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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

173 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 9

Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

A few weeks ago says "The Auckland (N.Z.) Weekly News," a cable message was received from Australia stating that a seam of coal had been…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 9

A delegate meeting was held at the Terminus Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday. Present: Messrs. J. Yeo, South Bulli; John Short, Helensburgh; S…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

At a delegate meeting of Illawarra miners held at the Terminus Hotel on Wednesday, the following resolutions were carried.—"That the Balmain Colliery…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 18

The award of the Westralian Arbitration Court in respect to the wages dispute at the Collie Proprietary CohU fielde of W.A., Ltd., was recently…

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Coal for the China Station

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Suttor, the Government Commercial Agent in the East, has communicated with Mr. Kidd on the subject of New South Wales coal. Mr. Suttor asks for…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 18

British exports of coal continue to increase. For the first nine months of last year the exports were 83,600,000 tons, or about 2,200, 000 tons in excess…

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Certificates of Competency. Under Coal Mines Regulation Act

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

The following have been reported by the examiners (Messrs.W. Humble, F.G.S., T. Parton, F.G.S., and A.E.O. Sellars, M.E.) to have satisfactorily passed their…

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Hurt's Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

In conversation with a "Herald" reporter the Minister for Mines, speaking in regard to the cancellation of the mining title of Mr. W. Hurt at Mount Kembla,…

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Mine Managers' Conference

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

A conference of mine managers, including Hon. J. L. Fegan, Chief Inspector A. A. Atkinson, Inspectors Humble and Watson took piece at the Wollongong Courthouse…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 2

The report is daily expected of the result of the accountants' annual inspection of the books of the Coal Owners' Association, which fixes the hewing rate, as from the…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 18

Says the Lithgow paper:—luquiry at the Lithgow Valley Co.'s office on Friday elicited the information that the coal trade as affecting the valley still…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 11

Sir John See, Premier, has intimated his intention of being present at the gala. Everything points to it being a huge success…

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Illawarra Mining News

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

Two or three members of the Illawarra Employees' Association have to answer a summons for arrears at the Arbitration Court on Monday…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 11

A conference between the Western, Southern and Northern district officials and Victorian ditto, will be held in the Trades Hall, Sydney, on Monday, to…

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Illawarra Mining Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

Representatives of the Northern, Southern, Western and Victorian miners will meet in Sydney on Monday to consider the question of the Victorian miners strike, and…

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COLLIERY ScREENINGS

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 18

Lithgow: The coal trade this week is reported to be a trifle brisker, and a fair amount of shipping has been filled. But the average time worked at the…

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The Miners' Gala

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

The following donations have been made for the forthcoming gala:— MR. D. Dudley Bulli, £1; Dr. O'Conner, Bulli, £1s Dr. Kerr, £1; Farmers and Settlers Co-op…

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Important to Miners a Levy Questioned

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 22

In the Arbitration Court on Monday, the case of the illawarra Colliery Employees' Association v. W. Gilmore came on for hearing. In this matter…

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Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Cohen and Messrs. Cruickshank and Smith. Breach of Award. Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association v. Thomas Cook, manager of the Mount Pleasant Colliery Company

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. D. Ritchie, general secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Association, appeared for the claimant union; and Mr. Wade (instructed by Messrs. Curtis and Barry) for…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 18

Six deputies imported from Scotland to take the place of the lock-out deputies at the Outtri[?] coal mine Gippsland, arrived in Victoria last week…

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