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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Southern Miners' Records

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

Southern District coalfields, yesterday created two records. For the first time in…

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Deputies' Dispute To Close Mines On

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

A two-hour conference before the Local Coal Authority (Mr. F. Hickman) yesterday failed to settle the dispute between the management of Bulli Colliery and the Deputies and, Shotfirers' Association…

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Conference Today On Mine Dispute

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

The proposed stopwork meeting today of deputies and shotfirers which would have laid all South Coast mines idle, was cancelled on Saturday by the executive of the South Coast Deputies and Shotfirers' Association…

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Gallagher Intervenes in Coal Dispute

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) has intervened in the dispute between the…

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Police Recover £7000 Worth Of Smuggled Gold In Northern Territory

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 11

DARWIN, Sun. — Darwin police have recovered more than £7,000 worth of smuggled gold the biggest haul in the history of the Northern Territory…

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No Decision In Bulli Mine Dispute

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 1

No decision was reached at yesterday's Sydney conference before the Coal Industry…

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Best Coal Stock for 20 Years

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.—Coal production in New South Wales for 1952 is expected to be more than 1,500,000…

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Miners Accused of Forcing Mechanics Out of Employment

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. W. Crane) last night accused Southern District Miners' Federation officials of being…

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Miners' Executive Denies Mine Mechanics' Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

The Winers' Federation Southern District executive yesterday denied allegations by the General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics'…

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Coal Tribunal Restores Full Miners' Leave Benefits

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today restored the miners' five days' long service leave benefits. He said, in his…

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Mine Officials' Examinations

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

At the examinations for First and Second Class Certificates of Competency under tone Goal Mines…

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Mechanigs Refuse Miners' Work Mount Kembla

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 2

A stoppage was narrowly averted at Mt. Kembla Colliery yesterday, when two Federated Mining Mechanics' Association members were suspended for…

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Miners Blame Mechanics for Mt. Kembla Dispute

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 12

The Southern District executive of the Miners' Federation alleged last night that the General Secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association…

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Gold Galore Best For Bulli Tonight

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 13

Drawn against a moderate field of sprinters. Gold Galore should add another win to his string…

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Parkinson Wins West Miners' Ballot

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Left-wing official J. Parkinson was tonight elected Western District counsellor to the Miners' Federal Central council…

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