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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Miss Caprice. Chapter XVII.—(Continued). on to the Metidja Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 4

At this John plucks up courage. The thought of Lady Ruth being miles away, mounted on a fast horse, and speeding toward some desert fastness of the…

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The Coal Trade. Northern Mine-owners and Miners Is Conference. the Price of Coal to Be Raised

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

The anxiously-awaited conference between representatives of the Norther district colliery owners and of the Colliery Employees' Federation took place on…

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The Southern Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of [?] for the week ended Saturday last amounted to 2930 tones all being for Sydney. Trade was very slack last week…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 2

Operations in connection with the opening up of the Bulli Pass pit have been completed, and miners were started yesterday on coal and coke. Tenders…

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Metropolitan Memoranda. the Price of Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 2

Negouation is still the watch-world in the attempt to raise the price of coal. The miners wish the coal-owners to raise the selling price in order that the hawing rate…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi during last week totalled 2575 tons, 305 tons being sent to Melbourne and the balance to Sydney…

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The Coal Trade. More Interruption and Serious Loss

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

The large steamer Sonneberg, which commenced loading at the Southern Company's jetty, Port Kembla on Tuesday morning (after waiting from Sunday…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi during last week amounted to 4550 tons. Of this quantity 920 tons wore consigned to Melbourne and the…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Last Month's Output

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

The quantity of coal sent away from the official port of Wollongong, including Belmore Basin and the jetties at Kembla, Bellambi and Bulli, during the month of…

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Department of Mines

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 3

IT cannot longer be said that blue books are dry documents to peruse. During the last few months we have had several of these from our public…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 3

Shipments at the port of Bellambi during last week were again beyond the average, totalling 5230 tons. Of this quantity 820 tons were consigned to…

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The Southern Coal Trade. an Important Movement

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 2

The secretary of the Southern Miners' Association has communicated to the various district lodges the result of the recent adjourned conference between…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

Mount Keira has nine days in for the current pay, but this week the pit did not work, only a little slack being sent away. Mount Pleasant has 6¼ days and ½ day…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi for the week ended Saturday last Amounted to 4560 tons. Of this quantity 700 tons were consigned to…

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Mount Kembla Jottings. Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 3

The mine has worked 6¾ days for the current pay. CRICKET. Mr. H. Graham presided over a…

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Public Meeting at Dapto. Coal Seams South of Kembla. Important Proposals

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

A public meeting of residents of Dapto and surrounding districts, convened by the Dapto Progress Association, was hold in the Agricultural Hall on Thursday night. The…

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Dapto Coal Resources

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

IN furtherance of the project for getting the Government to test the coal seems of the district south of Kembla by bores, a public meeting took place in the hall, at…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi during last week amounted to 5970 tons, of which 1080 tons were consigned to Adelaide and the balance…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

The cool trade at Mt. Keira (writes our correspondent) is at present very slack. For the current fortnightly pay the mine worked only 3 1/2 days and this week only…

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Mount Kembla Notes. Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

The pay this time is only for seven days—considerably under the average—and I am afraid that the rough weather this week and the consequent interruption to loading…

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