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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 11

The District President (Mr. Lowden) writes:—The South Coast has been kept very busy during the last few weeks of the…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

The South Coast has been kept very busy during the last few weeks of the old year and up to the present time…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 9

All district collieries are working, with two exceptions; Old Bulli and Scarborough. The men at the former pit returned home this morning, and…

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Coal Shipments

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

For 1937 coal and coke shipments from Port Kembla totalled 352,416 tons an increase of 28,203 tons over the 1936 figures, and 43,696 tons…

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Captain's Flat Rapid Development Employment for Thousand New Water Supply for Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 7

The development of Captain's Flat mines and township is being pushed forward, and within a few weeks it is expected that over 1,000 men will be…

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Two Colliery Fatalities the Inquests. J. G. GREEN and F. BROOKS

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 19

On Tuesday the District Coroner at Bulli, Mr. W. G. Payne conducted in quests at Bulli and Scarborough Courthouses into the deaths of two…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 9

The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) and vice-president (Mr. E. Browne) are in Sydney to-day for the purpose of conferring, in…

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Mines & Miners South Coast Matters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 11

The annual meeting of the District Delegate Board will be held next Thursday, 17th February, at the Miners' Hall, Wollongong. Many…

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Oil From Coal Benzol Output for the C.o.r. Ltd

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

Following the erection of additional plant, the Australian Iron & Steel Ltd. is now producing commercial benzel from coal. This important…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 13

The District President (Mr. Lowden) writes: The annual meeting of the South Coast Delegate Board commenced…

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The Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 14

Statements of the possibility of the Wongawilli Mine and Coke Works closing for a period, were made at the Delegate…

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Scarborough the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 7

The mine has worked pretty constant lately, and nine days were paid for last week. So far six days for next pay…

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Miners' Picnic Excelsior Lodge Event

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 13

Members of Excelsior Miners' Lodge inaugurated what is hoped to be an annual event—a picnic for the members and their wives and families—the…

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Early Illawarra. the Opening of Old Mt. Pleasant Mine Series No. 3

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 11

It is said that "truth is stranger than fiction." No one could dream that the old Mount Pleasant mine, which was closed just 50 years ago would be opened up again, and yet I understand, that it is the intention of the B.H.P. Company to open up this old mine at the "outcrop" and…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 13

The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) writes:— Matters in connection with the industry have been fairly busy, of late…

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The Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 9

The Miners' President (Mr. F. Lowden) writes: Matters in connection with the industry have been fairly busy, of late…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 13

Mr. F. Lowden, District President, writes: At the Scarborough colliery, intense dissatisfaction exisits owing to the…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 14

At the Bulli mine there is trouble (mine has not worked this week) owing to the members of the Deputies and Shotfirers Union refusing…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 7

Mr. F. Lowden (District Miners' President), writes:— Chief item of interest on the South Coast this week has been the strike…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 11

The Miners' President writes: Chief item of interest on the South Coast this week has been the strike of Deputies and Shotfirers at the…

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