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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Coroner Told Of Electrician's Death At Corrimal Colliery

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

How Alfred Henry Hansen, 38, an electrician, was found crushed between an electric locomotive, a brick wall and an iron grille in the change room of Corrimal Colliery on the night of September 28…

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Conference on Concessions for Mine Pensioners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Finnan) said in the Legislative Assembly today that…

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Old Bulli Miners Elect New Officials

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. W. Sutherland, who has been secretary of the Old Bulli Miners' Lodge for the past 17 Consecutive years has resigned…

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Miners Meet Today On Red Bill

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Before they go into the mines tomorrow South Coast miners will hold pit-top meetings to…

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Miners' Court Challenge On Red Bill

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' federation will challenge in the High Court the validity of the Communist Party Dissolution Bill when it becomes law…

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No Decision Yet On Miners' Leave

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today reserved his decision on a miners'…

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Red Re-elected Secretary Of Western Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Monday. — Mr. J. H. King, Western Miners' Secretary since 1942, has been re-elected unopposed for another…

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Retrospective Payments For Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 1

South Coast miners will on October 29 receive lump-payment cheques to cover an additional 76. per ton for pick-won coal…

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Steel and Coal Held Up at Newcastle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — More than 17,000 tons of urgently needed, steel and 10,000 tons of coal are held up at…

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Scarborough Mine Dispute Settled

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 4

A settlement has been effected in the Scarborough (South Clifton) union-management dispute, following a conference between…

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Miners And Deputies Reaffirm Agreement

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 11

A meeting of the Southern District Executive of the Miners Federation and the Southern District Deputies and Shotfirers'…

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Miners Strike on Communist Bill

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 2

President of the Southern Miners (Mr. W. Parkinson) has stated that the action of the Federal A.L.P. in…

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Increased Rates for Coast Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

Southern District Miners' Executive has been advised by the Industrial Tribunal that the tonnage rate for pick-won coal…

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Miners. Wharfies Protest on A.l.p. Red Bill Decision

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 3

Wongawilli and Mt. Kembla colliers went home yesterday in protest against the "A.L.P.'s capitulation to the Menzies'…

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Proposed Miners' Pension Increases Announced

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Proposed increases in pensions to retired miners and wives of miners were announced by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) tonight…

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Labour Council, Miners Condemn Red Bill Action

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 3

Wednesday night's meeting of the Labour Council heard an address by Mr. Wilfred Burchett, "London Times"…

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Rich Gold Yield From W.A. Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 9

KALGOOLIE, Monday.—The owners of the rich New Mexico mine in the Ora Banda district, Boromini and Party have won…

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Today's A.E.U. Stoppage Affects Coal Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 3

The stop-work meeting conducted by the South Coast branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union today will leave one and possibly two Southern District collieries idle. An…

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Miners' Wives In New Protest

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 2

South Coast miners' wives who recently conducted a protest deputation to the Wollongong Prices Office…

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Mine Electrician Shocked

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 2

A 28-years-old mine electrician Norman Lockyear, af Sassafras Avenue, Windang, received a severe electric shock whilst…

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