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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

202 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 11

Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association was held at the Terminus-Hotel, Wollongong, on Saturday, for the purpose of…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 18

The Coal Creek Proprietary Co., Kerumburra (V.) propose installing an electric tramway to connect with the railway siding and fully furnish it with…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 11

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Wollongong oh Saturday, for the purpose of considering the…

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Clifton Colliery Dispute

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

The compromise offered by the employees' district officers to the South Clifton Colliery Company to re-open the mine on the nine-hours hauling system in lieu of eight hours…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 11

A delegate meeting takes place in Wollongong on Saturday (to-night), to consider the South Clifton matter, and the report of the conference of…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

The delegate meeting of the I.C.E.A. to be held this afternoon, is to consider the South Clifton difficulty, and the minutes from the State Conference, Lock-out pay…

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Mine Thieves Cornered. Desperate Underground Battle

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 1

Probably the most extraordinary battle never tonight underground took place on the 400ft level of the great Independence Mine at victor…

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The Kembla Disaster. the Commission's Recommendations Prevention of Colliery Explosions in the Future

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 18

At the request of a number of district miners, we publish from the report (just issued), of the Royal Commission on the Mount Kembla Colliery Disaster, the…

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Clifton Colliery Dispute

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

At a meeting of Illawarra mining delegates on Saturday the action of the district officers in refusing to accept the rates and conditions of the South Clifton Colliery…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 14

Mr. Cohen presented a petition in the Assembly, last week, from certain colliery proprietors, showing that the existing law was the result of careful…

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Clifton Mine. Clifton

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

Mr. D. Ritchie, Miners' General Secretary, informs as that all miners' ledges that have so far considered the minutes re the South Clifton dispute have endorsed…

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Colliery Explosions. Their Cause and Prevention. (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 2

Sir,—The pamphlet recently issued by Mr. Jonathan May on this vitally important subject is worthy of perusal by the persons for whose benefit it is intended. In…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 16

Lithgow:—Mr. Wilton states that the coal trade for this week shows a falling off in the loco and private orders, but a certain amount of shipping has…

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The Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 1

The district officers hare been negotiating with the South Clifton Proprietary re the dispute there. To the last letter of the general secretary, a…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 2

So far no settlement has been arrived at between the South Clifton miners and their proprietors. The officers have requested that another conference be held between…

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A Mountain of Gold

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 5

A correspondent of " Chamber's Journal" writes:— Travelling in general Queensland a few months ago variously induced on to visit Mount…

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Colliery Explosions. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 4

SIR—It is somewhat of a relief after having read many of the wild theories advanced of the cause of the colliery disasters in our State to find in a twenty-page…

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A Royal Commission Colliery Inquiry

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1903 · page 2

The alleged wrongful dismissal of Joseph Lowe from his position as fireman deputy at the Seaham Colliery will be inquired into this week by Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., who…

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Illawarra Mine[?]s

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 12

The general secretary, [?] D. Ritchie has received a letter from the South Clifton directors stating that as the only question remaining at issue with their…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 4

An area of 8,000 acres in the Picton district, parishes of Burragorang and Couridja, has been reserved from sale for coal-mining purposes…

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