Southern Coal-mining Industry. Satisfactory Figures
As stated in last issue of the MERCURY, the shipments of coal from Wollongong during last month aggregated 60,065 tons, of which 48,682 tons were sent…
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Mining & the mines, 1898
158 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 8
Trouble at the Bulli "B" Pit. the Miners Cease Work
The Bulli "B" pit stopped work on Thursday, and yesterday the men brought their tools out of the mine. No definite information is to hand as to the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal-weighing Difficulty. "Ex-miner" in Reply to Mr. Ritchie
SIR,—With your permission, I would like to reply, to Mr. D. Ritchie's letter. And in doing so I am not going to pay him back in the same coin of abusive words that he,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal-weighing Question. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—I am extremely, l0th to trespass upon the patience of your readers by ende(?)voring to correct the many mis-state-ments in the letter signed "Ex-Miner"…
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SIR,—Before leaving Mr. D. Ritchie to the error of his ways, I ought to show how inconsistent and self-contradictory his last splenetic letter is. The opening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal-mining Industry. the Weighing (?)
At a meeting of representatives priet(?)rs of northern, western and sonthern collieries held in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, the situation was discussed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Half a Ton of Gold Refused
ON Friday Morning the South Australian Government tendered to the Glenelg Railway Company the sum of £78,000 in gold for the purchase of that one of their two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Mining Industry. Conference at Wollongong
On Saturday afternoon Dr. Robertson and Mr. H. 0. MacCabe, representing the southern colliery proprietors, and Messrs. D. Ritchie and G. Henderson,…
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Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi during last week amounted to 4060 tons, 850 tons being for Albany and the balance for Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Southern Coal-mining Industry. Representatives of Owners and Miners in Conference. a Hospital Outlook
At the council chamber, Wollongong,yesterday morning, representatives of the Southern colliery proprietors and miners met to discuss matters in connection with…
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Shipments of coal at the Port of Bellambi during the week ended Saturday last amounted to 4830 tons, 1860 tons being for Melbourne, and the balance…
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On Friday the mine will pay for 9¼ days, which is fairly good. Work promise to be very satisfactory right on to the end of the year. It is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade. the Miners Pension Bill
Mr. Thomas asked the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday whether the bill promised by Mr. Sydney Smith and Mr. Cook to provide for pensions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal-weighing Question. Decision of Mr Keira Miners
On Saturday afternoon the adjourned meeting of the Mt Keira miners was held at the pay-office for the purpose of considering the proposals submitted by the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade. Sydney Harbor Collieries Company
Some time ago a suit was commenced in the Queen's Beach Division of the High Court in England by the Sydney, Harbor Collieries Company, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal-mining Conference. the New Hewing-rates
The district officers of the Illawarra Miners' Association (Messrs. Ritchie, Henderson, Debbie and Hutton) and representatives of the Southern colliery proprietors…
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Shipments of coal at the port of Bellambi during last week totalled 2500 tons, all being for Sydney. South Bulli colliery pays for 3¾ days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Trouble
A Newcastle telegram says:-"An interview of considerable importance to the coal-mining industry at the present juncture is said to have taken place between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Matters. the Weighing Question
Meetings of men at the different collieries have been held recently in connection with the consideration of the weighing-clause and other matters depending thereon…
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