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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

165 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 9

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 13

The trouble about the payment of deficiency compensation of the miners from Broken Hill, which stopped Mt. Kembla mine and Coalcliff for a few…

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Old Time and Modern Gold Hunters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 8

The old prospectors or metal hunters of America, armed with pick, shovel, and pan, are now succeeded by regular parties with pack mules, a geologist, a chemist,…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

Mr J. T. Sweeney, district secretary, stated this morning that the trouble at Mount Kembla and Coalcliff has been satisfactorily…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 2

The Metropolitan mine has put in full time, although two attempts were made by the boys to stop owing to alleged non-payments,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 13

A ballot on the question of withdrawing from the A.L.P. has been taken in this district. The result is not yet announced…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 5

Mount Pleasant has worked ten days for the pay to be drawn to-day. Three of the men engaged at Mount Pleasant from Broken Hill were…

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Coal Tribunal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 2

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal, appointed under the Industrial Peace Act, sat at the Court House, Wollongong, on Tuesday, Mr. Hibble…

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Coal Tribunal in this District

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 19

On Tuesday the Tribunal, Mr. Hibb[?] presiding, resumed in Wollongong the hearing of the claims of the Illawarra Branch of the C. and S. M. Federation…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

A breakdown of the machinery in the power-house at Wongawilli on Wednesday was responsible for the miners being compelled to return…

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Colliery Mechanics' Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 11

South Coast Branch had its first annual meeting and banquet last Saturday. There was a fair representation. Mr. H. C. Morton, general secretary…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 15

At the Excelsior Colliery 25 ha[?] have been given notice of discharge [?] reason given being slackness of trade. At Keira the complaint about the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 2

When spoken to yesterday, Mr. J. r. Sweeney stated that he understood Chat the notices to terminate employment which had been given to a…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 2

The "Newcastle Herald" reports that the embargo in operation at Newcastle with respect to the export of Maitland cost has been extended…

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Unemployed Coal Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

In the Federal House of Representatives Mr. Chanter said: "There are 400 coal miners in Queensland who are unemployed, and in Lithgow, New…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 13

At a meeting of the Delegate Board in Wollongong to-day, the question of the inability of men suffering from nystagmus to detect the presence of…

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Bulli Colliery Dispute (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 11

Sir,—In reference to the above dispute, I deem it my duty to place some facts before my fellow members of the Coal, Coke and Shale Employees'…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

The time to be drawn at Mount Kembla today is for eleven days, soil and full time has been worked for the current pay…

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Export Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

From Hansard:— Mr. Charlton.—I ask the Acting Prime Minister whether there is an embargo on the export of coal from the Maitland…

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Special Coal Tribunal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 2

The Special Coal Tribunal to deal with a series of claims filed by the Illawarra District branch of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees'…

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Bull Colliery Idle. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 9

Sir,—I would like to say a few words re the position, which is undoubtedly the most unreasonable one I ever heard of in all my life as a union man. The…

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