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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

383 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 20

Mines Dept. Official Suspended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A Mines Department official is under suspension as a result of an investigation…

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Towradgi Beach Mining Opposed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 9

The City Council has informed the Corrimal Chamber of Commerce that it will not allow mining to…

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Graceful Gold Favoured For Bulli Trots

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 12

Bill Barrass' star pacer. Graceful Gold, is tipped to take out the main event at Bulli Trotting meeting…

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Compulsory Talks On Pillar Coal Sought

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—The New South Wales Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association has asked the Coal…

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Minister's Old Bulli Mine Talks

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 1

A conference between representatives of the Unions involved in the Old Bulli dispute, and the…

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Four Mines Idle Yesterday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

Four mines were idle yesterday: South Bulli, Old Bulli, Coalcliff and Excelsior…

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No Money From Sand Mining

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

Hopes held by Gerringong Council that they might obtain part of royalties received from mining sand at Seven Mile Beach for the…

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Old Bulli Mine to Resume

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

Old Bulli mine resumes today, after two weeks of strike. At the same time a…

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Conference On Bulli Mine Roads

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 1

After discussing the road cleaning dispute at the Old Bulli Mine for over two hours…

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Old Bulli Miners Meet Today

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 1

Following the failure of last Friday's conference, Old Bulli miners will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. today…

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Bulli Miners Decide On Resumption

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

At a mass meeting at the Bulli Mine yesterday it was decided by a two to one majority to resume work this morning at the usual startinq time…

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Miners' Auxiliary Addressed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 5

Mr. Robertson, of the Wollongong District Convening Committee of the Australian Convention on…

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Mine "Idle During Court Case"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 2

"The mine is idle each day the case is heard in Court," Mr. Duncan, snr., appearing far A.I. & S…

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Breach Alleged of Coal Mines Act

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 2

A case in which the A.I. & S. Ltd, is proceeding against John Laird, Chalmers, of Osborne St., Wollongong, alleging a breach of…

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Investigation Into Waiving Of Mine Pensioners' Rates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 12

The Minister for Local Government Mr. J. Renshaw, has advised the Member for Illawarra, Mr. H. Fowles, that he will investigate the possibility of a mending the Local Government Act to give councils the power to waive rates on properties owned…

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Kembla Grange Gold. Cup Meeting Next

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 28

There have been 32 nominations for the Lucy Barrows Memorial Gold Cup, which will be decided at Kembla Grange…

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Spooner Denies Large Scale Unemployment in Mining Industry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner), today denied there was any large scale unemployment in the…

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Invitation To Coal Board Chairman To Visit Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 3

Mr. A. S. Cochrane, chairman of the Joint Coal Board, is to be invited to visit Wollongong to discuss the Board's decision to cease grant-in-aid payments tio councils in coal mining areas…

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Miners' General Secretary to Enter Hospital

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.— The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. G. W. S. Grant) will enter…

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Govt, Will Finance Goal Stock Piling If Southern Miners Open Books

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Federal Government, will finance stockpiling of coal to save the jobs of northern New South' miners, provided the Miners'…

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