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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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Coal and Coke Shipments

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 10

The following are the shipments of coal and coke from the Port of Wollongong for the month of March, 1902:— Coal: From the jetties, 66.879 tons…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 18

The coal industry at Collie is still in its infancy. Prior to 1899 only 8508 tons of coal—valued at £1761—had been mined in the State. In 1899…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 11

The resolutions adopted by the late annual delegate meeting have been before the various lodges during the week, and have, so far as returns to hand show…

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Mining Items

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

So far the whole of the minutes of the annual delegate meeting of the Miners' Union, as reported in our issue of the 12th inst, with the addition of the…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 18

One of the Baldwin type of locomotives is now engaged in hauling coal from the Outtrim (V.) coal mines. Queensland Anthracite Coal.—The…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 18

The labor difficulty at Outtrim Howitt coal mine has been amicably settled by the reinstatement of the dismissed union leader…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 10

The general secretary, Mr. D. Ritchie, has served notice on Mr. W. A. Firth, as representing the Southern Coal owners, of reference of certain matters…

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Southern Coal Trade. Matters for Arbitration. Notice Served on the Proprietors

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 3

The Illawarra miners' general secretary, Mr. D. Ritchie, who has been in Sydney during the past two days in connection with…

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Queen Victoria's Treasure. Gold and Rare Gems on the Ocean's Bed

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 5

"Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfatho[?] caves of ocean bear." within fifty miles around Sandy [?]…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 18

The output from the Westport Coal Mines, New Zealand, last week, was 6956 tons, including 2758 tons from the Coalbrook Mine, and 4198 tons from the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 10

The Southern Colliery proprietors Have filed an answer to the claims for arbitration, disputing the whole of the miners' claims, as served upon them by the…

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New North Bulli Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 2

The rails are new being laid on the tramway and short incline between the new North Bulli Colliery and the Government railway line. The junction…

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Miners' Arbitration Case

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1902 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon we received the following wire from Mr. Ritchie, Illawarra Miners' general secretary:—"Re arbitration Southern Colliery proprietors have filed…

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Coal Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1902 · page 2

Shipments at port of Bellambi for week ending Saturday last, amounted to 7069 tons of coal, all bein sent to Sydney…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 18

On Friday last (says the Collie "Miner") one of the bords in what is known as the No. 4 right hand heading of the Proprietary No. 2 Pit (the old…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 10

Woonona Lodge [?] has adopted a motion that £600 be [?]ranted from the general funds towards [?] support ofthe Tasmania miners…

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Miners on Tour. Tasmanian Coal Strike. Visit to Wollongong. Chat with a "Mercury" Representative

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

On Thursday Messrs. E. O'Toole general secretary Tasmanian Coal Miners' Association and J. M'Cann representing the miners of the Cornwall Colliery, St. Gary's…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 18

The output of minerals in Great Britain in the year 1901 amounted to 231,348,227 tons, against 238,291,275 tons in 1900. Coal was responsible for…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 18

G. F. Wood applies for lease of 1280 acres, M.P., 5, reserve 57, parishes Wongawilli and Kembla, to mine for coal…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 11

The employment of legal assistance in the Arbitration Court, as the recent wharf laborers' case at Newcastle shows, adds very considerably to the cost of the…

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