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Illawarra · Mining & the mines
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LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—For five days after the disaster at the Knockshinosh Castle Colliery, in Ayrshire, last September, two miners of the 13 trapped wandered underground waiting rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation reached no decision today on whether to call a one-day mine stoppage each week in protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners at the A.I. and S. Colliery at Old Bulli decided at pit-top meetings yesterday morning to stop work for the day in protest against several electrical failures in the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Coast miners decided at a mass meeting in the Savoy Theatre, Wollongong, yesterday morning to adopt a recommendation for weekly protest stoppages on the "Gallagher award."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Almost one hundred years ago — in 1851 — payable deposits of gold were discovered in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Drastic electricity, gas and train cuts will operate throughout most of the State from midnight tonight. Industry will have powerless days on Tuesday and Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Employees at Old Bulli Mine fear faulty electrical equipment could cause an underground explosion and endanger their lives, according to Mr. W. Smart, Southern District Miners' vice president…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SIR,—To accuse the miners of indulging in some "sinister plot", to say that they are "attacking the community" or "trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Federal or State Minister would comment when they Sled from the emergency conference on power in Sydney this afternoon. All Mr. Fadden would say, in a typewritten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—Quarters close to the miners' leaders expressed the hope tonight that a final clash between the miners and the Federal Government would he averted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The South Coast Labor Council secretary. (Mr. Les Mullin) said during the week that the Coal Industry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Miners' meeting at Wollongong last Wednesday resolutions were also carried on the Glen Davis Closure and the Maitland floodings. These motions read:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will meet at 2 p.m. in Sydney tomorrow to decide whether to abide by an order issued by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"By this time it should be crystal clear to the Menzies-Fadden Government that only the miners can get coal," the Federal and N.S.W. President of the A.L.P. (Mr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation reached no decision today on whether to go ahead with plans for the calling of one day a week stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A total of 207,000 employees in New South Wales manfacturing industry, a bout 55 per cent of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Bulli colliery was idle yesterday when mineworkers employed there decided to hold a 24 hours stoppage as a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →IT IS SURPRISING, in all the circumstances, that the leaders of the Miners' Federation should have decided, after all, to resort to the planned weekly one-day stoppage, rather than attempt further negotiation with the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Organisers of the Postal Workers' A.L.P. Industrial Group (Mr. L. A. Lambounne) stated yesterday he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today decided to call one day a week stoppages of miners in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria, commencing next week, until the miners' claims are met Voting in favour of the proposal was nine to six…
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