New Coal Hearing March 27
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today fixed March 27 as the commencing date for hearing the Miners' Federation application for a suspension of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
421 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 22
Unique Salt Mine
Far below the [?]sy streets of the American city of Detroit [?] more than [?] tons of salt every day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stole Money From Mining Pensioner
Alfred Roy Heidtman, 45 years, of 2 Keerong Ave., Bellambi, pleaded guilty at Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Corrimal Tennis Plan Discussed With Coal Board
A deputation comprising Mr. R. Bramsen of the N.S.C. Tennis Association, Mr. W. Hansen, of the Corrimal Public School,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Taking Jobs In City Factories
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A Miners' Federation official said today many miners were leaving the pits for the city because…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →13 Mines Idle Yesterday
SYDNEY, Thursday—Thirteen mines were idle in New South Wales today for a pro duction loss of 6550 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Start Soccer Comp
Southern district miners will reintraduce the Miners' Sunday Soccer Competition this season, it was announced last night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Miners Prefer No Rise To Bonus"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A witness told the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today that opposition to the attendance allowance award was so strong that miners would rather have no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday Play Tells Story of Bathurst at the Time of the Gold Rush
These days the people not Bathurst are celebrating the centenary of the discovery, of gold in their district. Edmund…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Engine Drivers To Meet On Coal Fields
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Members of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association will hold one-day stoppages on all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Accident
A 17-year old clipper was injured in an accident at Mount Keira Colliery on Friday. He was Jack Clinton of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unconscious in Gassed Mine for Two Hours
BATHURST, Thursday.—Two miners were rescued by colleagues after lying unconscious for nearly two hours in a gas-filled gold mine 100 feet below the earth's surface…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Miners' Leaders Summoned Before State Court
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Vice-President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) today informed the Central Executive of the Federation that executive, officers of the Southern District of the Federation had been summoned to appear before the Full Bench of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Owners Want F.E.D.F.A. Summoned
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association today asked the New South Wales In[?]strial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Buckley Inquest Two Miners Committed For Trial
Two Corrimal miners were committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter at the conclusion of the inquest yesterday into the death of David Charles Buckley, 50, miner, of Corrimal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Illawarra in Retrospect Wrecked Seaman Found First Coal
The first discovery of coal in the Illawarra district took place at Coalcliff in 1797, but it was many years later that the coal mining industry was established there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Corrimal Miners to Stand Trial for Manslaughter
Two Corrimal miners were committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter at Wollongong on Friday. The committal followed the Deputy Coroner's finding into the death of David Buckley…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Corrimal Miners to Resume
The Corrimal Colliery will resume operations again today. The pit has been idle, since last Wednesday due to a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Stop Over Court Summons
Miners at South Bulli Colliery held a one-day stoppage yesterday in protest against the action of the Southern Coal Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kembla Miners Protest on Pension Delays
A protest against the delay in paying back money to miners pensioners was responsible for a stoppage at the Mt. Kembla…
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