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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

169 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 9

Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 18

Another interruption has occurred at the colliery of the Outtrim-Howitt Co., Outtrim (Victoria), the coal hewers having suspended work pending the…

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Revenue from Illawarra Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 2

During the ten yours from 1891 to 1900, according to a return presented to the legislative Assembly, the revenue received by the Government for coal…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 5

The difficulty at Bulli coiliery through the non-employment of several miners, has for the present been overcome all having been allowed to resume work…

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Miners' Troubles. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

SIR,—'Tis said all things come to those that wait. But the waiting is [?]imes a weary job. Well, sometimes it does us good to "hark back awee." The…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 18

A new company is being formed in Paris to exploit the coal deposits of Non-done, New Caledonia. A strong syndicate has been formed for…

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Coal Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 2

Shipments of coal and coke from the port of Wollongong for the month of May 1902, were:—Coal; From the jetties, 68,236; Belmore Basin, 20,551; total…

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Arbitration Court. Evidence of the Miners' President. Cross-examination by Mr. Wade

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 2

The Arbitration Court was continued on Thursday morning at 10 in the Town Hall before Mr. Justice Cohen and Messrs. S. Smith and W. D. Cruickshank…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 18

The Puponga Coal Co., near Golden Bay, Collingwood (N.Z.), has been formed in England with a capital of £70,000, £25,000 of which, however, is…

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Fire at South Bulli Mine. the Inquiry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 7

In the Bulli Court House, on Monday, Mr, C. C. Russell (coroner) and a jury held an inquiry as to a fire in the South Bulli mine. Mines…

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Closing of Bulli Pass Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 2

On Monday morning the employees of the Bulli Pass wine, which has for many yours supplied the Government Tramways with natural coke received notice of 14…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 18

In order to meet the demands of the 300,000 coal-miners who have gone out on strike in Pennslyvania for higher wages, the miners are urging the…

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The Mount Keira Mine. Extensive Improvements

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 2

It will be news to many of our readers to know that the sum of £[?] has been spent in improvements quite recently at Mount Keira colliery and the output of minerals…

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Illawarra Collieries Dispute

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

The conference between the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association and the southern colliery proprietors which was arranged at the last day's sitting of the…

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Mines Under the Ocean

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 6

The Ch[?]ian cool mines, opened in less. a[?]m to be quit pleasant places in work in. The seam of coal runs from the coast are under the water of the [?] Ocean, and…

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Open Column. Prevention of Colliery Accidents. (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

SIR,—The prevention of such disasters as those that occured at Burwood and Dudley (Newcastle) is a matter of such gravity to mining districts,…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 18

The movement in the direction of the displacement of coal by fuel oil for steam-producing purposes proceeds apace on the Pacific slope of North America. It is…

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Illawarra Miners' Dispute. a Conference Arranged

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 2

In view of the fact that the miners' representatives could not got plenary powers under their rules to act at the proposed conference, the colliery proprietors have…

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Illawarra Collieries Case. the Conference Fails

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

The conference between the representatives of the southern coal proprietors and southern colliery employees to consider and endeavour to settle the…

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The Power of Coal

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 5

A pound of what we will call average [?] would be somewhat smaller in size than a man's [?]. A pound of this coal, if expended in mechanical work, would give us…

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Southern Coal for the Navy

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

An important charter as far as the southern coal trade is concerned was made on Friday, the steamer Br[?]onshire having been fixed through Messrs. W…

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