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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Coalcliff Miners to Discuss Dismissals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

The Coalcliff Miners' Lodge will hold a stop-work meeting on Thursday to discuss the dismissal…

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50 Miners in Stay-in Strike at Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

GLEN DAVIS, Tues.—Fifty Glen Davis shale miners have begun a stay-in strike in an effort to…

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'Miners' Board Meets Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 3

A Board of Management meeting of the Southern Branch of the Miners' Federation will be held today…

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Labor To Oppose Coal Appeals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.—The Federal Parliamentary Labor Party today decided to oppose any legislation…

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"Stay-down" Miners in Good Spirits

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 2

GLEN DAVIS, Wed.—The 52 "stay down" shale miners are in good spirits and determined to win…

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South Mines Stop On Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 1

Miners of two collieries, South Bulli and Excelsior, stopped work yesterday in protest against…

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Coal Tribunal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs—In the House of Representatives virtually without discussion today a Bill to…

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Mine Stop Threat On Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thurs.—The Western District Board of Management of the Miners' Federation…

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Miners Told "Carry On The Fight"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 8

The Southern Miners' Board of Management yesterday advised members of the Coalcliff…

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Ms.P. To Keep Gold Passes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Kent Hughes) said today that members…

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Insurance Scheme For Mine Pensioners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 11

A simple system of insurance is proposed for miners' pensioners, according to the Federal Minister for Health (Sir Earle…

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Record Coal Output

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—With two months' figures still outstanding, latest returns of coal production…

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West Mines, Industry Idle Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.—All mines on the western fields and nearly all industry will stop tomorrow…

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Pit Top Meeting Today at Coalcliff Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 8

There will be a pit top meeting at Coalcliff Colliery this morning following a dispute regarding the use…

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Hit by Axe in Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 2

A shiftman employed at South Bulli colliery suffered Severe lacerations to the head when he was…

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Catholic Schools To Get Coal Bd. Film Equipment

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 1

Catholic schools in coal mining areas in the Greater Wollongong and tablelands districts are to be provided…

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Mines May Stop on Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Representatives of all unions with members in the coal mining industry will…

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Ironworkers Support Glen Davis Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 8

At its meeting last week the Committee of Management of the Port Kembla branch of the Ironworkers' Federation decided…

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Coal Board To Get Further Lease At Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 15

Greater Wollongong Council has decided to draw up a further lease, covering a period of three years, for…

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Miners to Meet on Glen Davis

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Aggregate meetings are expected to be held on all New South Wales' coalfields…

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