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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

204 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 11

British Coal. Lancashire and Cheshire. a Single Unit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 2

An important development in Great Britain's coal industry occurred on 6th July when a scheme to run the whole of the Lancashire and Cheshire…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 6

The Corrimal miners drew seven shifts for the pay distributed to-day. The off-hand employees draw eight days for the pay. Only two days were…

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Taking Coal to Newcastle. Now Being Given Away to Unemployed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 9

It appears that in 1914-18 secret depots of Welsh coal were established by the British Naval Authorities throughout the world. Thousands of…

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Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 14

The Southern District Delegate Board commenced its half-yearly meeting yesterday and will continue to-day. After dealing with a large…

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Illawarra Miners. Important Resolutions. Motion Directed to Business People

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 9

The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) reports:- The Delegate Board met yesterday, and is sitting again to-day…

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Oil From Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 5

The secretary of the Newcastle Oil from Coal Committee is urging the need for Federal Government concentrating on the question of producing oil from coal, and in doing so points out that the whole of the motor spirit being produced in Great Britain was…

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Helensburgh Jottings. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 6

"The mine pay is for 4 days. The mine worked on Monday, when the miners went into the new cavils. The new tipping apparatus is…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 9

The District President writes:- More than ordlnarry interest is be-ing shown by the Southern District members of the Miners' Federation in…

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Mines & Miners. Area Conference.organising with Miners' Federation

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 6

An Area Delegate Conference was held at the Trades Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday, for the purpose of working out the correct functions of the Area…

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Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 9

More than ordinary interest is being shown by the Southern District members of the Miners' Federation in the forthcoming…

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Mines & Miners. Special Delegate Board Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 9

The District President writes:—A special meeting of the Delegate Board was held at Wollongong yesterday, to hear a report of the…

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Miners Special Delegate Board Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 8

The Executive writes:— A special meeting of the Delegate Board was held at Wollongong on Thursday last, August 28th. to hear…

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Against War. Resolutions Carried by Miners' Delegate Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 9

At the meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board at Wollongong on Wednesday, the threatened war between Italy and Abyssinia was discussed, and…

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Mine Accidents

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 5

At midday on Monday, Bulli Hospital Ambulance was called to Coalcliff Colliery, where it was found that Mr. Jack Nixon, of Coledale, had both…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 11

The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) stated tliis morning: The Southern Miners' Delegate Board met yesterday at the Miners'…

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Miners' Council Mechanism in Mines "Time for Resistance."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 12

The Central Council Of the Miners' Federation at a meeting at Sydney, decided that the time had arrived for organised resistance to the further…

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Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 14

Coalcliff miners will hold a special meeting to-morrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. in the Arcadia Theatre, Thirroul…

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The Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 11

The mine has worked four days so far this week. On Tuesday the Management met the men in conference regarding the dismissal of about half of…

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Gold at Yalwal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 7

Nowra "Leader" writes:- Messrs. Mulhall and Lean brought into Nowra, on Wednesday last week, a nice cake of smelted gold, weighing 326 ozs…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 12

Mr. F. Lowden, Miners' District President, reports:— At the inquest on the late Arthur Allen Reeve (who was fatally injured…

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