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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Coal Tribunal Allows Miners To Amend Wage Claim

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today grafted the Miners' Federation leave to amend its log of claims to provide for a £2 a week, instead of a 30/-…

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"Gold Fever" Grips Wedderburn

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Hundreds of gold seekers from all over Victoria are flocking to the small township of…

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Miners To Send Delegates To Peace Congress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

The President of the Southern Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) announced yesterday that all lodge secretaries in the…

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570 South Coast Miners Were Idle Yesterday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Three South Coast mines, employing a total of 570 miners, were idle yesterday because of union-management disputes. The…

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Colliery Proprietors To Print Mine Magazine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The colliery proprietors have produced a magazine, "The Coal Miner", for free distribution to…

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Flameproof Mine Locomotives

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 3

Increased , mechanisation in coal mining throughout the world is opening up new export markets for the latest type of…

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"Go Slow" Mine Tactics Alleged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Coal Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher), was told today that miners were using "go slow…

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Bulli Mine Disaster 63 Years Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

Today is the sixty-third anniversary of the Bulk mine disaster, in which 86 men were killed. The explosion occurred on March 23, 1887. One of the few…

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Coal Board's 10 Day Holiday Plan for £1

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 11

Wollongong office of the Joint Coal Board has received information and application forms in connection with the Board's plan…

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New Society for Miners to Save and Borrow Branch Coming to South Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

A Co-operative Savings and Loan Society, sponsored by the Joint Coal Board, will be formed shortly on the South Coast. It will be one of a chain the Board is introducing on N.S.W…

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Jt. Coal Board Holiday For Miners' Children

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Joint Coal Board is offering n unique opportunity to the children of mineworkers to enjoy…

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Reduced Interstate Coal Exports

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Joint, Coal Board had been forced to reduce the export of coal to other States because of…

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Coal Is Light & Power

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 6

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Wedderburn Gold Finds Limited

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. — The gold finds at Wedderburn were apparently on the grounds which previously hid not been…

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Miners Threaten Direct Action

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 8

Secretary of South Bulli Miners' Lodge told Greater Wollongong Council on Friday that his members were very…

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Flame Proof Locomotives For Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

Increased mechanisation in coal-mining throughout the world is opening up new export markets for the latest type of…

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South Coast Objection to— Open Cut Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

Illawarra Town Planning Authority's opinion is to be sought by Greater Wollongong Council regarding the establishment of open cut mines. Opposition to such a scheme has already been…

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Council to Seek Opinion on Open Cut Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 4

The City Council will solicit the opinion of the Illawarra Planning Authority with regard to the establishment of Open Cut…

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District Miners, Wharfies Idle Over Crimes Act

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

The invoking of the Crimes Act against the Waterside Workers in Brisbane was responsible for stoppages at eight South Coast collieries yesterday. Port Kembla Waterside Workers were…

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Pacific Colliery to Resume

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Pacific Colliery, on the Northern coalfields, is expected to resume work tomorrow after a stoppage…

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