The Mining Difficulty
IT is understood that work upon however small a scale will be resumed at the Mount Keira and Bulli collieries on Monday next, and there appear grounds for believing that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1887
152 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 8
The Mining Difficulty
Yesterday was the time fixed upon by the management of the Bulli and Mount Keira Collieries to commence operations on however small a scale. It had previously been stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Situation at Bulli. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,âThe village of Bulli was enlivened yesterday morning by the advent of ten "blacklegs" from Sydney. The Company's steamer brought them from Sydney to the Bulli jetty. On their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Difficulty at Bulli
At about half-past 5 o'clock this (Friday) morning, the Merksworth was heard to whistle several times approaching the jetty. As soon as a few of the miners heard the whistle, they despatched a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Illawarra Miners' Strike
THE Mount Keira mine has commenced work with a few men, and the locomotive ran on Wednesday for the first time for some months, Unprejudiced persons consider…
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On Tuesday morning, the day after the fray alluded to in last issue as having taken place at Bulli, another commotion occurred at the same place. About half-past 7 o'clock, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Illawarra Miners' Strike
A CORRESPONDENT writing under date of 17th instant supplies us with the following:â This morning at 8 o'clock nearly every resideat of Woonona and Bulli assembled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lock-out at the Lambton Colliery. Newcastle
The Lambton miners are locked out. The following letter has been sent to Mr. R. Mooney, the miners' secretary at Lambton. Sir.—Owing to the unwarrantable action of the Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the Late Employees in the Bulli Colliery
GENTLEMEN,âMay I be permitted to arrest your thoughts as you peruse this journal to-day, by earnestly and respectfully asking your calm consideration of certain questions I now humbly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Trouble
IN this issue there appears an advertisement that the Southern Coal Proprietors' Defence Association term an "ultimatum" as regards the relations between themselves and their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Difficulty. Mount Keira Resumes Work
About 50 or 60 of the Mount Keira men gave in their names yesterday to Mr. H. O. MacCabe, the acting manager of that mine, to commence work to day. This was done, it appears, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners' Distarbance at Bullt
THE nine men, Hodges, Veigel, Sleith Righy, Charlton, Smith, Powlden, M'Cauley, and King, appeared on Tuesday at the Local court on summons, before Mr A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Reign of Coal
A cloud is now rising in the East (says a Home journal) which threatens at no distant date to overshadow the dominion of coal, and in the wide oil-bearing regions of Trans-Cancasia a rival is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal 16 1/2 Miles From Sydney
The Government diamond drill recently struck coal on the Sydney Coal Company's land, Holt-Sutherland Estate, at a depth of 2307 feet from the surface. Mr. T. W. E. David, B. A. F. G. S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Vamily
DIMBLED scheeks, mit eyes off plue, Mout like id vas moist mit dew, Und leedls teeth shust seekin' droo— Dot's der baby…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Demonstration at Wallsend
At the annual demonstration of the Hunter River Miners' Association, held on Saturday, the following resolutions were passed unanimously:— "That this meeting is of opinion that trades…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pure Gold! Chapter I. the Other Nephew
Once upon a time—as they say in story-books of our childhood—there lived in the county of Westmoreland an old gentleman called Michael Gale, who was very rich, very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pure Gold! Chapter I.—(Continued.) the Other Nephew
"Oh—ah, yes—there is a letter for you, enclosed in one to myself from your excellent uncle. Ah, here it is—pray read it here," he added quickly, as Val, taking the note from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lithgow Miners and Illawarra Dispute
A considerable amount of dissatisfaction exists amongst the Lithgow miners in consequence of their not being supplied with sufficient information respecting the true state of affairs in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pure Gold! Chapter II.—(Continued.) Letty Ormond
As a matter of course, she made mistakes— fearful, outrageous mistakes sometimes—but that did not seem to affect her credit with the world, and she was good-humouredly indifferent…
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