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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Unemployed Miners. Meeting at Fairy Meadow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 2

Miners of Corrimal, Keira and Pleasant Lodges in large numbers attended a special combined meeting near Fairy Meadow Council Chambers on Sunday…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 9

The pay at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh is for six clays, and two days have been worked so far (August 5th), for the current pay…

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District Matters Scarborough Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 11

Mr. Lysaght is in receipt of following:—With reference to your letter warding copy of resolution carrie…

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Oil From Coal Eve of Revolution in Fuel Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 23

The following, article was printed in an English paper:—Scientific developments in America and Germany have just reached…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 9

Five days have been worked for the current pay up to 12th, at the Metropolitan Colliery. The new cavil was drawn on Thursday…

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Illawarra Companies. Excelsior Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 5

No difficulty was experienced by Excelsior Collieries and Coke Works Ltd., in paying 10 per cent, in respect to the year ended June 30 last…

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Stealing Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 6

Albert Wrightson, junior, Charles Henry Breakspear, and George Burnett were each charged with stealing 2/- worth of coal, the property of…

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Missing Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

Albert Wrightson, Junr, Charles Henry Breakspear and George Burnett were each charged with stealing 2/- worth of coal. the property of the…

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Bulli Colliery Lease Warden's Court Tuesday (Before Mining Warden, Mr. Graham) Application for Suspension of Labor Conditions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 7

In the Warden's Court, Wollongong on Tuesday, the Bulli Colliery and Coke Works Limited made application for authority for…

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Bulli X-ray Plant. Dedicated at the Hospital. to Bellambi Coal Co. Ltd. Opned by Sir Frederick Waley

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 8

Bulli District Hospital ranks among the up-to-date hospitals of N.S.W. and it continues to progress. A further step along thje pathway of progress has…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 9

The pay at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, is for 6¾ days, and two days have been worked so far (August 20th) this week…

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Balgownie Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

The employees of the Mt. Pleasant colliery have only four days for the pay to be drawn to-day, Friday. SOCCER…

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Minee and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 10

Mt. Pleasant mine was again idle this week, not a single clay being worked by the miner's. It is also reported that all the miners were, refused rations this…

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Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 14

Not a soul down on the corner, That's an almost certain sign The tennis club is breaking up that old Gang of Mine…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 9

The Metropolitan Colliery worked 4 days for the current pay up to the 26th instant. Our Helensburg correspondent…

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Corrimal. Miners Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 10

Mr. Thomas Elliott, of Main Rd., and a popular resident of Corrimal, received severe injuries to his side on Monday by a fall of stone, in South Bulli…

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South Coast Gold Reef (Yalwal) (To the Editor)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 17

Sir,—You might grant me space in your paper to explain my position regarding this company. As promoter of this company we…

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Gold Find. At Foxground

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 September 1930 · page 2

A long line of cars finding their way into the Foxground on Sunday was evidence of the widespread interest aroused by the news that gold had been…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 16

Mr. F. Lowden, District President, said this morning that the mines were still working very intermittently. Many miners were in a very parlous state, as…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 9

The mines in the district continue to work very intermittently, so much so that many of the miners are in the receipt of the dole, while a number…

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