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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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New Coal Chief Wants

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. S. P. Cochran, the new Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, said today that the job of providing more coal "can be done and will be done."…

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Miners' Vote On Triple Alliance

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 4

SIR,—In reference to the paragraph in the News Behind the News in Saturday's issue, I wish to point out that there…

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Miners To Meet Premier; No Date Fixed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

The President of the Southern District Miners (Mr. W. Parkinson) said yesterday, that no definite date had yet been fixed for…

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Address on Welsh Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

The Registrar of the University of Technology (Mr. J. C. Webb; M:Sc., F.G.S., M.T.H.E.) will be the speaker at a…

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Miners Forfeit Pay to Attend Lodge Meeting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

Miners at Coalcliff Colliery yesterday forfeited shift wages of £2 to £2/10/- to attend a monthly meeting of their lodge. Two other South Coast collieries were idle owing to…

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Access To Colliery At Helensburgh

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 26

To discuss the question of access to the Metropolitan Colliery at Helensburgh, the Mayor, Ald. C. M. Dawson recently…

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Coal Helps the Farmer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 11

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South Bulli Miners to Resume

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 2

Striking miners at South Bulli Colliery will resume work this morning. A Miners' Federation official said yesterday that a…

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More Particulars Of Open Cut Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 9

Further information was before Greater Wollongong Council last night respecting a proposal to develop an open cut…

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Coal Board's Quiz on Cokeworks Paddock

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

Joint Coal Board's interest in the Cokeworks Paddock, North Wollongong, has prompted it to ask Council to supply…

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Coal Board Wants Plan of Cokeworks Paddock Scheme

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 5

The Joint Coal Board has asked the City Council to supply aplan showing the areas to be used for showground…

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Dapto Colliery Resumes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 6

Miners at Tongarra Colliery, Dapto, will return to work on Monday morning. The mine has been idle since Wednesday of…

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Northern Isolation May Cause Mine Stop

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

Miners of Coalcliff Coliery have threatened a stoppage unless steps are taken to correct the isolation problem faced by the men at present. Lodge officials yesterday said…

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Coal Drives Our Trains

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 5

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Resumption At Tongarra Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 5

Miners at Tongarra Colliery will resume work today pending a conference at 12 noon between the Local Coal Authority, Mr…

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Council Can't Keep Faith with Coal Board Plans Long List Of Works Untouched

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 8

Uneasiness in the Joint Coal Board concerning the progress of works of all descriptions entrusted to Greater Wollongong Council has been felt for some time. Some of these works are of…

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Coal Board Chief, Miners Hold Frank Talks

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mondays—Miners' leaders today had a frank talk on the coal industry with the new Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. S. F. Cochran)…

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Drop in Coal Production

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Coal production, in New South Wales for, the year 1949 amounted to 10.095,856 tons the Minister for…

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Miners To Give Evidence On Wage Claims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 2

Tomorrow and Friday witnesses called from the rank and file of the Southern District Miners Federation membership will…

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Miners' Delegate Board to Discuss Representation at World Peace Congress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 3

The Southern District Miners' Federation Delegate Board will meet this afternoon. On the agenda is a proposal to send a…

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