Overseas News 1,200,000,000 BUTTONS Mostly from Coal for Britain's New "Utility" Suits
About 1,200 million buttons moulded from plastic materials are wanted for the "utility" suits designed for wartime wear in Britain…
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Mining & the mines, 1942
178 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 9
Mines & Miners
Following a meeting of representatives of Southern Miners' Lodges held yesterday, it was decided to hold special aggregate meetings at…
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Special aggregate meetings of the miners will be held at Wollongong, Woonona and Helensburgh, on Sunday August 8th. The latter meeting…
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Aggregate meetings will be held at Wollongong, Woonona and Helensburgh on Sunday next. Wollongong and Woonona meetings will be held in…
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Mr. F. Lowden, district president, writes:— In connection with the agreement arrived at between the Prime…
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Aberdare Extended miners lodge wants an alteration of working hours when the daylight saving is reintroduced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Port Kembla News Shortage of Wood and Coal
Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication to the following effect from the Minister for Local Government:—I refer to your personal…
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There is intense dissatisfaction at the advent of the new workers' compensation benefits that will be payable if and when any workers sustain…
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When Mr. R. James, M.H.R., visited Burwood colliery recently, mining scenes of his boyhood days were recalled. Burwood was the first pit he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tobacco Shortage Miners Complain
At the miners' aggregate meeting at Wollongong on Sunday, complaints were made of a great shortage of tobacco, and the danger of a stoppage of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peace at Collieries South Coast Endorses Full War Effort
The South Coast membership of the Miners' Federation held Mass meetings last Sunday, 9th inst, at Wollongong, Woonona and…
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At some of the mines men are discussing the question of daylight saving with a view to considering the making of a later start each day…
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Mr F. Lowden, Southern President, writes:— On Monday Mount Keira mine was thrown idle as a result of alleged…
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Mr. F. Lowden writes: The Coast has had a real good run of full time production up till last Monday, when Mt. Keira mine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Red Cross Miners Adopt Australian Prisoner of War
A group of miners from the South Waratah Mine, at Wallsend, have adopted an Australian Prisoner of War, and have sent their first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Iron Ore Deposits at Gungahlin Application For Mine Lease By A.I.S.
It is probable that mining for iron ore may be engaged in shortly in tho A.C.T. by the Australian Iron & Steel Ltd. It is learned that this company…
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In the Arbitration Court, Sydney, yesterday, Rodney Dubois, Stephen Ward, Alfred Tate, John McGee and Terrence' Hedley,' wheelers at Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sunday — Miners' Final
Woonona ground, on Sunday, will also settle the Miners' Competition, as the final will be staged…
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Representations by the Miners' Federation to obtain tobacco supplies for its members on the South Coast particularly the Corrimal collieries…
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Seven employes of Mount Keira Colliery were [?] yesterday by Judge Drage-Brockman in the Arbitration Court—five of them for…
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