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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Beach Mining Lease Opposed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

The City Council opposes the granting of a mining lease to G. A. Denman, to enable him to mine zircon,…

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Food Committees for Dismissed Kembla Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 12

A meeting of the miners involved in the Mou Kembla dispute at a meeting yesterday decided…

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Miners' Bowls Team Issues Challenge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 10

South Clifton Colliery bowlers yesterday challenged any other industrial mining team in the district. The team soundly beat…

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Mining Objections

Kiama Independent · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

Objections have been lodged by Gerringong Council to a number of applications for mining sand at Seven-Mile Beach…

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Mrs. Menzies to Wear Gold Brocade

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

LONDON. Mon.— Mrs. Menzies, wife of the Australian Prime Minister, (Mr. R. G. Menzies) will…

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Mine Electricians' Certificates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 7

At the examination for Certificates of Competency as Mine Electrician under the Coal Mines Regulation…

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Mine Electricians' Certificates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 3

An examination for Certificates of Competency as Mine Electrician under the Coal Mines Regulation Act…

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'Resume Work' Appeal To Miners

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. — The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today made a final appeal to the…

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Council Move On Mine Strike

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 5

The Greater Wollongong City Council has decided to ask the Joint Coal Board, the Coal Tribunal and the Member for…

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Deb's at Blue and Gold Ball

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 2

The spectacular presentation of eleven debutantes made the Gerringong C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball an outstanding success on Friday night…

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Colliery Electrician Engineer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 19

A vacancy exists for the above position at State Coal Mine. Mt. Mulligan. The present award rate for this is now £20…

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Mine Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

Well known former Wollongong boxer. James Webster, (23) Jenkins Street. Unanderra, was seriously injured in a mine…

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"Direct Attack" on Coal Bd. Chairman at Doyle Inquiry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Doyle Royal Commissioner (Judge Amsberg) said today that Norman Alwyn Wilson had made "direct attacks" on the Chairman…

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Private Coys. Can Mine Uranium

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 1

DARWIN, Tues.—Legislation to give private miners and companies the right to mine…

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Doyle Case. Coal Board Chairman Denies 'Pressure From Canberra'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Samuel Fogo Cochran) had denied having talked about "pressue from Canberra to let coal contracts," Mr. Gordon Wallace. Q.C., said today…

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Sympathy Strikes in Mines

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 9

On Wednesday Corrimal miners refused to work as a protest measure against the dismissals at Mt…

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Daily Mercury, Thursday, June 11, [?] Arthur Held Shares In Mining Company, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Mr. S. F. Cochran, Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, told the Doyle Royal Commission today he had learned that the former New South Wales Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) had held shares in a company…

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Coal Tribunal Has "No Jurisdiction"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 3

When the Coal Tribunal told the City Council on Wednesday night in a letter, it had no jurisdiction…

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Doyle Probe. Coal Board Chairman Gives Evidence on Open Cut Contract

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Constructors (Industrial and Engineering) Ltd. had no experience in open cut mining when it was given the Pike's Gully contract, the…

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Two Colliery Deaths In 18 Months

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 5

Reference to the deaths two men in loco accidents in Keira Colliery within the last 18 months was made by…

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