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Mining & the mines, 1904

173 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 9

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 12

The annual meeting was held in the Terminus Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday. All the executive officers, and a delegate from each of the eleven…

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Decrease in Coal Output. at Keira and Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

At the Central Illawarra Council meeting on Wednesday the values submitted their revision of the assessment for the borough, showing a slight decrease in the general rate…

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Miners' Accident Fund. the Claim for Increases. a Newcastle Opinion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 18

An agitation has been going on in the Newcastle district for some considerable time with a view to obtaining an increase in the allowance to beneficiaries…

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Mining News. Illawarra Association. Meeting of Delegates

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Association was held at the Terminus Hotel on Wednesday. All the officers and one delegate from each of…

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"Coal and Coal Mining."

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 4

At the recent annual inter-State Conference of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers, Mr. Thomas Parton, examiner in New South Wales…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 11

A meeting of the joint committee was held in Sydney, on Monday. The question of the tareing of skips at South Bulli, in the method of which a change…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

The coal trade this week has been much bri[?] than usual. At Wollongong the trade has been well sustained, and at the Southern Coal Company's jetty at Pert…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 7

A report by the Statistician of the division of mining and mineral resources of the United States Geological Survey on the manufacture of coke in…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 12

The general secretary, Mr. D. Ritchie, has received intimation, after lenghty negotiations that Sub-Inspector Banks has been appointed an inspector under…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 16

The Lithgow coal trade this week is said to be duller than ever. The Hermitage mine is idle, and so is tho Zigzag. At the latter mine a large…

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Yours, Mine and Ours

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 1

A widower and a widow, each having children, married, and children were subsequently born to them. The parents agreed much better than the…

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Miners Delegate Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

A special delegate meeting was he'd at the Terminus Hoter. Wollongong, on Thursday afternoon. Amongst the resolution carried were the following:— "That…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

At port Kembla this week the steamers Mt. Kembla, Herga, and Wallsend loaded cargoes of coal. Kembla mine worked four full days last week and 2 this week…

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Mining on the Catchment Area

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

The Water and Sewerage Board a short time ago took up the position that no mining leases whatever should be granted for any part of the area under their control…

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Coal and Catchment Area. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

SIR,— A report by Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-secretary for Mines, which appeared in last Saturday's issue of the "Daily Telegraph," should be read with interest, if…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 18

The Outtrim (V.) "strike" was, after extending over 16 mouths, declared "off" on Saturday. The Illawarra miners contributed liberally to the strike fund…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 12

Nominations are being invited for the position of District Trustee, just vacated by Mr. R. Scott, who has been appointed a deputy at the Mt. Pleasant…

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Mining News

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. D. Ritchie has been officialy notified that the Victorian strike, to which the minors have been contributing for the last 15 months, has been declared off, and the…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 14

The output of coal in Germany for 1903 was :—Bituminous coal, 116,664, 870 tons; brown coal and lignite, 45,955,558 tons; coke, 11,509,259…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 12

The resolution of the recent delegate meeting re supporting the candidature of Mr. J. B. Nicholson, on condition that he signed the Labor pledge, has…

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