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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

Mr. Kater: Will you explain how?—They send representatives. As a Parliamentary representative of that constituency I pledged myself to support…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 4

Conclusion of the evidence of Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., before the Select Committee on the eight-hour clause: Chairman: Assuming that a train of…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1893 · page 4

Evidence given by Dr. Robertson before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, on the eight-hour clause : Chairman : What are you?—A mining…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 4

Continuation of the evidence given by Dr. Robertson before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, on the eight hour clause:…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1893 · page 4

Conclusion of the evidence given by Dr. Robertson before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, on the eight hour clause:…

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The Clifton Gold-mining Company

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1893 · page 3

A meeting of shareholders in the Clifton Gold Mining Company (formerly the Red, White, and Blue and Dog's Head) was held at the Clifton Hotel, Clifton, on Saturday…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 20 July 1893 · page 4

Evidence of Mr. J. L. Fogan, M.P., before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, on the weighing clause:—…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 4

Conclusion of evidence by Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council, on the weighing clause:—…

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Metropolitan Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 3

Check Inspectors' report of inspection of the Metropolitan colliery made on June 21st, 1893:—We, the undersigned, visited all the various air splits and intakes…

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The Coal-cliff Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1893 · page 2

At intervals during the last year or two the rumor has been circulated that the Coal-cliff Company intended sinking a shaft on their property at Clifton which…

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The Coal-mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1893 · page 4

Evidence of Dr. Robertson before the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the weighing clause:— Chairman: What is your opinion…

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"Fossicking" on the Gold-fields

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1893 · page 4

The Board appointed by the Minister for Mines arid Agriculture to deal with the question of assisting the unemployed to go on certain goldfields of…

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The Railway Coal Rates

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1893 · page 2

Writing on this vexed question, in the Daily Telegraph, Mr. W. A. Firth, the manager of the Southern Coal Owners' Agency, says:—…

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The Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 3

Noticing the correspondence in the Daily Telegraph and the leader in your own paper about the Railway Commissioners and the Southern Collieries Owners' Association, it…

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Railway Freights for Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 3

The Lithgow Mercury writes as follows concerning the above question:—We do not feel it our duty to inquire into the justice of this complaint (the…

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The Coal Rates on the Illawarra Line. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 3

SIR,—All right-thinking men in the community will, I apprehend, agree with the temperate, pointed, and outspoken article in your issue of the 27th instant…

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Railway Rates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 2

SIR,—This subject has become the all-absorbing topic of the day, and I will, with your kind permission, add my quota to the discussion that has been going on for[?]…

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Railway Bates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 3

SIR,—With reference to your leaders on the above subject, the contributors from several correspondents, and the statements which have been enunciated elsewhere—…

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Mining Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 2

Our Mount Kembla correspondence informs us that the notice given to the men of a reduction in the hewing rate has been withdrawn, and that work will…

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Railway Bates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 3

SIR,—I observe with pleasure that some one has at last taken up the cudgels on behalf of the Railway Commissioners, whose actions in regard to railway rates…

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