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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

98 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 5

The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2

Mt. Pleasant mine pays to-day for five days. The Kembla pay is for 6¼ days and South Bulli for eight days. Corrimal, Bulli, Bellambi and…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 2

The quantity of coal despatched from Belmore Basin, Wollongong, last month was 13,008 tons, and from the jetties at Kembla, Bellambi and Bulli 42,864 tons,…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

The shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi for the week ending Saturday last amounted to 4770 tons, of which 870 tons went to Melbourne and the…

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An Old Gold Digger

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 4

A Queensland paper says: Some curiosity was excited the other day by the appearance in the street of an old man propelling a heavy - laden…

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Inspector of Coal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

Owing to the retirement last year of the Examiner of Coal Fields, it became necessary to call for applications for the position of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines. In order…

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Port Kembla Harbor Scheme. Public Works Committee's Report. I. Extent of Coal Measures in Illawarra District

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 2

Wollongong may be regarded as holding a central position between the sites which have been suggested as suitable for the construction of a port. From…

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The Southern Coal Trade. a Chat with the Miners' General Secretary

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 2

A representative of the MERCURY waited on Mr. Geo. Henderson, District Secretory of the Miners' Union, on Saturday last for the purpose of gleaning…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

For the fortnightly pay to-day Mount Keira miners have worked 6½days. During the present week 2½ days have been worked…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

The South Clifton mine, which has been lingering on with a limited staff of men during the last few years, is said to have secured a contract which will…

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Ventilation of Coal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday afternoon a debate of much interest to this as well as other districts took place. The previous day the matter of…

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Coal-mines Regulation Act. Discussion in Parliament

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 2

In the course of the discussion in the Legislative Assembly last week on the administration of the Coal-mines Regulation Act…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1897 · page 3

The shipments of coal at the part of Bellambi last week amounted to 3700 tons, of which 700 tons went to Melbourne and the balance to Sydney…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 2

The Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1896, requires provision at each colliery of splints, bandages, and other requisites, for the assistance of those who meet…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1897 · page 2

Shipments at the port of Bellambi last week totalled 3010 tons, of which 600 tons was sent to Adelaide and the balance to Sydney…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1897 · page 2

The steamer Mount Kembla left Sydney on Tuesday last for Solomon Islands with a cargo of 400 tons of coal for the use of tho British men-of-war…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Satisfactory Figures

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1897 · page 2

The shipments of coal from Wollongong and the district jettles during the month of May totaled 56,208 tons, of which 15,253 tons were despatched from Belmore Basin…

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West Australian News. Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1897 · page 2

of course, being the great motive power, that subject demands my first attention. It does not take long for a new arrival to discover that sad havoc has been…

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The Metropolitan Colliery. Check Inspectors' Report

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 2

Following is the report of Messrs. D Ritchie and P. T. Murphy, check inspectors, on the result of their inspection of the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh:…

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Metropolitan Coal and the Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 3

On Thursday lost in the Legislative Assembly Mr. Nicholson asked the Colonial Treasurer: Is it a fac that the Railway Commissioners have accepted…

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Important News for Miners in Australia a Local Cash Market for Ore

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1897 · page 2

One of the greatest drawbacks which the mining industry in this country has experience has undoubtedly been the went of a cash market near at hand for…

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