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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Illawarra Miners. Board of Management Formed

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 7

For many years the constitutions of the local brunch of the Miners' Federation has provided for Delegate Board at which the affairs of the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 10

The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, has worked full time since the new caVil. A slight increase was made in the output on Tuesday and…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 19

The initial meeting of the newly-formed Southern District Miners' Board of Management, was held at Wollongong yesterday and to-day…

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The Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 28

The Corrimal-Balgownie Colliery is still working full tune. Kembla Extended Colliery is also working well. There is a large number of…

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Miners Criticised. Mr. Hoare's Defence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 12

The position which has arisen at Balmain colliery as the result of directors of the Balmain Coal Contracting Co., replacing members of the…

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"Frozen Justice." a Torrid All-talking Romance in the Gold Fields of the Artic

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 8

Ieonore Ulric, celebrated Bel[?] stage star, who makes her talking de[?] but in "Frozen Justice," coming the King's Theatre, Thirroul on…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

The Southern District Miners' Board of Management on Friday decided to call a conference of lodge representatives along with the Board to go into…

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Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 15

Employees of the Corrimal-Balgownie colliery have full time in to date. Residents who are employed at Coalcliff, however, are having a…

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CONNELLY v. South Kembla Colliery Co

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 24

This was a nystagmus claim by William Connelly. The defendants denied total incapacity, and were prepared to pay…

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South Clifton Colliery Co. and James Handley

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 24

This was an application for the termination of the award. There was no appearance of Handley and Mr. R. E. Walker, for the applicant, said…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

The Metropolitan Colliery worked 10½ days for the last pay. Waller Reid, an assistant deputy was injured in the Metropolitan…

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Colliery Accident. at Helensburgh

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

Work was proceeding at the Metropolitan Colliery on Saturday when the main heading, near the pit bottom, was wrecked by some…

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Coal Stocks. at Newcastle. 11,000 Tons on Trucks. —Newcastle

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Considerably more coal is coming forward at Newcastle than the quantity required for the trade. There were on the trucks at Port Waratah…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 10

The Management Board of the Southern District with meet in the Miners' Office, Wollongong, next Wednesday, when very important business affecting…

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Colliery Prosecution

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

Augustus Horan and James McGeachie pleaded guilty to committing a breach of Special rules. W. R. Stewart, colliery manager…

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Slackness During February. Miners and Ironworkers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 13

The month of February was one of pronounced slackness at the industries in the Northern district. This was largely, if not wholly, due to the 12…

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Coal Distillation. Australian Possibilities. Report by Experts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 16

According to the report of the expert committee, appointed by the Federal Government, low temperature coal distillation has not yet reached the…

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Brief Mention. Coal Cargoes for Australia

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

The question of the occurrence of fires when full eargoes of coal are shipped to long distance destinations, especially from England to Australia, involving…

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Mines and Miners. Meeting of Management Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 14

The following letter was read to the Southern District Miners' Management Board on Wednesday: "At a meeting of the Excelsior Miners Lodge held…

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Colliery Accident. at South Bulli Mine. Fractured Ncck Bone

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 12

An accident which exited much interest occurred in South Bulli Colliery on Wednesday. From information available, we…

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