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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

189 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 10

Injury in Kembla Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1901 · page 2

The case Brownlee v. Mount Kembla Coal Company, which was commenced before Mr. Justice Stephen on Tuesday last still stands part heard. Brownlee, a…

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Brownlee v. Mount Kembla Coal Company. Jury Unable to Agree

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

A suit to recover compensation under the Employers' Liability Act was concluded in No. 2 Court, Sydney, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Stephen and jury, the plaintiff…

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Colliery Screehings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 18

The expenses of the Crown of the jurymen in the Burwood disaster inquest, amounted to £5 8s each, a total of £64 16s…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 11

The reply of the coal-owners to the requests submitted at the late conference is awaited On receipt, a special delegate meeting will be held with the object of…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 13

The general secretary, Mr. D. Ritchie, has received the reply of the Coal-Owners' Association to the request for certain alterations of the rates and…

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Miners' Request Refused

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

The Southern Coal-Mirers' request for increased rates and altered conditions for the incoming year, have been refused by the colliery proprietors. A special…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 25 December 1901 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund executive committee was held on Friday last at the chambers of the secretary (Mr. James…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 12

Thus the Collie paper:—During the course of the week we were shown a letter from a miner who left Collie for Newcastle sometime ago. He writes in very…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 6

At a delegate meeting in Bulli, on Monday, the reply of the coal-owners to the requests as to next year's rates and conditions was considered. It was…

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A Mining Expert

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 December 1901 · page 7

The mining expert is a man of many moods and tenses. One of his latest was presented by a man named John Walters, who so described himself when…

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