Gloomy times for mining in the Illawarra

By Emma Spillett and Ben Langford
Updated May 23 2014 - 9:49pm, first published 7:38pm
Gloomy times for mining in the Illawarra
Gloomy times for mining in the Illawarra

The image of a soot-smeared miner emerging dirty, dusty and tired from a lengthy shift underground has long been synonymous with the Illawarra.

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