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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

161 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9

Mining Warden's Court. (Friday, February 10th, before Mr. M. J. McMahon, M.W.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Reginald Heath Stokes applied for permission to enter and prospect for coal and shale upon portion 311, parish, of Kembla…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 2

As a result of the compulsory conference held in Sydney on Monday last Mt. Keira Colliery resumed work on Wednesday, North, Bulli,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 14

Peace seems to have been restored at all the collieries where disputes have arisen. As a result or the conference, Keira resumed on Wednesday…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Mount Pleasant Mine has worked nine days for the pay drawn to-day and has worked every day this week. The mine is at present employing…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 2

Mount Pleasant Mine is working every day, and the output his increased very considerably. The work of cleaning out the cutting that…

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Norwell Coal a Model Town

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 4

Town planning methods of an ultramodern nature are to be adopted in connection with the construction of Yallourn—the township which is to be the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

It is probable that a meeting of the Delegate Board will be held next week. Mount Pleasant Mine has worked…

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Five Day Week for Collieries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 21

The policy laid down by the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation some time ago included a six hour day, five days' work per week, the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

Scarborough Tunnel Colliery is working well, and up to yesterday (Thursday) had eight days for the pay…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 15

Mt Keira Colliery was recently idle for some two or three days. Some days ago a bad roof in the travelling road was reported. Yester evening, at a…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

Excelsior Colliery lost a day on Thursday for want of trucks. Some far-reaching proposals for the amendment of the workmen's…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 14

The District Delegate Board met on Monday and Tuesday of this week. The District Check Inspector's report dated 23/3/22, of an examination of…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

The Metropolitan Colliery, Helen. burgh, has worked full time, with the exception of Monday, on which day the boys stopped the mine over an…

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Morwell Brown Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 8

There are now well over one thous and men at work in connection with the scheme to utilise the brown coal for electrical purposes. The operations of…

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Crises in Mining

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 10

It is acknowledged by all concerned that at those m[?]es in the district the coal in which is farthest under from surface, ventilation can only be…

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The Mining Industry. a Plea for Local Treatment of Ores

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 7

The following letter has been for raided to the Prime Minister (Hon W. M. Hughes) by the secretary ol lie Pott Kembla Progress…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 13

District Secretary writes:—Your article in last issue on the ventilation question is to the point, and will be appreciated by the miners…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

Mt. Pleasant Mine has worked ten days for the pay to be drawn on Thursday. The District Secretary writes:…

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Northern Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. B. Purcell, who has for over thirteen years, been employed at Neath Colliery as surveyor, and latterly as under-manager. has been…

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Ventilating Shafts for South Coast Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Mines Department:— With reference to your inquiry as…

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