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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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A.L.P. Wants Query On Miners' Vote

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

At a meeting of the Southern District Miners' A.L.P. Industrial Group it was decided to ask the…

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Heavy Coal Losses

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. — Coal losses on the first three days of this week have been the heaviest this year — a total…

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Conference On Dust In Bulli Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A deputation from, the Miners' Federation today met the Minister for Mines…

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Heavy Coal Losses

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri. — Coal losses in New South Wales this week were the heaviest for any week this year…

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Pillar Coal Talks On

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri. — A conference on pillar coal has been called in Sydney on Monday, the Minister for…

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Food Output to Rank with Defence and Coal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.—Production of essential food items and other agricultural products in…

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Excelsior Decision for Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 10

President of the Southern District Miners (Mr. W. Parkinson) announced yesterday a decision…

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Bulli Mine Dust Protest

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

Old Bulli miners walked out of the mine yesterday morning because they were not satisfied with the…

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Windows of Miners Get Compensation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 18

Five widows of mineworkers have received compensation claims, which were heard initially at Wollongong…

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Miners' Soccer Starts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 10

The Miners' Soccer competition will commence on Sunday. The competition will be a…

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Bulli Miners To Discuss Dust Count

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

Old Bulli Mine was idle yesterday as a protest against methods of taking a dust count at the…

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Miners Slate Crofits Profits Plan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation today criticised a Coal…

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Coalcliff's Win in Miners' Soccer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 14

Coalcliff defeated Old Bulli by 4 goals to 1 in the first round of the Miners' Cup knockout soccer competition…

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Four Years Coal for Thief Who Stole Money and Pistol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

During a nearly morning chase through Wollongong streets by his former employer, a youth threw away a bag containing £41. in silver, but retainde £385 in notes, all of which he had stolen…

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Coal Output Record in Sight

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—New South Wales coal miners will produce a record of 14,357,000 tons of coal this…

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£15,000 Coal Board Grant To City Cel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has granted £15,000 to Greater Wollongong Council to recondition the…

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Talks on Pillar Coal Extraction

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 19

Miners' Federation officials and company representatives will confer tomorrow (Friday) on the question of the extraction…

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Gold Discovery 100th ANNIVERSARY

Kiama Independent · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 6

Festivities have been arranged to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of gold and the establishment of Beechworth (Vic.) as a…

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Colliery Mechanics Lose 'Test Case'

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

Ten colliery mechanics, charged with failing to pay Union dues, lost the "test case" of one of their number at the Bulli Court on Friday. The men were G. Duff…

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Draw In Miners' Soccer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 6

Corrirnal and South Bulli Miners Soccer team played a two-all draw yesterday…

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