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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

265 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 14

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 12

The Mt. Kembla mine has been idle since Monday last, owing to inflammable gas being found by the District Check Inspector in a number of the…

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Coal Supplies

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 2

Provision is being made by the Victorian railway authorities to meet any industrial upheaval cutting off the supplies of sea borne coal. Since…

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BALGOWNIE. The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 7

Mt. Pleasant mine worked len and one half days for the pay drawn on Friday last, and has worked, with the exception of Wednesday, every…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

The district secretary reports that the Kembla mine is still idle, the District Check Inspector having reported as follows"—I have…

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BALGOWNIE. The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

Mount Pleasant mine worked ten days for the pay drawn to-day, and has worked every day so far this week,…

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Illawarra Miners. Mount Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 14

The report of the District Check Inspector upon which the miners decided. that the mine was not safe while electricity was in use in operating…

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The Mystery of Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 8

Remarkable series of researches have recently been carried out in Great Britain on the constitution of coal. The problem was tackled by…

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Marshall Mount Coal Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

According to the daily papers, as well as what is known by interested parties in this district, there is little doubt but that the Marshall Mt. coal…

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Proposed City Council Coal Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

The proposed establishment of a coal mine by the Sydney City Council in the Yullah district is a matter or vast importance to this locality,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 14

Wednesday was devoted to aggregate meetings, in the forenoon at Helensburgh, and Bulli, and in the afternoon at Wollongong, where the meeting was…

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District News. Helensburgh. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 4

Full time was worked last week, but on Monday a stoppage occurred as it was alleged that some miners had not been paid for deficient…

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District News. Mount Kembla. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

The pay drawn at the mine for last Friday was for three days, but the next pay will be a blank, except for a few mechanics and…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A meeting of the Delegate Board was held on Tuesday, Mr. S. Bird presiding, and delegates were present from the various lodges…

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Mount Kembla Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Mr Sid Bird and Mr J. T. Sweeney, president and secretary of the local branch A.C. & S.E.F., waited on the Minister for Mines yesterday in…

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KEIRAVILLE. The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

The pay to be drawn to-day is for 9 days, one day holiday for the Prince and one day for the miners aggregate meeting. The quarterly…

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BALGOWNIE. The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Mt. Pleasant mine is working very well and has again ten days for the pay to be drawn on Friday for the current pay…

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Charge of Stealing Corn from a Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

In Wollongong Court last Friday Arnold Leslie Harrigan (20), and Edward James Harrigan (24), on remind, were charged with stealing six bags of…

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Miners' Grievance (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 7

Sir,—We hear a good deal of piffle nowadays from prating parsons, priests politicians and would-be saviours of society re the bringing together of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 8

The State Government has appointed Mr. C. Hibble, of Newcastle, to act as chairman of a special committee of inqury to investigate the circumstances…

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