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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

154 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 8

The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 2

The Mount Kembla miners Lave worked 6¾ days for the pay on Saturday night. Mount Pleasant colliery paid last…

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Lady Jersey Gold Minin[?] Company

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 2

The advertisement of this mine wh[?] is now being floated will be found [?] our business columns. It is sit[?] near Tenterfield, in N.S.W. It is [?]…

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Major's Creek Gold

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 2

MR. W. DUNSHEA, while urging upon the Minister for Mines the necessity for constructing a water race from the Sho[?]lhaven River that would command an extensive…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 2

The shipments of coal from Wollongong last week totalled 2870 tons, from Bellambi 2313 tons, and from Kembla 2820 tons. From Kemble the Craiglee took…

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West Australian Mines

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 2

A YOUNG New South Wales native, who is interested in several claims at Bardoc, a spot some 80 miles north east of Coolgardie, W.A., writes to a Shoalhaven friend under…

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The Coal Trade. the Southern Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

The coal trade of this district still continues depressed, with no immediate prospect of improvement. For some time past a majority of the collieries have…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3

The Bulli mine worked only half-a-day for last pay. The mine, however, is said to have good prospects, and it is hoped that in the course of a few weeks…

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The Brunner Colliery Disaster. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3

SIR,—The heartrending catastrophe of last week which befel the unfortunate miners of the Brunner mine, New Zealand, reminds us of the gloom cast over…

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The British Coal Trade. Review of 1895

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 2

In an article reviewing the coal trade of the United Kingdom for last year the Colliery Guardian supplies some interesting information. It commences…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

Our Keira correspondent writes that the mine has been busy lately, as the management, has decided to lay in a stock so as to be immediately available in the…

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Quartz-mining at Parkes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

We were shown yesterday by Mr. L. Smith, of Unanderra, who is well-known as a mining expert, a cake of smelted gold weighing 15½oz., and valued at…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

The following are the monthly shipments of coal from Illawarra since the beginning of the present year:— Month [?]…

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The Austinmer Mine. Re Joseph Mitchell (Allen and Others, Respondents)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

This case was heard in the Bankruptcy Court, Sydney, on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Manning. Mr. Knox, instructed by Messrs…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 3

Mount Keira has been working very well lately. For the pay on Saturday the miners worked 7½ days on large coal and one day on slack. Last week full…

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An Interesting Lawsuit. Osborne and Others V. the Bulli Coal-mining Company

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

This case came on for hearing at the Supreme court on Tuesday. Mr. Barton, Q.C. Mr. A. H. simpson, and Mr. Langer Owen, instructed by Mr. J…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

The decided revival in the Southern coal trade that set in a few weeks ago continues, and even greater improvement is looked for in the near future. It is…

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Conciliation and Coal

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

MR. REID'S motives in convening a conference of the mine owners and miners were excellent. His methods of conducting the proceedings also left…

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The Coal Trade. Strike at Newcastle Begun

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

The strike of coal miners at Newcastle has commenced. On Saturday the men employed in some of the collieries took their tools out of the nits and others…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

As evidence of the recent great improvement in the Illawarra conl trade, it is interesting to note that, while the average weekly shipment from Port…

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The Coal Strike. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

SIR,—Seeing a strike at Newcastle is again a reality, would it not be well to consider the position and try and evolve come scheme that would in future prevent…

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