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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

206 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 11

Ventilation for Metropolitan Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 11

In reply to your, representations on behalf of Mr. J. T. Sweeney, District Secretary, Workers' Industrial Union of Australia, Illawarra…

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Lithgow State Mine. Dismissal of Hands

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 7

The "Lithgow Mercury" states:—Consternation was caused in Lithgow yesterday afternoon, when it became known that about 120 notices of…

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Mining at Thirroul. Progress Is Intercepted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 15

On the 19th October last three prospectors named Joseph Percival, Daniel Glass and Thomas Curran pegged out a portion of Thirroul beach—very close…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 2

The mines will close down to-morrow for the usual Xmas holidays. Whon spoken to this morning the District President (Mr. Fred Lowden)…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 13

The miners cease work this week end for the usual 10 days' holiday, resuming on Tuesday, January 4th. Re the trouble at Corrimal…

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That Civic Colliery. Why Not on South Coast?

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 1

Regarding Hie acquisition by the City Council of a coal mine, an official of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation states that while there is…

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Minister for Mines to Be [?]Rmed Wollongong Sho[?] "Black."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 2

At a meeting of the Mount Kembla Miners' Lodge held last night reference was made to the fact that the Minister for Mines had been asked to open the…

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