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Mining & the mines, 1904

173 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 11

A delegate meeting for the purpose of considering the report of the late conference between the Northern, Southern, and Western districts, on the subject of…

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Mining News

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Miners Association was held at Wollongong on Wednesday for the purpose of considering the report of the delegates…

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Coal Miners' Demonstration

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

At the Northern Coal miners' Demonstration at Newcastle on Saturday, Mr. D Ritchie, secretary of the Southern Miners' Association, said he was pleased that the…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

This week Corrimal will be working full time. Keira and Pleasant are slack. Kembla is also working full time. No large steamers are leading at Port Kembla…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 18

The Jumbunna Coal Co., Gippsland (V.), are now installing an electrically driven plant. Cable information states that the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 11

Arrangements for the gala on Saturday next, are fairly well forward, one special train will run from Helensburgh to Bulli, starting 7.35 and calling at all…

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Forbidden to Use Coal

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 6

So long as wood was abundant, coal was not used in Great Britain: lndeed, the latter was long held to be Injurious to health: but towards the close of the…

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Mt. Pleasant Colliery. the "Bar" Dispute. Arbitration Court Judgment

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

Judgment was given on Monday morning in the Arbitration Court in a matter with reference to the erection of what are known as "bars" in collieries…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 16

The Victorian Mines Department has decided to lend the Coal Creek Co., Gippsland, a diamond drill to further test the property…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 9

The South Bulli miners met the manager this week and endeavored to arrange a satisfactory mode of dealing with the dirt question, but, so far, have failed to…

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Illawarra Miners' Case

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 19

The Court delivered its reserved judgement on Monday, in the case in which the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was the claimant union…

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Mt. Keira Mine Improvements

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 16

During the past year or two, considerable improvements have been in progress at the Mt. Keira mine. In addition to alterations in the hauling machinery…

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Mining News

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

During the week the minors and manager of South Bulli colliery have been endeavoring to arrange about a satisfactory system of dealing with the dirt question, but so far…

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The State of the Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

AS a natural result the stagnation in Government works is having a tolling effect on other industries throughout the State. In most centres at the present time, trade is…

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Mining News

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

A joint committee meeting was held in Sydney on Monday for the purpose of considering several matters from the South Bull colliery. The first matter was…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 18

Daring the ten years ended 1902 the output of coal from India amounted to 41,704,700 tons. It lias had a steady yearly advance…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 9

A meeting of the Joint Committee was hold ia Sydney on Monday, for the purpose of considering some matters from South Bulli. The claim of miners…

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Miners' Gala

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 7

The Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association had its animal gain on Saturday, in the Brick Paddock, Bulli. The weather was very fine, being in fact…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 11

The annual mooting of the Illawarra Miners will be held at the Terminus Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday next, when the report and balance-sheet will…

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The Miners' Association. (To the Editor, South Coast Times.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 21

SIR,—Through the columns of your valuable paper I wish to place before the Illawarra miners the way in which the revision of the general rules of the…

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