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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Gold Fillings Emitted Atomic Rays

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.—Gold going to dentils for fillings now is being "monitored" with an atom ray…

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10 Miners' Teams in May Day Soccer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 11

The main attraction on Monday's May Day celebrations will be the miners' knockout competition in which 10 miners' lodge teams will participate…

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Colourful Reception For Mine Experts; Will Visit Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.—About 250 people, including distinguished overseas and Australian visitors today attended a colourful reception in the Sydney…

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Mine Mechanics Warned Against "Wave of Stops"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 3

The General Secretary of the Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. W. Crane) last night warned members not to take part in the "current wave of stoppages…

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Southern Support to Reopen Miners' Log of Claims

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 6

Promises of support of any action the central executive of the Miners' Federation may take in having the miners' log of claims reopened, were made at the…

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Council Will Oppose South Beach Mining

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 2

The City Council will oppose a move to mine South Beach. This was decided at a meeting of the council…

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Explanations of Mine Dispute

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

Two members of the john Darling Lodge will arrive in Wollongong next week "to explain the facts…

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Mine Congress Delegates Visit Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 2

Fifty delegates representing English South African, Canadian and Australian firms gathered in Wollongong yesterday for the Empire Mining and…

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Bulli Miners Home Again

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 1

The Old Bulli mine dispute continued yesterday when the afternoon chift stayed home in further…

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Man Injured By Mine Loco

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 5

A mine worker, at Kemeira Tunnel suffered a probable fracture of the left knee when he was knocked over…

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Miners Support Rent Action

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

Nebo miners carried a resolution in support of migrant miners refusing to pay more than £2/10/- per week…

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Corrimal Mine Idle Yesterday

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

The Corrimal mine was idle yesterday as the result of the management sending the transport into…

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Miners' Officials Ordered Off A.i. & S, Property

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 7

Members of the Miners' Federation were ordered off the property of the A.I. & S. at Nebo and Wongawilli collieries yesterday. The meetings were also…

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Conference On Coal Strikes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today called a compulsory…

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Police Warns Delegate Off Mount Keira Mine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

Police yesterday warned a delegate of the John Darling Lodge, Mr. W. Gardner, off the Mount Keira mine. The mineworkers…

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Coal Owners to Instal Machinery for Pillar Coal Extraction

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Chairman of the Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association (Mr. E. E. Warren) announced today that coal owners had decided to…

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Bulli Miners Protest On Cables

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 5

Bulli Mine was idle yesterday, the men "walking off the job in protest of the "inferior electricity…

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Central Zone Hears No Rates Appeal of Retired Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

No objections to the Retired Mine-workers' Association appealing to City Council for support for its no rates campaign were raised at Wednesday night's…

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Mine Pensioners' Rates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 7

Southern District president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. W. Parkinson, and Messrs. G. Parker and F. Martin, of the…

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Bulli Mine to Resume

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 1

A meeting of Bulli Miners' Lodge and the combined at the mine yesterday decided to resume work…

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