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Mining & the mines, 1879

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Original Correspondence Our Coal Mines in 1878. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 2

SIR,—Under the above heading there appears in the ' Herald,' of Monday last, a succinct account, from Government sources of the output and value of the coal in each district for the past…

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Meeting of Miners and others at Bulli. (COMMUNICATED.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 2

On Monday evening last, the quarterly meeting of the Bulli Lodge members of tins Miners' Association took place in Mr. Wilson's Assembly Room. There was a good attendance, Mr. P. Griffin…

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Court of Petty Sessions. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. A. A. Turner.) Stealing a Gold Chain

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1879 · page 2

Elias Merchant appeared in custody, charged with having stolen a gold cham, of the value of £3 form Robert Osborne. Defendant had been twice remanded on the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Dec. 22. (Before Messrs. Evans, Biggar, Ross, Porter, and O'Donnell, J.P.'s.) Stealing Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1879 · page 2

Frank Andrews, charged with having stolen a quantity of coal, the property of Frank Osborne of the Mount Keira Colliery, pleaded not guilty. Senior-Sergeant Ford stated that he saw…

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