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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Colliery Officials' Claims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 13

Judgment was delivered by Judge Beeby last Friday upon the application by the United Collieries' Staff Association for an award to apply to…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 10

The District officers had a conference on Wednesday with the Mt. Kembla management on the question of reducing the number of night…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 2

The pay to be drawn at Mount Kembla to-day is for nine days and two days have been worked so far for the current pay. A stop work meeting was…

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Royal Commission on Coal Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 2

The decision of the Government in regard to appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the conditions under which coal mining is carried out in this State will be commended by all sections of the community, states the "Newcastle Herald," which goes on…

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Mount Mulligan Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 4

A report issued by the Queensland Department in regard to the Mt. Mulligan Colliery, stated that the mine has been singularly free from…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 16

Work during the week has been generally slack, Mt. Keira and Mt. Pleasant have but two days each. The lack of orders is attributed to the…

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Safety in Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 1

Mr. Harold P. White, Government Analyst and Assayer to the Minos Department, demonstrated in the Theatre Royal, Kurri, to an audience of miners…

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Some Dont's for Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 1

Mr. Humble, late Government Inspector of Mines, in some faithfully expressed counsel to the men in the mining industry, stressed those "Dont's"…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 2

The South Bulli Colliery was idle on Monday on account of some minors refusing to pay the levy to the "Labour Daily." Work, however, was resumed…

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Colliery Staffs' Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. Booth introduced a deputation to the Minister for Mines during his visit to Newcastle last week, on behalf of the Colliery Staffs'…

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Miners' International

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 19

With the compliments of Frank Hodges, Windsor House, Victoria Street, London, S.W., for favour of publication in whole or part…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 15

Work generally has continued during the week very reduced. Mount Kembla had up to Wednesday just 4 days in for the pay ending this week…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 11

Coaleliff Colliery is working very bad time. Only 3 days have been worked for the present pay, while the previous pay only tallied 4…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 16

The general dullness of trade has continued during the week. The Delegate Board is sitting to-day, dealing with matters of some…

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Causes of Dull Coal Trade

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 25

The depression in the Coal Trade to which is due the small sums of the pays to be handed but to-day at most of the collieries of the district…

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Horseplay in Mine. Might Have Caused Disaster

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

According to our Helensburgh correspondent, horseplay by some lads in the Metropolitan mine on Tuesday last might have caused a terrible mine…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 2

Our Helensburgh correspondent writes that six days have been worked so far for the current pay at the Metropolitan Colliery, but there had been no work…

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Royal Commission. on Coal and Shale Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 9

All persons competent and desirous of giving evidence before the above Commission on matters coming within the scope of its inquiry are invited to…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 13

For this week, Mt. Kembla and Mt. Keira have been idle, Mt. Pleasant worked one day. Till the ordinary course of shipping is resumed this…

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The Bulli Colliery. New Ventilation Shaft. Remarkable Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 4

Since the inception 60 yours ago the coal mine owned by Bulli Colliery and Coke Works Ltd., has passed through many vicissitudes, including the…

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