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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 9

The Metropolitan Colliery, Helens burgh, has worked six days so far (February 25) for the current pay. R. Bott received a-nasty cut to the…

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Brief Mention. Yalwal Goldfields

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

Mr. G. A. Doust, manager of the South Coast Gold Mines Ltd., informed the "Nowra Leader" that an amalgamation of the mining leases on the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

Wongawilli mine closed down on Friday and the coke works on Wednesday. The pay at the Metropolitan…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 5

Our Mount Kembla correspondent writes, under date of 10th instant:—The pay drawn at Mr. Kembla mine last Friday was for 6…

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Coalcliff Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 12

Only five men from Austinmer started at Coalcliff on Monday last, when it was expected that fifty would make…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

Owing to the uncertainty of the weather it has been decided to hold the aggregate meetings, to be held on Sunday, in-doors. The…

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Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 11

Mass meetings of the miners to receive the report of the A.T.C.U. Conference; also to discuss the proposed 10 per cent reduction will be…

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Mines and Miners. Dismissal Notices Issued at Mt. Pleasant

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 5

Mr. Pleasant miners have two days worked last week for the coming pay. No days were worked by Mt. Pleasant miners this week…

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Around the District. Mount Kembla. The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 9

The pay drawn at the mine last Friday was for six days and three days have been worked so far for the current pay. The cavil was…

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Captain's Flat Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 8

Owing to the closing down of Captain's Flat Mine, Mr. R. M. Davies (engineer at the mine) has returned home to Corrimal. Over £300,000 has…

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Mines and Miners. Notices Expire at Mt. Pleasant

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 9

Mt. Pleasant.—Work continues very slack at the local mines. Mt. Pleasant worked one day last week, and one day this week, making 2 days for the…

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Proposed Closing of Woll Ongong Harbour for Coal Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

Representations have, recently been made by the Minister for Education, Mr. W. Davies, to his colleague, the Minister for Public Works, Mr. M. A…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 11

At a meeting held at Scarborough this week, which was attended by the District Officers, the question of the resumption of work was…

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Coal Marketing. Objections to the Quota. Position In Britain

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 12

Mr. R. A. S. Redmayne, late Chief Inspector of Mines in Great Britain, wrote the following letter to the London "Times" on February 12:—…

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Mines and Miners. Notices At Helensburgh

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 5

Our correspondent writes:—Notices are to be served this week-end on all but eighty miners, in the Metropolitan Collery. Five districts will work in…

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Soccer. Corrimal Rangers Club. Corrimal (Gold) v St. George (Red & White)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 12

Corrimal v St. George is the big attraction on the local ground to-morrow, and what a game it promises to be. Corrimal, with their present team,…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 5

The pay at the Metropolitan Colliery is for 3½ days, and one day has been worked ths week. Over 300 employees have received notices of the…

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Mines and Miners. Metropolitan Colliery Closing Down for Fortnight

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 11

On Wednesday a notice was posted at the pit top at Metropolitan Colliery notifying that there would not be any more work for a fortnight, and…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 6

The miners at Helensburgh have 4½ days to draw for the current pay. Those miners that had been dismissed Were paid off on Saturday. the mine…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 11

Mount Pleasant.—Three days—Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday—were worked at Mount Pleasant mine this week. The miners have only one day…

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