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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1942

178 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9

Mines & Miners Delegate Board to Meet Next Week

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 10

Mr. F. Lowden, District President, writes:—There has been practically full production at the district mines during the present…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 12

The District President (Mr. F. Lowden) writes:— There has been practically full production at the District Mines…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 10

Mr. F. Lowden writes:—There have been innumerable stop-pages during the present week, due in most instances to the delay in the…

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Blow Up Coal Mines If Invaders Come

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 10

Rather than allow coalmines in New South Wales to fall into the hands of Japanese invaders they will be destroyed by blowing-up should…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 9

The miners' president writes: There has been innumerable stoppages during the present week, due in most instances to the delay in the…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Southern Miners' Delegate Board will commence on Monday, when a number of important matters will…

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Appeal to Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 7

The speakers at the miners' aggregate meetings in this district on Sunday made it quite clear that in Australia all sections of the community will have to face the fact that their country is in danger of capture by an, enemy whose standards of living are not those to…

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To Curb Strikes Bold Move by Miners' Leaders

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 17

Wollongong miners and also representatives of Mt. Kembla, Wongawiln, Corrimal and South Burn, [?]nammously agreed, at an…

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Coal Production Continuity of Supplies Aggregate Meetings Held

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 6

In common with other coal mining centres, aggregate meetings were held in the Southern District last Sunday to discuss the…

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Mines & Miners Miners to Be Disciplined

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

Mr. F. Lowden writes:— IMPORTANT MEETING A meeting of all lodge executives will be held in the Miners'…

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Miners to Be Filmed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 9

Through the medium of the talking screen, groups of miners will be presented to the Australian public in a new light. They are to be filmed as…

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Mining Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

The annual delegate board meeting was held at Wollongong on Monday last and continued till Wednesday, when the business was concuded. The…

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Miners' Widows and Pension Act

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 10

Wider benefits for widows under the Miners' Pensions Act are to be sought by the Miners' Federation. The Northern Miners' Board of…

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Fatality at Mine Brakes of Winding Drum Fail

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 7

When the brakes of the winding drum at the top of the incline at Old Bulli Mine failed when handling the first set of skips at 7.15 a.m. this…

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Mines & Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 10

Mr. F. Lowden, Southern President, writes:—A meeting of District Lodge representatives (Executives and Delegates) was held at the Miner's Hall…

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Mining Conference Coalcliff Miners' Lodge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 12

A conference was held in the offices of the Coalcliff Company on Monday, March 2nd. The Federation was represented…

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Retired Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 10

All mine workers who retired on December 31, 1941, or since, should read an advertisement in this issue, requesting them to see their lodge…

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Tongarra Mine Road

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

The need for a better means of access to Tongarra mine is demonstrated by the fact that it takes laden coal lorries half an hour to descend 1[?]…

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Miners Decline to Change

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

The Executive of the Miners' Federation was also asked to co-operate with a view to approaching the colliery proprietors to have the miners'…

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Conference of Miners' Leaders

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 15

"The position now is that unless the Miners' Federation discipline its own members, the Federal Government will do it."…

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