Colliery Screenings
According to an American contemporary, Mr. Edison's latest achievement is the discovery of a way of converting coal directly into electricity without the…
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Mining & the mines, 1900
237 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 12
The Illawarra Miners
The centre of interest daring the week has been Helensburgh, where the Metropolitan miners gave notice to cease work in 14 days, failing an advance. The…
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In a despatch from J [?] a correspondent of the "Cape Times" informs that journal that at nearly all the mines on the Rand the machinery…
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MR. ALEXANDER HAY was entertained at luncheon at Yalwal, on Monday last, by fifty miners who are employed on his gold-mining leases, and…
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A conference was held at Sydney on Friday afternoon, at Victery's Chambers, Pitt-street, between representatives of the colliery proprietors and minors of…
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There are three collieries working on the Collie field, W.A., the Wallsend employing 235 hands, and putting out from 360 to 400 tons of coal a day ; the…
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The conference terms hare been the subject of discussion' at the various lodges during the week. The increase of 4d per ton on large coal the owners…
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The following notices of motions from Woonona Lodge have been sent to the district for consideration:—1. "That unless a satisfactory settlement of the deficient…
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A large meeting of miners and wheelers was held at Helensburgh yesterday to deal with several important matters of business, also the strike amongst the wheelers. The…
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Work was resumed at the Metropolitan Mine on Wednesday morning after a stoppage of four days. The wheelers, as previously reported, asked for an advance…
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Several changes in colliery management are understood to be pending. Mr. H. O. MacCabe is reported to be the successor of Mr. Wragg, at South…
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The Lithgow coal trade is still very brisk, and likely to continue so for sonic time. A few extra hands have been put on at one or two of the pits. The…
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Shipmen's of coal from the Port of Wollongong for the month of October were:—From the jetties, 58,233 tons; Belmore Basin, 20,765 tons; total, 78,998…
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Work was resumed at the Metropolitan colliery on Wednesday; the wheelers having been urged by the general secretary, Mr. Ritchie and the…
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The further returns of ballot on the howing rate question, are as follows:— Mt. Kembla—In favor, 102; against, 47. Corrimal—In favour, 83; against, 13…
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Mount Pleasant has agreed to the following motion, which will be considered at the council meeting on Saturday :—"That in the opinion of the lodge the time has…
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The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a report from the Chief Inspector of Coal Minos, in which attention is drawn to the undoubted scope for enterprise…
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W. R. Styles applies for portion M.P. 4 reserve 57, parishes Wongawilli and Kembla, area 1500 acres, to mine for coal. A. Armstrong applies for portion…
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The results of the ballot for joint committeemen at Mt. Pleasant, Woonona, South Bulli and Helensburgh is as follows:—J. M'Guire 163, D. Ritchie…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners' Eight-hour Bill. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)
SIR,—Knowing that your paper is a strong supporter of Trades Unionism, I would like to beg a short space to deal with the above matter. In looking over…
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