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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

161 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 9

The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 3

The present position and future prospects of the New South Wale, coal trade are anything but satisfactory. Since the beginning of last year both the…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 4

In the Legislative Council on Wednesday the order of the day for the resumption of the adjourned debate on the motion for the second reading of the…

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The South Wales Colliery Explosion

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 2

Professor Dixon, a member of the Royal Commission on Explosions from Coal-dust in Mines, has issued a report on the recent explosion in the Albion…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 2

Saturday's Herald says:—For the past two weeks the coal trade of Newcastle has been very slack, and the pay yesterday was the smallest seen for some…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 3

SIR,—In reply to "Herald correspondent's" letter in your issue of Saturday, 13th inst., in defence of his famous paragraph in the S. M. Herald of 1st inst., I…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of October 13 appears a letter over the signature of "Herald Correspondent" in answer to a previous letter signed "Miner" re the above Act…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill. Hon. E. Vickery's Speech

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1894 · page 3

The following is Hansard a report of the speech of the Hon. E Vickery on the motion for the second reading of the above bill in the Legislative Council:—…

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Mining at Little River

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1894 · page 2

The Clifton Gold Mining Company (Ltd.), whose offices are in Wollongong, are still going on sinking their now shaft at the Bed, White, and Blue, and are in hopes of soon…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Bill. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 20th inst. I observe two letters, one signed by "Minor" find the other by "Carbon," both written in contradiction of statements made by the…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill, and Hon. E. VICKERY. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 2

SIR,—As a very large portion of the inhabitants of this district are directly and indirectly dependent upon the coal-mining industry, it natur[?] follows that deep…

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Woonona Scraps. the Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 3

Work at tho mines is steady. Both South Bulli and Woonona collieries are little more than half employed, and complaints are loud [?] regular of the meagre…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade To the Editor : Reprinted from S M. Herald

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1894 · page 4

Sir,—Your correspondent in Saturday's issue signing "Newcastle Miner" shows that the earnings of miners in the Newcastle district under the present…

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Coal-mines Regulation Bill. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 2

SIR,—I again crave your indulgence to grant me space to reply to "Herald Correspondent's" epistle in your issue of the 27th ultimo, in which he finds more than…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 2

The following ia the quantity of coal shipped in this district during the month of October:—Jetties, 34,366 tons; Belmore Basin, 12,132 tons; total, 46498 tons…

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Big Gold Discovery at Yalwal

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 2

On Wednesday news reached Nowra of a big find in the Caledoman mine at Yalwal, which is being and has been for some time past worked on tribute by Johnson and…

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Woo Nona Scraps. Work at the Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

The next pay will be a very poor one at South Built as the colliery has been idle the greater part of the fortnight. It is just the reverse at Woonona. Nearly full time…

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THOMPSON v. Southern Coal Company

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 2

This matter, which had been adjourned on several occasions with a view to a settlement, again came on for consideration in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1894 · page 2

Our Austinmer correspondent writes:—There is no apparent improvement in the coal trade here, and the miners would have had a blank pay on Friday…

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Dredging for Gold in the Shoalhaven River

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 4

We have already reported the test of Kelly's patent pneumatic dredger, recently constructed for the Horseshoe Bend Syndicate, and as the trial at the…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 2

The total quantity of coal shipped from this district during the month of November was 40,929 tons, of which 31,413 tons went from the jetties, and 15,516 tons from…

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