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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal Board Wants Contract Work

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 5

The Greater Wollongong Council has been notified by the Joint Coal Board that it is their policy not to permit works…

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Coal Cliff News Community Hall

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 35

In the S.C. Times on Thursday, 27th August, 1953, we reported the Coal Cliff citizens' were in real earnest about…

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Mr. J. Martin Elected District Councillor for Southern Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 11

The Southern Miners' Returning Officer. (Mr. A. Sherman) announced yesterday that Mr. J. Martin had beaten Mr. J. Barrett by 743 votes, for the position of…

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Coal Output Down 7 P.C.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Coal production for the nine months ended September, 1953, was nearly seven…

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Miners Vote for Secretary on

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1953 · page 11

The Southern Miners' District President (Mr. W. Parkinson) will be a candidate in the ballot for the…

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Time Clocks For Mines Suggested

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.-Instalation of time clocks in mines to facilitate the collecting of details of miners'…

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Mine Pension Pays On December 17

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 1

Mine pensioners will, on December 17, receive a fortnight's payments in advance, which will give them…

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Early Payment To Mine Pensioners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 20

Mine pensioners will receive their superannuation payments a fortnight in advance for the Christmas period, it has been…

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Little Possibility of Another Big Coal Bd. Welfare Programme

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 12

There is little possibility of the Joint Coal Board's former large welfare programme being revived, Mr. S. F. Cochrane, Chairman of the Board, has told aldermen of the Greater Wollongong Council…

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Coal Board Amenities C'tee

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 1

The Advisory Amenities Committee of the Joint Coal Board will meet next Thursday. It will be the final meeting…

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Biggest Coal Reserve for 20 Years As Miners Start Leave

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Miners in New South Wales will start their annual leave at the end of next week with record coal stocks at grass, in stockpiles or in the hands of…

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Close Voting Expected For Miners' Secr

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—The new General Secretary of the Miners' Federation will be announced this…

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Mine Surveyors' Certificates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 13

At the examination for certificates of competency as Mine Surveyor under the Coal Mines Regulation Act,…

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Day's Holiday At Royal Visit For Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Miners in the major New South Wales coalfield areas will receive a day's holiday to…

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'Ruling' Rates For Dusted Miners At 60

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 12

The President of the Southern District Miners Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) has been…

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£9,792 Back Pay For 82 Dusted Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 5

An amount of £9792 in back pay will be paid to 82 partially incapacitated dusted miners…

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Future of Coal Mining Industry Quite Secure

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 1

The future of the Coal Industry was quite secure despite what the dismal prophets proclaim said Mr. A. P. Buckley, M.L.C. (State Minister for Mines) addressing the inaugural dinner of the Wollongong Mining Students…

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Technical Education Playing Its Part In Coal Mining Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 27

The State Minister for Mines (Mr. A. P. Buckley, M.L.C.), at Wollongong last Friday spoke of the part technical education was playing in the development of the coal mining industry…

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Mine Surveyors' Certificates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 45

At the examination for Certificates of Competency as Mine Surveyor under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, held at the…

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Neilly New Miners' Secretary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—George H. Neilly, 37, who served as a rating aboard H.M.A.S. Australia during the war, was tonight elected General Secretary of the Miners'…

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