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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Concession to Mine Sand Minerals Sought

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

A man has applied for permission to mine sand minerals on South Wollongong beach. He is Mr. A. S. Tall, of…

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Internationals In Opposition In Miners' Soccer Final

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 37

International soccer players, Bob Bignall and Ted Drain will be in opposition in the Miners' Soccer Annual knockout final at Woonona on Saturday. South Bulli will meet…

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Solicitor May Be Excluded From Coal Tribunal Hearing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 13

Applications to have witnesses and a solicitor excluded from the hearing of a Log of Claims by the Miners' Federation before the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, were made at Bulli on Monday. An application was first…

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Eastern Delegates Told of Shortage of Boys in Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 20

A recent-conference convened by the N.S.W. Mines Department estimated that the State coal mining industry requires 400 boys…

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Sth. Bulli, Corrimal Clash in Miners' Soccer Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 12

The miners' knockout final will take place at Woonona tomorrow when South Bulli and Corrimal clash. This should he a real…

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Drain Unavailable for Miners' Soccer Final

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 12

International Ted Drain is unavailable for today's Miners' knockout soccer competition final between Corrimal and South Bulli at Woonona…

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Miners See Dismissal Notices As Recession Forerunner

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 10

LITHGOW, Fri.—Miners in the Western district feared another serious depression like that of 1929-1939, and believed the issue of approximately 31…

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Coal by 100 Mile Pipeline?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

A single pipeline, stretching for more than a hundred miles may one day pump large size coal into London at the rate of millions of tons…

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Corrimal's Easy Win In Miners Final

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 14

Corrimal defeated South Bulli 6 goals to nil in the final of the miners' annual knockout soocer competition…

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Corrimal Beats South Bulli in Final of Miners' Soccer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 11

Corrimal easly won the final of the miners' soccer knock out by defeating South Bulli by six clear goals on Saturday…

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Corrimal Mine Stoppage

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

About 340 miners staged a one-day protest stoppage at Corrimal mine yesterday…

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Miners Fight Page's Scheme

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

"The Miners' Federation will fight Sir Earle Page's medical scheme," said the Federation President (Mr…

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Miners' Hearing to Include Overtime

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

LITHGOW, Mon.—Lithgow mine manager would not take orders from the Miners' Federation on when overtime should or should not be worked, the…

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Miners' President Ordered From Bulli Colliery Property

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 19

Southern District Miners' President, Mr. W. Parkinson, claimed yesterday that he had been removed from the Old Bulli Colliery property by police att he request of the management…

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Parkinson Ordered Off Bulli Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

The A.I. & S. ordered the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) off their property at Old Bulli mine yesterday. He had been addressing a…

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Mechanisation Brings New Problems to Coal Industry Expert Stresses Need to Train Boys for N.s.w. Coal Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

A recent conference convened by the N.S.W. Mines Department estimated that the industry requires 400 bays a year—a number much in…

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10 Houses Wrecked In Mine Subsidence

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sun.—Ten houses were wrecked by a mine subsidence in Wallsend Street, Pelaw Main, near Kurri Kurri, today. Great fissures appeared…

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Labor Council Joins Protest By Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

"The action taken by A.I. & S. against Miners' President, Bill Parkinson, in attempting to finely prevent him from…

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Holiday Saved Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Mon.—Local residents fear there may be an extension of the mine subsidence which wrecked 10 homes at Pelaw Main, near Kurri…

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400 Miners In Protest

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

Four hundred miners at Scarborough and South Bulli mines held a oneday protest stoppage…

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