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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Railway Coal Tenders. Lithgow v. ILLAWARRA

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 3

In the Assembly on Thursday night Mr. Speaket intima[?]ed that he had received a notice from Mr. Nicholson that that gentleman desired to move the…

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Mt. Pleasant Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

Following is the report of the check inspectors on the result of their recent inspection of Mt. Pleasant Colliery:— To the chairman and members of the Mt…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi for the week ending Saturday last amounted to 3050 tons, all for Sydney…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

Mt. Kembla colliery worked 6 1/4 days for this pay. The demands of the Lithgow coal-miners have been refused by the proprietors, who…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 2

Shipments at the Port of Bellambi for the week ending 10th July, amounted to 4180 tons, of which 1170 tons went to Melbourne and the balance to Sydney…

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The Southern Collieries. the Inspector's Report

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1897 · page 2

The half-yearly report of the local' inspector of collieries on the various mines in the Southern district for the half-year ending 31st December, 1896,…

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Eight Hours in Goal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 2

The meausre introduced by Mr. Sydney Smith on Thursday, in the Legislative Assembly, provides for an amendment of the existing Coal Mines…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 July 1897 · page 2

Shipments at the port of Bellambi during last week amounted to 3020 tons, all being for Sydney. For the fortnight ending Saturday last…

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The Goal Mining Industry

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 July 1897 · page 2

If there were only one coal district in New South Wales the difficulty of maintaining a price which would be fair to all concerned would be much lessoned. But for…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 2

A Clifton correspondent says: Both the local collieries are working fairly well, South Clifton especially so. An alteration in the working of this mine…

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Breach of Colliery Regulations

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. J. Chisholm, P.M., Charles Morrissey, a miner employed in the Mount Keira Colliery, was charged with having,…

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The British Columbia Goldfields

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

The following warning concerning these goldfields appears in a London cablegram on Saturday last:— The now rush at the Klondyke…

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Breach of Colliery Rules

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 2

AT the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, Charles Morrissey, a minor, employed at the Mount Keira colliery, was charged with a breach of the general rules by…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1897 · page 3

Shipments of coal at the Port of Bellambi for the week ended Saturday last amounted to 4300 tons, of which 900 tons were sent to Melbourne and the…

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Metropolitan Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1897 · page 2

On Friday last a deputation of business men and miners from Helensburgh (Messrs. G. Smith, Townsend, Horsham, Spiller, Hamilton, Gardiner, Richer,…

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A Heavy Claim. Osborne V Bulli Coal Co

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1897 · page 2

The arguments in this case, which has been proceeding for some time in the Banco Court, were concluded on Monday. As our readers may recollecb, this was…

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The Southern Miners. Complaints Respecting the Weighing System. Deputation to the Minister for Mines. the Law to Be Enforced

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

Coil miners throughout the colony complain that the provisions of the recently-amended Act are not being complied with so far as the weighing of skips is concerned…

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The Coal Trade. July Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 2

During the month of July the cargoes of coal despatched from Belmore Basin, Wollongong, amounted to 13, 750 tons, and from the jetties at Kembla, Bellambi…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi for the week ending last Saturday amounted to 5270 tons, of which 620 tons were consigned to Melbourne and…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 2

For the fortnightly pay made on Saturday last Corrimal miners drew for 7 days for the fortnight, which is the lowest this year; Mount Pleasant worked 5½ days;…

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