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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Mines and Miners. Aggregate Meetings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 3

Arising out of the Federal Council's decision on Thursday to hold aggregate meetings in all districts next week; the local Miners'…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 4

Corrimal mine has had an idle week, South Bulli has worked two days…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 4

After a lapse of six weeks idleness the Mount Pleasant mine resumed work this week, and three days have been worked…

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Coal Prices

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 1

The "Newcastle Herald" states:—Substantial reductions in the prices tendered for railway coal contracts by Northern colliery proprietors were…

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Mount Kembla Mine Big Reduction of Miners Only 42 to be kept on

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 3

It has come as a shock to the mining community to learn that the management of Mount Kembla Colliery has decided to reduce the ranks of the…

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Coal Trade Stimulus Likely End of Petrol Era for Lorries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 8

The "Evening Chronicle," an English publication, under date of June 28th, states:— The announcement of Vickers-Arm…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 5

The Mount Pleasant colliery has two days, for the pay distributed today, and has worked three days this week. For the pay Kembla Extended…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 5

For the pay Corrimal has one day to draw, and has worked three this week. South Bulli has four for the pay, and 3 this week…

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Corrimal Miners' Lodge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 5

At a meeting of the Corrimal Miners' Lodge, a motion to form a Council of Action and appoint delegates to the Central Council of Action was…

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Around the District. Helensburgh the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 5

The pay is for eight days. An aggregate meeting was held on Friday, when the mine was idle…

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No General Strike Southern Miners Against Four to One at Woonona

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 8

The Central Council of the miners met in Sydney and carried the following resolution: "That this Council instructs Wonthaggi to…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 3

The mine has three days for next pay, but has not worked this week…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 3

The South Bulli Colliery has worked three day's this week. Corrimal has only worked one day…

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Bulli Colliery Employees Re-engaged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 8

Bulli Colliery having been the successful tenderers for the supply of 100,000 tons of large coal and 50,000 tons of small coal to the…

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Metropolitan Colliery Employees Receive 14 Days' Notice

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 3

Great excitement was caused in the town on Wednesday morning when it became known that all the employees at the Metropolitan…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 3

The Mt. Pleasant mine has three days for the pay, and Kembla Extended six…

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Helensburgh the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 3

The mine pay is for nine days. The mine was idle on Wednesday. It has been decided by the Metropolitan Colliery Co. to retain 16 pairs of…

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Corrimal Miners' Lodge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 3

The following are the Corrimal Lodge nominations for District Ofliccs. District President, J. Roberts; Dist-rict Secretary, W. J. Penrose; District…

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Helping the Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 9

Our salvation depends on the revival of British trade and industry. The lesson, surely, is that we should now take bold action at home to…

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Bunker Coal Tariff Board Reject Bounty

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 10

According to a report of the Tariff Board, which was tabled in the Federal House of Representatives on Friday last, requests for the imposition of a…

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