Railway Bates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)
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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Mining & the mines, 1893
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Coal Haulage by Railway. Dissatisfaction in Illawarra. Public Meeting in Wollongong
A public meeting, called by the Mayor at the request of a number of petitioners, was held in the Town Hall, Wollongong, last night, "for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—The attention of my board has been drawn to the lette in your issue of the 5th instant signed by "A Simple Child," and I have been directed to reply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Haulage of Coal on the Illawarra Railway. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—Now that the much-vexed question of the rates impoesd for the haulage of coal over the Illawarra line has come to the front again, I desire to offer a few remarks…
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The Mayor of Wollongong yesterday received the following notification from the Secretary for Railways:—"Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge your letter of the…
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The reduction of 1s per ton in the selling price of coal which came into force on the 1st instant has not yet had any appreciable effect on the coal trade…
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A largely attended meeting was held in the Reading Room at Mount Kembla on Friday night to consider the proposed zone system for the haulage of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rates and the Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—It is very wrong for a man to do anything calculated make another very angry, as "Fairplay" has done. From this point of view his reply to "A Simple…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Haulage From Illawarra. the Present, Rates and a Proposed Zone System. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners. a Mistake and a Postponement
The deputation appointed at the meeting held in the Town Hall, "Wollongong, yesterday week, waited on the Railway Commissioners at their offices…
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SIR,—When Mr. W. A. Firth writes to the press entering his "most emphatic denial," and that this and that are "abslutely false," and states something…
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Referring to statements made by Mr. Thomas Brentnall, manager of the Metropolitan Coal company; Mr. A. Johnston, of West Maitland, writes to…
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A meeting of the Woonona Progress Committee in connection with the above subject was held in the School of Arta on Thursday evening, when there were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal-haulage Rates. Public Meeting at Helensburgh
The largest meeting of citizens ever held in Helensburgh eventuated on Wednesday night "to protest against the proposals emana[?]ing from a section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rates and Haulage of Coal. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—The more one looks into this much-discussed subject the more apparent it becomes that no good can come of thin agitation in Illawarra to force the hands of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal-haulage Rates. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—One of your correspondents stated that when Sir Robert Wisdom turned the first sod at the Metropolitan colliery it was understood by "those in the know" that…
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We learned by telegram late yesterday evening that a deputation from the Illawarra Coal-owners will interview the Railway Commissioners at half-past 2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Haulage Question. Wollongong's Case. the Deputation's Arguments Before the Railway Commissioners
When the deputation on the subject of the haulage rates were seated in the Railway Commissioners' office in Sydney on Monday afternoon…
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On Thursday afternoon a deputation representing the Illawarra colliery, proprietors waited on the Railway Commissioners in reference to the above matter. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Visit to Tongarra. a Coal Mine and Other Mineral Treasures
On Saturday afternoon a representative of the Mercury and a friend journeyed on bicycles from Wollongong to Tongarra, the principal object of the former…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal-hauling Question
In regard to the adjourned discussion between the Illawarra coal-owners and Railway Commissioners, yesterday, we learned by telegram that the haulage…
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