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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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"Enemy Within," Says Mines Minister

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The New South Wales Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) said today that everybody irrespective of…

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Colliery Disputes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 8

A dispute which developed at Mt. Kembla colliery concerning the dismissal of four members of the Miners' Federation was…

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Six Mines Stop As Food Protest

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

Miners at six South Coast pits went home yesterday in protest against the shortage of butter and other foodsuffs. A…

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Miners Praised For Food Stops

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation today congratulated Southern District miners…

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Miners To Boycott Tribunal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Federation will boycott proceedings before the Coal Miner Workers' Superannuation…

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Two Mines Idle Yesterday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 4

Two South Coast collieries were idle yesterday for a loss of l800 tons of coal. They were Old Bulli and…

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Reid Town Park May Have Lost Coal Board Money

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 8

Money allocated for expenditure on a Joint Coal Board plan for carrying out improvements to the Reidtown playing ground may have been re-allocated for expenditure on Coledale's St. James Park…

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Mine Surveyors' Exam. Results

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

At the examination for Certificates of Competency as Mine Surveyor, under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-1947…

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Summons Against Southern Miners Struck Out

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today struck out a summons issued by the Secretary of…

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Mine Surveyors' Certificates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 5

At the examination for certificate of competency as Mine Surveyor, under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-1947…

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Miners Pleased with Compensation Review

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

Southern Miners' President (Mr. W. Parkinson) announced yesterday that the N.S.W. Government has gazetted…

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Western Miners Protest On Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A mass meeting of 400 Western District miners' and other unionists at Lithgow today urged the…

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"No More Coal From Secret Ballots"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—"Secret ballots will not get the Commonwealth Government more coal. It will get it less,"…

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Miners Propose Stoppages On Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Miners' Federation has called for one-day stoppages next week of all unionists in coalfield areas…

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Southern Miners To Discuss Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 1

The Southern District Miners' Board of Management will discuss the decision of the Federal Government to close Glen Davis,…

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Coal Output Record In Sight

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—New South Wales miners will establish a new record this year if the present production rate…

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Council Protests On Cut In Coal Board Projects

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

Ald. H. A. Graham told Wednesday night's meeting of the Greater City Council that the Joint Coal Board Chairman (Mr…

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Pensioner Murdered; Body Found in Discused Mine Shaft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A man was murdered and his body dragged 400 yards through the push and dumped into a disused…

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Federal Minister Requested to "Honour" Coal Bd. Promises

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

The Greater Wollongong City Council has decided to ask the Minister for National Development (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to take steps to see that the Joint Coal Board honours previous promises that projects approved generally will be carried out…

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Diesel-electric Loco Hauls 900-ton Coal Train

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 2

One of A.I.S. Ltd.'s. recently-acquired 800 h.p. diesel-electric locomotives hauled a 900-ton coal load from Wongawilli to…

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