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Illawarra · Mining & the mines
165 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 9
By midsummer four hundred tons of coal an hour will be coming up from a new colliery about to be opened at Comrie in Fifeshire, to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ONE half of the miners of Great Britain who were unemployed at the outbreak of war are now at work as a result of the Government drive to increase the peace time output of 240,000,000 tons a year by 40,000,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Arthur McDonald, press secretary, writes:—150 dancers attended our dance at the Arcadia Theatre on Thursday night of last week. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Most of the South Coast miners will draw full pay to-day for the first time for several months. Helensburgh, Excelsior, South Bulli, Mount Keira,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A pit top meeting was held on Wednesday and the men decided that they were quite prepared to continue working with naturalised Italians…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →J. Creer, miner, of Keiraville, was admitted to Wollongong District Hospital last night suffering from injuries received by a fall of metal in Excelsior…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A contract of the approximate value of £1,500,000 has been placed by the, Turkish Government institution, the Eti Bank, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The following officers have been elected in connection with Excelsior Lodge: President, R. Harrol; secretary, D. Timmins, checkweighmen, J…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Southern District miners have sent wires to the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin and Mr. Lazzarini asking for an assurance that ralds on workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to impose a 5 per cent, levy on members to recover the costs of the recent coal strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Industrial Registrar (Mr. Stewart) is considering the case submitted to him in regard to the Nattai Bulli , Colliery miners who were not…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Royal Commission (Mr. Justice Ferguson, chairman, and Messrs F. C. Maxwell and C. F. Mallett) dealing with pensions and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wonthaggi message states: Sir George Beeby, Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, on Tuesday made his first inspection of the State coal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Three miners were injured on Wednesday two at Old Bulli though falls of stone and one at Excelsior through a prop falling on him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Royal Commission inquiring into the question of pensions for mine-workers on reaching the age of 60, sat at Wollongong on Tuesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) writes:— At the recent Delegate Board Meeting held at Wollongong, a large…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At a meeting of the South Coast Branch of the Miners' Federation at Wollongong on Friday, the following resolutions were carried :…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Six of the seven members of the Northern Miners' Executive have issued a statement to the following effect:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. F. Lowden writess: At last delegate meeting at Wollongong a large number of appeals for membership were dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A meeting of the Delegate Board will be held in the Miners' Hall, Wollongong, next Monday, when many important matters will be dealt with…
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