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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Steel. More Important to a Nation Than Gold

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 15

No one can read history, ancient or modern, without realising, the value which steel plays both in war and in industry. Steel is more important to…

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Standards Association of Australia. the Coal Resources of Australia

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

The task of completing a survey of the power resources of the Commonwealth has been advanced a step further by the publication recently…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Repairs are being curried out to the miners' residences at Kembla Heights, and the Company proposes to erect two new residences, in which miners and…

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Sensational Incident. Coal Truck Runs Away

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

About noon on Sunday an incident occurred at Bellambi which provided thrills for spectators. It appears that a 16 ton coal truck at South Bulli got away on the incline…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 12

Mr. F. Lowden President of the Southern Miners, states that the attitude of Scullin, Theodore and Brennan since gaining power in the Federal…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

The pay drawn at Mount Kembla last Friday was for 11 days and seven days have been worked so far for the current pay (20th). Last Monday was…

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Pulverised Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

Lord Inchcape speaking at the annual meeting of the P and O Co., took a very optimistic view of the future of pulverised coal for purpose of marine…

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Miners' Children. to Be Given Holiday

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 8

At the meeting of the Illawarra Trades and Labour Council on Saturday night the question of inviting children belonging to northern miners to…

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Captain's Flat Mine. Visited by Port Kembla Resident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 14

Mr. Jim Perry, of Port Kembla, informs our representative that 180 men are now working at Captain's Flat Mine, under A.W.U…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

A miners' meeting at Slacky Flat, Bulli, Sunday, was addressed by Mr. Davies, general secretary, and Mr. Bondy Hore, president northern…

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Corrimal Miners' Lodge. and Fascism

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 5

The following is taken from the "Italian Courier in Australia":— According to the "Illawarra Mercury," of Friday, January 17, last, a…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 17

For the pay distributed to-day Corrimal worked 9 days, and South Bulli 10. Southern District Miners—the…

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Illawarra Miners'

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 26

A conference was held in Sydney on Wednesday with the Coalcliff Colliery Co., in connection with the filling behind machines. Finally the…

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Corrimal Miners and Fascism

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 30

The following article is taken from the Italian "Courier," a journal printed in Sydney:— 'A stop-work meeting of…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

The Metropolitan Colliery pay wa for 9 days. Three days were worked last week. On Thursday morning there was a…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 10

A conference was held at Helensburgh on Wednesday in regard to a disunite re yardage at the Metropolitan Colliery. The matter was satisfactorily…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 13

The pay drawn at the Mt. Kembla mine last Friday was for 10 days, and full time was worked up to 4th for current pay…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

The date for holding tho miners Convention has been fixed for March 18th. Mr. Sweeney, secretary of the…

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Gold and Paper

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

Remarkable as it may seem, there are striking points of resemblance between the present financal stringency in Australia and the sporadic financial upheavals that are disturbing the United States of America. On the other hand, there also are immense differences, arising from the…

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Coal Exports Increase in England

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 8

Preliminary returns of coal and coke shipments for last year from the South Wales ports issued by the Great Western Railway Co. show the best results…

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