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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Miners Meet Tomorrow on Pillar Issue

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 2

Aggregate meetings of the Miners' Federation will be held tomorrow at Heiensburgh Bulli and WolLongong, also at…

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Machines in Kembla Mine Pillars?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

The question of the winning of coal from Kembla pillars by machinery was raised at the miners' aggregate…

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"Showdown Necessary" Says Miners' Leader

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

"The time is fast approaching when it will be necessary for the Miners' Federation to have a showdown with the Coal Industry Tribunal. This was stated yesterday by…

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Southern Miners Oppose Use Of Machines In Pillars

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

Southern district miners at aggregate meetings yesterday endorsed the Miners'…

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Coal Production Record

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales miners today set a new coal production record…

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Reds May Lose Control of Miners' Federation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Communist control of the Miners' Federation Central Council may end on December 31…

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Machines "Out" for Kembla Coal Pillars

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 1

Coal pillars in Mount Kembla Colliery will be extracted by hand, not by machines…

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Miners' Pension Raiments

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miners' superannuation cheques would be paid in advance for the Christmas period, the Minister…

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Mines Minister Divorced

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Minister for Mines and Immigration, Mr. Joshua George Arthur, 45, was today divorced…

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Coal Board Judgment Reserved

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Full High Court today reserved judgment on the challenge to the authority of the Central Coal…

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Court Awards £84 to Gold Top Cabs

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 2

Gold Top Cab Service. Wollongong, was awarded £84/19/6 for damages, against the driven af a lorry which collided…

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State Coal Mines, Queensland

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 13

Applications are invited for the position of Chief Electrical Engineer for the Queensland State Coal Mines and Coke…

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Miners May Break With W.F.T.U.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—A decision by the National Convention of the Miners' Federation of Trade Unions is likely to be rejected as a result of aggregate meetings of…

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Coal Demand Not Met Despite Record Output

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—In spite of record coal production by New South Wales miners this year only 80.5 per cent. of the…

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Miners' Holidays

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 2

Southern district miners will commence their Christmas holidays on Friday. Work will be resumed on Monday, January…

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All-time Coal Record

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— N.S.W. coal miners established an all-time record by producing 374,945 tons of coal last…

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Mine Managers' and Under Managers' Examination

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 6

At the examination for Certificates of Competency as Manager and Under Manager under the Coal Mines Regulation…

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£50 Million Needed To Reorganise Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Re-organisation and development of New South Wales underground mines would…

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Govt. To aid Coal Output Increase

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The Federal Government had provided finance upon which the coal programme had been…

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Grass Fire Burns at Keira Colliery

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 2

Coal skips were burnt in a fire at the Keira Colliery screenings, Keiraville, yesterday, as the result of a grass…

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