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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Dust Disease Over 200 Local Miners Affected

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 11

Over two hundred members of or branch of the Miners' Federation have been certified as suffering from that dreaded dust disease, known as…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 13

Mr. F. Lowden, Miners' District President, writes:— Matters in connection with the industry have been fairly quiet during…

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SIMPSON v. Coalcliff Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 20

Continuance of compensation was claimed by David Simpson from 28/3/38 in respect to an injury to his eye, shoulder and ribs on 17th…

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RAE v. Coalcliff Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 20

James Rae claimed for the period 9th. to 21st. March, 1938, in respect to an injury to his ring finger. Award for Applicant for £3 per…

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DONOVAN v. South Clifton Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 20

This was a claim by Jenkin Donovan for continuance of compensation from 12/12/37 in respect to a broken toe…

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CARTWRIGHT v. South Clifton Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 20

John Cartwright claimed continuance of compensation from 16/1/38 alleging he was still incapacited as a result of an injury to his elbow on…

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HOWELL v. Mt. Kembla Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 20

Mark Howell claimed compensation from 27/1/38 to 14/2/38 on the basis of total incapacity through an injury to his back…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 16

Matters in connection with the industry have been fairly quiet during the present week, that is so far as stoppages are concerned but there is…

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Coal and Shale Workers Conditions of Registration

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 11

The Australian Coal and Shale Employees Association (Southern District) was on Friday last registered at Sydney, by the Industrial Registrar (Mr…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 11

Messrs. E. R. Browne, vice-president of Southern District, and W. Penrose, Southern District Secretary, have been attending conferences at Sydney this…

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N.Z. Coal Miners Addressed by Minister for Mines Outspoken Remarks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

Frequent stoppages over trivial matters have been taking place on the Waikato coal field. Matters became so impossible for all parties that a…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 12

As a result of the recent meeting of the whole of the District Executives of the various branches of the Miners' Federation, a special Delegate…

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Dust Menace Miners' Officers Concerned Higher Incapacity Pay

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 12

A meeting of the compensation officers of the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of the Miners' Federation at Sydney this week, passed…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 11

Speaking at Sydney, Mr. Orr, general secretary of the Miners' Federation said: "We do not want a strike that may involve tens of thousands of…

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Brown Coal Used for Gas-making May Affect N.S.W. Coal Sales

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 10

Melbourne experiments in the production of domestic gas from brown coal may lead eventually to a reduction in the local consumption of New…

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Important Meeting Miners' Lodge Executives at Wollongong Next

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 11

A very important meeting will be held at the Miners' Hall, Wollongong, on Sunday next, at 11 .a.m., and its deliberations will be watched with…

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Mines & Miners the Miners' Second Round of the Fight

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 13

Last Sunday, 19th June, representatives from all the Miners' Lodges in the Southern District attended a conference to hear the policy and claims…

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Miners Demands

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 16

Last Sunday the District president (Mr. F. Lowden) presided over a conference of representatives from all miners' lodges in southern…

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Miners' Demands in Second Round No. 1—SAFETY

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 13

Included in the demands of the mineworkers is one of great importance, indeed, that is the question of safety. On entering into this fight it…

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B.H.P. Biggest Coal Consumer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 12

In an address to the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Essington Lewis said: The ramifications of the B.H.P…

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