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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 13

The victimised men who lately made a round of the district collieries in quest of employment, report to the secretary, Mr. J. T. Sweeney, that they were…

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A.W.A. Colliery [?] Watson, late[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

In the "Collie M[?] a description of the [?] new mine, the mana[?] A. Watson, formerly [?]…

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Coal in the Riverina

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 24

There was recently reported the developing of a coal seam at Coorabin, in the Wagga district. The mine is close to the railway station and on the branch…

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Wollongong—Port Kembla Passenger Service. Deputation to Chief Commissioner. No Immediate Prospects of a Service. a Miners' Request to be Considered

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

The movement for a passenger service from Wollongong to Port Kembla, which has engaged much attention in this district for the past five or six…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mr. A. C. Willis has retired from the ballot for representative to contest the Illawarra Federal seat in the Labour interests…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 13

The award in the Mt. Pleasant special heading dispute we learn, provides not for a trial period, but for the interchange of these places among all the…

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Mt. Pleasant Mining Dispute

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 18

On Monday at Wollongong Judge Edmunds heard the matter of the dispute at Mt. Pleasant Colliery re the working every day of special heading places…

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Illawarra Miners Shelter Shed to Be Erected at Wombarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 4

Mr. Davies, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication, under date 8th June, from the Secretary for Railways : "With reference to…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Bathing facilities for the miners are being provided at Coalcliff Colliery on modern lines, and the official of the local branch of the Federation…

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[?]rming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 8

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent at[?]neys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, [?]port that the following applications for [?]tents connected with the Farming and…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mr. Sweeney says that difficulty is being experienced in regard to obtaining proper payment for men under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Where…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

It has been reported from the northern district that 27 men from Illawarra had started at Richmond Main Colliery, with more to follow. It is…

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Coal Trade Slack

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

Slackness in Southern coal Trade. The following question was asked by Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly:—"I wish to…

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Bowen (Q.) Consolidated Co[?] Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 18

The Port of Bowen, and the coalfie[?] in its hinterland, are making another forward step in the path of prosperity says the "Daily Telegraph," Charter[?]…

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Coal Mines. Unequal Distribution of Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 3

At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Newcastle, it was decided that unless the colliery proprietors…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 7

Dissatisfaction exists at Wongawilli mine through me having to work in west places. Mr. J. T. Sweeney, the miners' district secre…

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