Illawarra coalminers support Wollongong Hospital's sick kids

By Lisa Wachsmuth
Updated July 22 2014 - 4:05pm, first published 3:00pm
Miners Joe Sleiman and Stephen Bourke with Director of Paediatrics and Child Health Dr Susie Piper and 15-month-old Isla Rowiri at Wollongong Hospital Children’s Ward. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI
Miners Joe Sleiman and Stephen Bourke with Director of Paediatrics and Child Health Dr Susie Piper and 15-month-old Isla Rowiri at Wollongong Hospital Children’s Ward. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI

They may seem like a tough bunch, but more than 300 Illawarra coalminers have shown their true colours by dipping into their pay packets to help sick kids.

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