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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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I. and S.C.S.N. Co.'s Coal Staiths

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 1

The following correspondence has been forwarded to us for publication:— Wollongong, Nov. 24, 1905. The Manager I. & S.C.S.N. Co., Ltd…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

The conference with the Coal Proprietors will be held in Vickery's Chambers, Pitt-street, to-day, commencing at noon for the purpose of endeavoring to…

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Colliery Screenings. Victorian Coal Commission

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 18

The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to enquire into the coal-mining industry in Victoria resumed its sittings in Melbourne,…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 1

At the conference between the Southern Employees' Association and the proprietors, which was held at Vickery's Chambers, Sydney, last…

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A Large Cargo of Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 1

Special interest attaches to the loading of the large steamer Franklyn at Port Kembla this week. The ship which registers upwards of 8000 tons…

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The Shires Bill. and the Collieries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 15

Mr. Carruthers said that it was a matter of calculation on actual output, on actual work, as to what would be the rates under this bill as…

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Coal and Drawing Competitions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 2

In answer to request the secretary of the Wollongong Show has asked us to publish the regulations governing the coal-mining and mechanical drawing…

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Coal Cargo from Port Kembia

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 1

We are informed that the cargo of coal shipped by the Franklyn from Port Kembla last week was the largest on record (6701) but other steamers have left…

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Australia's Coal Field. Immense Mineral Wealth. Professor David's Estimate

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 7

Professor T. W. E. David, in a paper which he read before the Sydney University Engineering Society on Wednesday evening, dealing with the coalfields…

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A Mine Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 17

On Saturday, at the Hospital, the deputy Coroner, Mr. J. Hart, opened an inquiry as to the death of James Franklin Brown, a miner, as…

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