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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

114 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 6

Mine Surveyors' Examination

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

Successful candidates at the examinations held at Isington on November 19th and December 2nd were:—…

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Old Bulli Miners' Social

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

Last Saturday night miners of Old Bulli entertained retired lodge members, when 200 assembled to pay tribute to the pioneers of the lodge…

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Miners' Claims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 11

On Wednesday Mr. F. Lowden, district president of the Miners' Federation, made reference to the various conferences with the…

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Miners' Mass Meetings Motion Advocates Stoppages

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

The possibility of a general cessation of coal production was mooted at a meeting of Southern branch lodge officers of the…

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Miners' Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

Last Monday's mass meeting of Southern miners at Wollongong carried the recommendation brought forward by last week's conference…

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Miners' Strike Mooted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 7

Unless some assurances are given the Miners' Central Council to-day that the Joint Coal Board would begin to function in the near future, it is…

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Miners' Meting Defers Strike Action

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

South Coast Miners at Wednesday's mass meeting, decided against an immediate strike and endorsed, in principal, the…

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Miners to Demonstrate Decision of Aggregate Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

At a muss meeting of South Coast miners, held at Wollongong on. Wednesday morning, it was decided that members would hold a…

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Victorian Mining Official In Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 14

Mr. Idris Williams, of Wonthaggi, secretary of the Victorian branch of the Miners' Federation, and one of the nominees for the Federal…

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Miners' Demonstration

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 11

Up till yesterday afternoon the negotiations with the Railway Commissioners for special trains for next Wednesday's demonstration to…

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Miners to Demonstrate

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

Southern District miners will demonstrate in front of Parliament House, Sydney, on Wednesday, to [?] for…

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Miners' Pension Scheme

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 9

Both Mr. Baddeley find Mr. Booth are reported to have given assurances that legislation will be enacted to increase miners' pensions from 5/ to 10/…

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Coal Hoppers at Wollongong Harbour

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

It was revealed at a meeting of the Wollongong City Council, on Thursday night of last week, that negotiations are well in hand between the Public…

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Coal Hoppers Planned For Wollongong Harbour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 6

Following disclosures that negotiations were well in hand between the Public Works Department and the Gas Company for the erection…

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Future of Plastics Use of Coal Products

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

"Plastics are destined to play a very important part in our lives, if we pay strict attention to these properties and uses for which they…

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Retired Miners' Confer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

At the State Conference of the Retired Mine Workers Association at Newcastle last week, the president, Mr. P. France, after tracing the…

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Council Supports Miners' Claims

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 5

A motion that council pledges full support of the Southern District miners in their fight to eliminate dust and the accompanying compensation…

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Council's Support for Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 6

North Illawarra Council last Friday carried a motion pledging full support for the southern miners in their fight to eliminate dust and…

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Miners De[?] Against St[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 8

By a narrow ma[?] to 324 southern distr[?] at Wednesday's meet[?] to accept the recom[?]…

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Council's Protest Coal Bins Proposal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 7

Wollongong City Council will again enter an emphatic protest to the Minister for Public Works, regarding a proposal to erect new…

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