 7

The aggregate meeting held at the Globe Theatre, Woolongong, on Thursday was more largely attended than the meeting recently held. Mr. Sid Bird,…

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