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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

161 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 9

Claim for Mining Tools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 17

Thomas Hunter against the Excelsior Colliery Company, claim for a sum of £6/5/, for mining tools alleged to have been detained in the mine. There was…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

Our Helensburgh correspondent writes:—The pay at the mine is for one day. During the stoppage the double deck cages have been put in,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 13

There was a meeting of the Delegate Board on Monday and Tuesday. The action of the Employers in getting the jurisdiction of getting the jurisdiction of the Coal Tribunal…

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Claim for Loss of Miners' Tools

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 4

In the Wollongong District Court cases in which Thomas Hunter and William Morgan sued the Excelsior Collieries and Coke Works Limited…

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Claim for Loss of Miners Tools

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 10

In the District Court cases in which. Thomas Hunter and William Morgan sued the Excelsior Collieries and Coke-works Limited in respect of the loss of…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

The pay drawn at the Mount Kembla Mine last Friday was for six days and the No. 1 Right Section of mine has worked 8 days so far for…

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Colliery Disaster

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 2

At the aggregate meeting at Wolloona yesterday a motion of sympathy with the relatives of the victims the Whitehaven disaster was propose…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 13

About, 500 men attended an aggregate meeting at Woonona park yesterday. Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., president of the Federation, was the chief…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 2

The Delegates' Board met at Wollongong yesterday. North Bulli Colliery was idle on Tuesday owing to rough seas…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 13

Mt. Pleasant and Mt. Keira are idle to-day. Mt. Kembla, which has 9 days for the pay was to have a full week. The conference convened by the…

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The Mining Situation To the Editor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 3

Sir,—In my opinion, the miners are quite right in, resisting any reduction in the hewing rate which they receive for producing coal, as I consider that…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 7

Mount Pleasant mine has so far worked six days for the current pay, being idle from Thursday of last week until Tuesday last…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 14

Excelsior No. 1 Tunnel is idle in consequence of a dispute as to working the seam, which is a mixed burnt coal one. The manager wanted only…

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An Open Cut Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 5

Some time ago the directors of the Blair Athol Co. Queensland, in order to fully develop a huge seam of coal in that mine, and also to work it with…

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Miners' Stop Work Meetings Every Wednesday Until Grievances Remedied

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 2

Speaking to our representative yesterday, Mr. J. T. Sweeney, miners' secretary, said that the miners had decided to hold stop…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 7

The pay to be drawn at Old Bulli Colliery to-day is for six days. The Metropolitan Mine pay is for 10 days and is the best for a good while…

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The Mining Situation. The Miners' Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 2

When interviewed to-day relative to the statement by Mr Weyland in the morning papers concerning the action of the Illawarra miners in…

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Northern District Collieries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 14

No settlement has yet been arrived at respecting Northern Extended Colliery, Teralba. The mine has been idle for a fortnight…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 14

Discussing the position which has arisen out of the Proprietors letter intimating as a counter stroke to the decision of union to make Wednesdays…

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The Mining Crisis. Appeal to Premier

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 13

In the House last night, Mr. Davies asked the Premier if he was aware, that the real reason of the present trouble in the coal industry was that…

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