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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 11

Re the wheelers' threatened stoppage at Helensburgh the general secretary, Mr. D. Ritchie has paid two visits to the mine. He interviewed the manager and…

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Prevention of Colliery Accidents. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 2

Sir,—The prevention of such di[?]ters as those that recurred at Burwood and Dud[?]y (Newcastle) is a matter of such gravity to mining district that I was impelled some three years are to draw the attention of…

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The Miners' Delegate Board. Mr. Jon. May's Inquiry

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 2

The deputation of mining officers representing the Western, Southern, and Northern collieries which waited upon the Minister for Mines last week, attempted to…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 18

The British Government has appointed a commission to inquire as to the danger of lighting mines by electricity…

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Mining Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 11

On Thursday, a miner named Henry Watson was killed in the Metropolitan Mine by a full of coal. He was 48 years of age, and was married. An…

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Kembla Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 2

The Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. A. A. Atkinson), Mr. Bruce Smith, and Inspector Watson, paid a visit of inspection to Mount Kembla Colliery yesterday…

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[Complete Story.] Christmas Eve in the Underworld. A Coal Mine Disaster and Its Results. Copyright. Chapter I the Parvenu and His Manager

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1902 · page 3

OLD Nicholas Reade and young Geoffrey Halifax…

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Pa's Pipe and Mine

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 5

Sometimes, just fore I go up to be My pa says to me with a sin[?] "Well, what do you say To a half-hour's play?…

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Royal Commission Inquiry. the Mt Kembla Colliery Disaster

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 2

The Royal commission which was appointed by the Government to enquire into the cause of the explosion which occurred at Mr. Kembla Cothe, on 31, July last,…

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The Greatest Colliery Output of Australasia. in Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 2

We have very good authority for stating that Illawarra now has the high honour of possessing the colliery from which the largest output of coal in Australasia takes…

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