Coal is NOT Being Extracted from Pillars at Re-opened Colliery
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 1
Rumours that Australian Iron & Steel Ltd. is extracting coal from pillars by machinery in its recently acquired Mount Pleasant colliery are "entirely false," according to Southern Miners District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Jumped From "Runaway" Trolley
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 12
Two miners who jumped from a trolley which they believed had "runaway" were later taken to the casualty…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →U.K. Coal Nationalisation Impresses Mr. Davies
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 2
Mr. Davies, M.H.R., who returned to Wollongong last night after a tour of the British Isles and the Continent,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners to Resist Changes in Arbitration Act
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 10
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Federation would resist any attempt by the Federal Government to bring…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Fleet Contests Coal Board Trophy
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 8
The biggest fleet to sail with the Illawarra Yacht Club this season—21 boats—contested the Joint Coal Board Trophy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plenty of Coal for Powerhouses
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 2
SYDNEY, Monday.—The claim by the Sydney County Council on coal stocks at Bunnerong had confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Board Vacancy Filled
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for National Service (Mr. Spooner) announced the appointment of English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nineteen Horses Left in M. Valley Gold Cup
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Nineteen horses remained in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup run on Saturday when acceptances were declared today…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cook Has Mount on Jan in M. Valley Gold Cup
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Sydney jockey W. Cook will ride Jan in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup tomorrow. Jan's showing and Cook's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Pensions Adjustments
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Government is now considering adjustments to miners' pensions, the Minister for Mines, (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All-Electric Homes For Migrant Miners
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 1
Fourteen British migrant miners and their families living at the Unanderra Migrants' Hostel will move…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →12 Die In Mine Explosion
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 6
KAYFORD (West Virginia), Thursday (AAP).—Twelve maintenance workers died as a result of an explosion in a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Govt. Surprised At Coal Board Appointment
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Government had not concurred in the appointment of Professor H. D. Phillips as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shunting Accident at Colliery
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 3
A labourer who was trapped between an engine and a truck at Wongawilli Colliery yesterday was taken to Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Board Projects "Under Way"
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 6
The transfer of Greater Wollongong employees from maintenance works has enabled projects sponsored by the Joint Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →100 Homes for Migrant Miners Near Completion
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1
One hundred pre-cut homes for British migrant miners and their families, being erected by the Commonwealth Housing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Mine Workers Injured
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3
Two mine workers were admitted to Wollongong Hospital yesterday following minor accidents in district collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Insured
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 7
Two mineworkers were injured in district collieries on Monday and both were admitted to the Wollongong Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Electricians' Certificates
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 4
At the examination for certificate of competency as mine electrician under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1912-1947,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Go Forward": Miners Leader to Pensioners
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 5
"I say go forward with courage and unity, and demand from the public and the Government prompt recognition…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →