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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

206 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 11

Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2

The whole of the mining industry is at a standstill just at present. On Monday Mt. Pleasant worked, but it has been idle ever since, and the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 16

The only mineral despatched during the week was coke, of which there was quite a big shipment at Port Kembla. Only the Ovens from…

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New Zealand Colliery Reopened

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Thirty five, years ago the Wallsend coal mine on the West Coast of the South Island, closed down owing to slackness in the trade, and the…

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Colliery Officials' Association Meeting at Helensburgh. Presentation for Bravery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 2

On Friday night last a special meeting of the Colliery Officials Association, presided over by Mr. J. Doyle, was held at the Band Hall, Helensburgh…

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Coal Loading Jetty. Port Kembla. Officer To Investigate Re Two Shifts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

The Department of Public Works has informed Mr. Davies that the Industrial Officer of the Department will visit Port Kembla and submit a report…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 15

There will be a meeting of the Delegate Board at Wollongong on Tuesday. Speaking to Mr. F. Lowden…

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Colliery Enginedrivers Strike

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 3

C. M. McDonald, Chairman, Associated Colliery Proprietors, writes:—Mr. Gibson, Federal Secretary of the Enginedrivers and Firemens'…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 14

Mr. F. Lowden, miners' president, stated this morning that the Mount Pleasant Company has decided not to appeal in the recent dirt cases, in…

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Austinmer Coal Yard

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 2

I again visited the wood and coal yard of Mr. Logan, at Austinmer, and found it in a very insanitary condition. The place is owned by Mr. C. M…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

The pay drawn at the Mount Kembla mine last Friday was for ten days. It looks as if the present fortnight will be a blank. The deputies…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 16

A Delegate Board meeting was held during the week, when many matters came on for disc[?]ssion mostly of a private character. In…

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British Coal Report

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 20

The report of the British Coal Commission covers the whole ground with a deliberation and clearness that shows no sign of haste, and for…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 11

The pay drawn at South Bulli to-day amounts to about £2000. The position at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helansburgh, is unchanged. The…

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1917 Coal. Being Removed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 3

The Railway Department has obtained the stacks of coal which the Federal Government has had at grass in this district ever since the 1917 strike…

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Distress Amongst Miners. Government Relief

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 11

In view of the decision of the Illawarra Miners' Delegate Board on Tuesday to endorse the decision of the Federal Council to stand behind the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 11

The carrier that has been recently installed at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, is capable of loading a 16 ton truck in 20 minutes. As a…

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Mining Students

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 20

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., has received the following from the Department of Mines.—In reply to your representations…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Held at Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 2

Excluding Helensburgh and Mount Kembla, all the Miners' Lodges from Coalcliff to Wongawilli were represented at an aggregate meeting in…

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The Coal Shortage. and the Port Kembla Industries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 11

Whilst the coal shortage at the Port Kembla is not so serious as the reports in the city press would make it appear, the strike has put the various…

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Mines and Miners. a Critical Position

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 13

Prior to going to press we learn that there is a probability that work may not be resumed at the mines on Monday, as the owners…

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