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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 6

The mine worked on Monday, and Tuesday of the week, the first for six weeks. The two days worked goes into the next pay. Tills one is a…

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Miners' President and May Day (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

Dear Sir:—Re May Day. In your issue of 6th. inst., you publish a lengthy epistle signed by Messrs. Allen, McHenry and Martin, which you state…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 5

The Metropolitan Colliery has worked every day so far (18/5/32) for the coming pay. The quarterly cavil at the above…

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Colliery Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 15

David Henderson (52) a married man, residing at Coledale, was fatally injured by a fall of stone in the Coalcliff Colliery on Monday…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

The Mt. Pleasant miners, have not struck a blow this, week. Two days will be drawn for the next pay…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

The mine was idle yesterday, but [?] worked the first three days of this week, and again to-day. For the pay eight days wiii be drawn…

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Company Fined Loch Catherine Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 9

The Loch Catherine Coal Company was fined £l2/10/ at the Moss Vale Police Court on Tuesday for committing a breach of the mining regulations…

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FATALITIES Man Killed in Coalciff Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 5

On Monday afternoon, David. Henderson, aged 52, a shiftman, employed at Coalcilff Colliery, had just commenced at the Colliery, when without…

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Corrimal. "Mine's a Beer."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 6

once again Corrimal residents are quenching their thirst at Grant's hotel, and even saying "mine's a schooner." Some local residents investigated…

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"Up the Ladder of Gold."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 3

E. Phillips Oppenheim may always be relied upon to write an interesting and thrilling story, and in "Up the Ladder of Gold" he provides something…

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Stealing Colliery Property

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 8

Leslie Hodge pleaded guilty to taking sheets of galvanised iron and pieces of timber, the property of Excelsior Colliery Ltd…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 10

For the current pay, South Bulli has seven day to draw, and four days were worked this week. Corrimal has eight days for to-day's pay, but the…

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Balgownie the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 5

The mine has only worked two days for the pay, but there has been no work this week…

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Mt. Kembla & Kembla Ht. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 5

The pay to be drawn at the mine on Friday next is for 10 days, but owing to an accident, reported elsewhere, the mine was idle on Monday…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 7

The [?] has not worked for three weeks. [?]pes for a restart are entertained…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 7

Corrimal Mine worked four days this week, and South Bulli two…

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From Coal to Oil

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 9

In the course of the debate on the Navy Estimates in the House of Commons, Mr. G. Hall observed that the change from coal to oil had led to a…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 8

The Corrimal mine has five days for the current pay, and has worked two days this week. South Bulli has four days for the pay, and one day was…

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Balgownie Miners' Hard Times

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 8

For six weeks the Mount Pleasant miners have not "struck a blow," and the pays are therefore "blank ones." The miners, however, are [?]hoping for…

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British Coal Trade. Expansion and New Conditions. Address by Mr. Amery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 8

Mr. L. S. Amery, M.P., addressed the Coal Trade Luncheon Club on the occasion of its 20th luncheon, and spoke of the problems of tariffs and…

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