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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Miners to Meet Hospital Board

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 4

Southern District Miners Federation executive will meet Wollongong Hospital Board in conference…

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Miners' Leader Protests: Karingal Hostel Eviction

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 3

Charges that A.I. & S. would like to run Karingal Hostel like a concentration camp" were made yesterday by the Southern District Vice-President of the Miners' Federation (Mr: W. Smart)…

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"Dismissal Threat in Coal Board's Telegram"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 2

According to the Joint Coal Board, 2745 coal miners in New South Wales could expect to be dismissed shortly, Southern District Miners' Federation…

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A.L.P. Miners Win In North

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Fri.—Three A.L.P. supporters have won the senior positions in the Northern…

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Hospital To Help Needy Mine Pensioners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 5

Wollongong District Hospital Board has adopted a motion providing membership of the contribution scheme at half rates for persons on permanent compensation or superannuation, retired miners and other persons receiving less than the…

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Mining Operations To Be Allowed On Beach

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

Permission will be green [?] by the Mines Department and the Greater Wollongong Council to mine for zircon, rutile and ilmenite on [?]ell Beach. Council conditionally decided…

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Miners' Hospital Payments

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 9

Miners' Federation Southern District President (Mr. W. Parkinson) said yesterday he had…

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Mine Dismissals At Muswellbrook

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 8

Southern District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) will leave today for…

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Driver Incinerated Coal Lorry Smash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—A lorry driver was incinerated when trapped in the blazing cabin of a coal truck at Enfield tonight. The truck burst into…

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Commonwealth to Stockpile Coal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Federal Cabinet has decided on immediate action to stabilise conditions in the N.S.W. coal industry. The Acting Minister…

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Arthur Advocates Coal Subsidy

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—The Commonwealth Government should subsidise New South Wales coal to the extent of 32/9-1/2d. ton, the Minister for mines (Mr. J…

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Independent May Control Mines Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Fri.—An Independent from Broken Hill may hold the balance of power in the new…

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Editorial Breathing-space for the Coal Industry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 1

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S undertaking to stockpile surplus coal, if necessary to the tune of some £4,000,000 and finance Coal Board credit to consumers is not and does not claim to be a…

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Miners' Xmas Holidays

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 15

Southern District Miners officials estimate that by the time the miners knock off for their annual Christmas break there will…

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Mine-owners Aiming at Dole Standard, Says Mr. Parkinson

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

Miners were being forced into living conditions "not far from the dole" by coal owners, the President of the Southern Districts Miners' Federation (Mr. J…

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Greta Miners End Strike

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues.—The Great Greta miners ended their 20-day strike underground when they…

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Coal Owners Submit Log Of Claims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 7

Coal owners have submitted a Log of Claims to the Coal Industry Tribunal, as a counter to the Log…

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Editorial There Is "Gold" in the Extra Years

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 1

SPEECH - MAKING and prize - giving have dominated district school activities all this week. The addresses at each school have directed attention to the school's individual activities. But…

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Shotfirers' Dispute at Bulli May Stop Coast Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 1

Every colliery on the South Coast may become idle unless a dispute between the management of Bulli mine and the Deputies' and Shotfirers' Association is settled today. Representatives of both…

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Rest of the News in Brief East German Mines Purge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.—A purge of all East German Government departments in a bid to avert a threatened…

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