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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1929

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The Coal Situation. Mr. F. Lowden's' Opinion

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 3

Reviewing the coal situation Mr. F. Lowden, district president, W. I. U, of A., writes:— Nationalisation of mines, minerals…

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Mining in India. 32,000 Women Underground

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

The Simon Joint Conference in India recently heard Illuminating facts concerning the working of mines and labour conditions in Bihar and…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 10

The pay at the Metropolitan Colliery was for six days, and for the current pay six days had been worked up to Wednesday…

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Coalcliff Colliery Dispute

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 21

At Scarborough Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., William Haberly, a wheeler, in Coalcliff Colliery, was charged with…

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Balgownie Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 15

Mount Pleasant worked two days last week, but tho colliery was again idle on Wednesday. EUCHRE PARTY…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 19

The Delegate Board of the Illawarra Miners sat yesterday and to-day at Wollongong. The proposed amendment, of the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 9

Mt. Pleasant mine resumed to-day as a result of a meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Lodge held last night at which the District Officers were present. It was…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 13

The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, has worked full time so far (April 17th) for the current pay. The pay for this fortnight is for eight days…

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Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 18

The employees of the Corrimal-Balgownie Colliery have nine days in for the pay to be drawn to-day (Friday)…

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Accident at Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 18

Mr. Lester "Wick" Lane, met with a painful accident while employed at his work at the South Bulli Colliery, as a miner, on Monday last…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 19

Trouble has been brewing at Mount Pleasant Colliery since March 21st, in relation the refusal of the management to re-start an employee who had…

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Current to Colliery. Report Adopted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 7

The Shire Clerk and the Electrical Engineer, as instructed by Council, presented an extended proposed agreement, in the form of a report, on the…

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"Klonike Gold Rush."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

Never he the screen portrayed with such int[?] feeling, the hope, the spirit of denture, the good-fellowship, the hat[?] and the greed of humanity…

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Miners' May Day—Banner Competition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 13

Throughput, the world the workers have in their demonstrations expressed their resentments, dissatisfaction, their immediate demands, and their ideals on…

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Off to the Goldfields

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 2

A scene from the "Trail of '98," coming to the "Royal," Bulli, and "Kind's," Thirroul, on Monday next, April 22nd, and to the 'Crown,' Wollongong, on Wednesday & Thursday, April 24 & 25…

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Mines and Miners. Aggregate Meetings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 10

The Advisory Committee of the Combined Unions has decided to hold Aggregate Meeting in all districts on Sunday next…

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Breaches of Coal Mines' Regulations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

Agnew Hyde was charged with not seeing that all miners took shelter before diving a shot in Wangowilli Colliery. He pleaded guilty…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 19

The advisory committee, of combined Unions have decided to hold Aggregate meetings on Sunday next in all districts…

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Buffs Help Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 28

Here is something the local and district Buffalo Lodges will be pleased to learn. It is an extract from a London weekly, "The People":—…

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Died in Mine. at Helensburgh

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

A miner named T. Bertram Knight collapsed at the face in the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, on Monday at 11.45 a.m., and died whilst he…

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