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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

144 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 8

Coal Bd. Concerned Council Delay in Preparing Plans

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board is concerned at delay by the City Council in preparing designs for recreation grounds in various parts of Greater Wollongong…

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Coal Board Seeks Cadet Engineers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 25

University graduates in engineering are being sought by the Joint Coal Board to serve as cadet engineers, said the…

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Training for Youths in Coal Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 7

The Secretary of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. N. Stuart) has announced that the Coal Board and the Education Department…

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Shilling Increase Means £4000 to Southern Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 1

The recent increase of 1/- per shift to shiftmen on the Southern coalfields will mean approximately £4000 in back money…

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Bulli Hospital Wants Coal Board To Subsidise Hospital Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 9

Bulli Hospital Board of Directors will ask the Joint Coal Board to subsidise the cost of coal to. the hospital. This was decided at a meeting…

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Mining Shiftworkers Get Extra 1/- a Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 3

Coal mining shiftworkers on the South Coast have been granted an additional 1/- a shift by the Coal Industry Tribunal…

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Scholarships for Miners' Children

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 10

Four scholarships to allow continuation of studies are offered by the Joint Coal Board to mineworkers or the dependants…

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Record Broken by Bulli Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

Old Bulli miners this week established a record for continuity of work, with 74 consecutive days…

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"Labour Improved Mining"

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 9

The mining industry had been practically revolutionised since the regime of the Labour Government and the operation of…

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Coal Boards £250.000 'Walking' Excavato

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 31

The "walking" dragl[?] excavator bought by [?] Joint Coal Board to [?] move overburden in a we[?]…

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Coal Board to Assist Planning Scheme

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 1

The Joint Coal Boart will give favourable consideration to making a grant towards the cost of preparation of the planning…

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Mr. Davies Delivers Policy Speech, Says:— "Labour Government Practically Revolutionised Coal Industry"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 6

The mining industry has been "practically revolutionised" since the regime of the Labour Government and the operation or the Coal Board, Mr. W. Davies, Labour Candidate for…

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Coal Dust

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 26

Houses in Greenacre Road, Wollongong, are covered in black last which is coming from the [?]deral Coke Works, Ald. G…

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Scholarships for Engineers in Mining Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 7

The Secretary of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. N. Stuart) lias announced details of 36 matriculation and university…

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'Threat to Miners' Conditions'

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 4

"Miners' Federation members ?will bs alarmed to know the question of mechanical extraction of [?] and the [?]…

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Miners Will Strongly Oppose Claims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 23

The Miners' Federation will "strenuously oppose" a proposal by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) to deal with mechanical extraction of pillar coal and the waiving of conditions…

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Balgownie Retired Miners Hold First Dinner

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 5

The first annual dinner of the Balgownle Retired Mineworkers' Association was held in the Balgownie School of Arts on…

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Period of Coal Board Aid Extended

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 12

A letter to the City Council from the Joint Coal Board stated the board had reviewed the progress made during 1948-49,…

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Coal Authority To Hear Cases

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 4

The Central Coal Authority (Mr. Gallagher) will be in Wollongong next Thursday to deal with claims by Southern…

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Bulli Hospital Wants Price Coal Stabilised

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 2

The Bulli District Hospital of Directors on Tuesday night decided to request Hospital Commission of N.S.W…

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