Prospecting by Joint Coal Board
As part of a [?]an to ascertain the coal assets of the Illawarra district, the Joint Coal Board is carrying out prospecting [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illawarra · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1949
144 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 8
Priest Alleges "Injustice" to Catholic Miners
Rev. Father John Mulheren, of the Little Flower Church, West Wollongong, protested on Sunday that the Joint Coal Board was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Coal Board Criticised No Help For Catholic School
Speaking at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new infants' school in connection with the Little Flower Church, West Wollongong, Father Mulheren criticised the Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scholarships in Coal Mining Engineering Course
The Joint Coal Board has decided to award six scholarships for first year students in the coal mining engineering course at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General President at Thirroul Miners' Dinner
"The Miners' Federation has been through trials and tribulations and it will probably have to face them again, but, finally, we will own and control means of production, and then we will determine our own conditions and not be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Footpath Beautification Coal Board's Grant
The Joint Coal Board is prepared to grant £200 to the City Council in connection with the garden and street…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Joint Coal Board Projects Held Up
Coal Board projects already on hand to be carried out by the City Council would cost in the vicinity of £100,000 the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coal Board Grant for Garden Competitions
The Joint Coal Board is prepared to grant £200 to the City Council for street and garden beautification competitions in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Post-war Exodus from Mines Southern Miners' Federation Has Lost 500 Member Since War's End
A rapid dwindling of Southern District Miners' Federation membership over the past few years—with a loss of more than 500 members since V.P. Day—spotlights the "coal problem" facing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woonona Beach Discuss With Coal Board
The City Council will discuss with the Joint Coal Board requests by the Woonona Surf Life Saving Club for several…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Miners Hurt
Two miners were injured by a fall of stone at the Mount Keira Colliery on Tuesday. They are Jim Oxenbridge, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Southern Coal Production 'Up' Despite Big Decline in Federation Membership
The introduction of 'mechanisation' and a tendency towards improved efficiency in mines not yet 'mechanised' on the South Coast, is held to be responsible for maintaining coal production, at its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Send Money to Captain's Flat
Members of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation will contribute approximately £250 a fortnight to Captain's Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£100 From Coal Board for Footpath Contest
The sum of £100 to be donated by the Joint Coal Board to the City Council for "street beautification" contests, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A.l.p. Concerned About Decline in Numbers of Southern Mine Workers
The Wollongong branch of the A.L.P. has decided to draw the attention of the State Government to the "serious decline" in the number of mineworkers in Illawarra coal mines. At the fortnightly meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incapacitated Miners
Commenting on the fact that the incapacitated mine-worker's income is still well below the basic wage, Mr. Arthur McDonald,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident in Mine
A carpenter, working in Old Bulli Colliery suffered a fractured spine and other injuries when a set of ten skips…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Film
The film "Their Heritage" was screened in the Wollongong Technical College on Tuesday night. Filmed in colour on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GWYNNEVILLE S. OF A. Coal Board Grant
The Joint Coal Board has notified the Gwynneville Progress Assn. that it is prepared to grant approximately £95…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners' New Claims Longer Leave, Shorter Working Week; More Pay
The Southern District of the Miners' Federation has begun campaigning for the Federation's programme and a log of claims…
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