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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 11

The Secretary informs us that considerable dissatisfaction has been caused by the dismissal of Messrs. T. R. Morgan aud Andrew Smith, among…

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Dismissal of Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

Considerable dissatisfaction has been [?] pressed at Woonona through the [?] the Bellambi colliery management in [?] missing T. R. Morgan, A. Smith…

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Coal and Coke Shipments

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

Shipments of coal and coke from [?] Wollongong for the month of July, [?] Coal—From the jetties, 65,399; [?] Basin, 19,079; total, 84,478 tons…

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The Metropolitan Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

Sir James Fergueson, M. P., who presided over the ordinary general meeting of the Metropolitan (Helensburgh) Coal Company of Sydney, held in…

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Arbitration Court. Southern Collieries Dispute. Question of Adjournment

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

The Arbitration Court resumed its sittings at the courthouse on Tuesday before Mr Justice Cohen, Messrs S. Smith and W. D. Cruickshink, to determine matters in…

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Kembla Mine Disaster. Coroner's Inquest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 18

The inquest touching the death of of William and Henry Mourant and William Neilson, at the Mount Kembla mine, on July 31, was resumed at the…

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Arbitration Court. 13Th Issue Decided. in Favor of the Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 5

Yesterday the above issue was decided by the Court, in favor of the miners, viz., as to the mode of dismissal to be adopted at the Southern collieries in case of shortening hands…

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The Mt. Kembla Inquest. Gas in the Mine. Remarkable Statements. a Noise Like Thunder

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 2

The adjourned inquest was resumed on Monday morning, at the Court House, before the Coroner, Mr. C. C. Russell, and the following jury: James Kirby (foreman),…

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Action by the Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

The Illawarra miners intend to have a special delegate meeting called on the first available day in regard to deciding on the made of operations to be adopted in raising…

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Carrying Matches in a Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 2

Before the police magistrate at Holonsburgh Police Court on Friday, Thomas Gibson and James Andrews were charged by Mr. Jeffries, manager of the…

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The Miners' Association

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 7

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Wollongong, on Wednesday, Mr. Junes Mag[?]ire presiding. Others…

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Meeting of the Miners' Board

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Wollongong on Wednesday, all the officers and one delegate from each lodge…

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Man With a Gold Brainpan

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 3

To supply a man with a gold brainpan is the larest marvel of surgery described by Dr. Rushton Parker, of Liverpool, in the "British Medical Journal." The…

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Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries, Ltd

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

The Southern Coal Company is now a thing of the past, and it will be known from the 1st instant as the Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries, Ltd…

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Mine Inspection

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

A deputation representing the New South Wales Chamber of Mines waited upon the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. J. Kidd, recently, to place before the…

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Fall at Kembla Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 2

On Monday night the main tunnel at the Kembla Colliery, which had been cleared since the explosion, fell in. The fall is estimated to be a couple of hundred tons, and it…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 18

Report of Metropolitan Coal Co., held in London, reminds N.S.W. that her absolutely most valuable asset, coal, is exploited almost wholly on behalf of…

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Miners' Accident Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. Blanksby, the secretary to the Miners' Accident Fund, attended at the Kembla Heights Reading Room on Tuesday to get particulars of all the children…

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Remarks on Mine Gases

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 7

As a great deal of interest has been centred upon the inquiry into the late disaster at Mount Kembla Colliery, and as that inquiry is bringing to light a…

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Mount Kembla Disaster Inspection of the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

On Monday, Mr. C. C. Russell, district coroner, and the jury empanelled to inquire the cause of death of William Mourant and Henry Mourant, miners, and William…

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