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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Part of Miners' Claims Granted

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today partially granted claims by…

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Stowage In Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.—Representatives of the State and Federal Governments, the Joint, Coal Board and coal…

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Miners Form Industrial A.L.P. Group

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

The inaugural meeting of the South Coast District A.L.P. Miners' Federation Industrial Group…

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Parkinson Re-elected to Miners' Executive

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Communists today retained control of the Central Executive of the Miners'…

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Coalcliff Miners Protest On Ventilation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 3

Miners at Coalcliff colliery declared a 24-hours stoppage yesterday in protest of the lack of…

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Miners Criticise Stowage

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Central Council of the Miners' Federation today declared that machines…

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A.L.P. Miners Question "Youth" Gifts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A move by A.L.P. delegates to have the question of donations totalling £300…

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A.L.P. Miners Question "Youth" Gifts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A move by A.L.P. delegates to have the question of donations totalling £300…

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Increased Coal Output

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Coal production, in New South Wales was almost 200,000 tons higher for the period…

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Foot Crushed by Falling Coal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

Kevin Organ, of Redman Avenue, Thirroul, employed at Thirroul railway sheds, received multiple fractures…

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Assistant Coal Board Engineer Hurt

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 8

"Mr Leslie Arnall, assistant engineer for the Coal Board dt Wollongong, is in Bowral…

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New Coal Mining Technique

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

A new coal mining technique, called "coal augering", has been developed by the Consolidated Coal Company U. S. It takes up were strip mining leaves of, and is, all done with…

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Old Bulli Miners End 'Dust Menace' Strike

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

Miners employed at Old Bulli Colliery, at meeting at the Bulli Miners Hall yesterday, voted to end their strike and return to work. The strike had been of one…

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Miners Want Dust Count at Old Bulli; Resumption Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

On the undertaking that a dust count would be taken at the Old Bulli colliery next Wednesday,…

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Cartoon Stops Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—Miners at Hebburn Number 2 colliery went on strike to-day in protest against a…

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Coal Board Engineer Making Good Progress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 7

Mr. Les Arnall, the Coal Board's Assistant Chief Engineer, is making rapid recovery from injuries…

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Deadlock in Keira Colliery Strike

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 February 1952 · page 2

A deadlock has been reached in the strike at Mount Keira Colliery according to Southern Miners' vice president, Mr. W…

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West. Miners Declare Power "Black"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

LITHGOW, Mon.—The Western District Miners' Board of Management decided' today to halt work…

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Miners Protest On Home Valuations

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 5

Southern District Miners' Board of Management yesterday protested against the "extreme…

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Amendments to Mining Act

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—State Cabinet today approved various amendments to the Mining 1906-46…

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