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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

184 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 10

Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. Sweeney, district Secretary, this morning commenting on the letter published by Mr. A. C. Willis, in regard to the operations of the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The Delegate Board sat yesterday and to day, and dealt with routine business,…

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Fire at Kembla Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

A fire, which caused damage to the extent of about £150, took place at the Mount Kombla mine in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is not…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 12
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Work has been resumed at Scarborough. North Bulli Colliery is idle to-day, owing to a strike against working with…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 5

" The operations of the Workmen's Compensation Act are not meeting with approval amongst the miners, who view with alarm the tendency to…

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Inhalation in a Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 7

A novel form of inhalation chamber has been introduced at the Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries to combat the possible introduction of the dreaded…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The "drag" has been adopted by all the lodges, the limit being 14s 4d. Mr. Sweeney, the District Secretary, says that the darg is merely a getting back to…

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Newcastle Collieries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 9

In accordance with the agreement arrived at in reference to the abolition of the afternoon shift on the Maitland coalfield, the time limit for the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

Two compulsory conferences were held yesterday at Sydney, in connection with Southern district collieries disputes. The first referred to North…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Mining Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 11

The Delegate Board was in session yesterday. A resolution was carried: That we demand that the Federation officers press for the introduction of a…

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Illawarra Miners Important Resolutions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 2

Messrs Badderley and A. C. Willis, president and secretary of the Federastion, will proceed to Melbourne on Monday to interview the Acting…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 18

The following applications for patents connected with the Farming and Industries have been lodged at the Commonwealth Patent Office:—…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Mr. Waugh, Industrial Inspector, proceeded to Coledale on Thursday to attend a meeting and arrange for a secret ballot on the question of the…

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Fatality at Bulli Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 15

On Tuesday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Jas. Kirby, held an inquest as to the death of James Mackay on the 4th inst. Jane Mackay, mother of deceased,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 9

Railway Department replies to a request by Mr. Davies, M.L.A., that miners' weekly tickets admit of travel by an ordinary passenger train in the event of…

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