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Mining & the mines, 1928

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

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 16

A conference with the Wonga willi Colliery representatives was to have been held in Sydney to-day (Friday) at 2.30, to discuss the proposed…

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BALGOWNIE Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 12

Mount Pleasant Colliery worked four days last week, and up till Wednesday had worked two this week. The general opinion is that the mine…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 3

That the present condition of the coal industry in New South Wales is unsatisfactory, that the mines are capable of putting out a much greater…

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Unemployed Miners. Men to Be Engaged at Bulli and Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 14

An officer from the Main Roads Board will be at the Bulli Shire Office next Monday at 10 a.m. to select 70 men for work on the Prince's Highway…

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Power From Coal Dust Pulverisation Process Successful, Use at Sea

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 19

The discovery that coal dust produces temperature upwards of 30 percent. [?]gher than the same volume of ordin[?]y coal, and is even superior to oil…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 2

Mount Pleasant mine has worked days for the pay to be to-day. This is the most days worked this year for any pay…

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P.D.S. Column. The Coal Outlook

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1928 · page 1

The economic position of this product of great utility, upon which industry is so dependent, has become a grave public concern. The export…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 1

Speaking to our representative this morning, Mr. Fred Lowden, district president, said be wished to express, on behalf of the miners of the district and…

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Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 11

The miners have another good pay to draw to-day (Friday). The industrial position has slightly improved in this end of the district…

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Miners' Accident Fund

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 28

In the House last week, Mr. Lysaght (Illawarra) said the Minister, in describing what he alleged to be the original basis of the Miners' Accident…

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Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 11

The Corrimal-Balgown[?] Colliery has worked every day, with the exception of Monday, which was a public holiday Residents are anxiously awaiting the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 13

The Executive of the district miners view with disgust the miserable pittance proposed to be granted as an increase to the beneficiaries under the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

Our Mount Kembla correspondent writes:—The new baths were opened at the mines last week and were pronounced by those who used them as…

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WATSON v Coalcliff Collieries Ltd

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 13

The applicant, Campbell Middleton Watson was injured in the colliery on January 19th, 1927, and had been paid compensation at the rate of £4/8/6 per…

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BOLLEN v Coalcliff Collieries Ltd

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 13

This application arose out of an injury received in the mine on January 21st, 1927, when a piece of stone fell on Bollen's right wrist. Compensation…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 18

The Delegate Board will meet at Wollongong on Thursday next. During the past week the executives of the respective coal-mining…

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BUNN v Bulli Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 13

This was a claim by the widow for £200. The accident occurred on June 11th, 1926, when Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Bunn's husband was injured by a fall…

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McLACHLAN v Corrimal Balgownie Collieries, Ltd

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 13

In this case Samuel Leonard McLachlan claimed Compensation from April 13th, during incapacity. The injury occurred in February, 1927 and he had…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

The District Delegate Board met at Wollongong this week. The Metropolitan Colliery, up to yesterday, had worked live days for the…

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CORRIMAL Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 14

The employees of Corrimal-Bulgownie Colliery had eight days for the pay drawn last Friday. They have worked full time again this…

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