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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 15

The Western Australian Government has entered into contracts with the different coal companies at Collie for a supply to the railways and…

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Colliery Screenings. New Zealand Coal Mining

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 18

Coal mining in New Zealand is a steadily progressive industry, though it cannot he said to advance by leaps and bounds. Last year the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 11

The quarterly delegate meeting was held in Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday. Present : Messrs. A. Hicks (president), Jas…

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Illawarra Miners. [?]Ewing-rate Conference

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 7

[?] conference of mine-owners and [?]ers' representatives was held in Sydney, on Friday, for the purpose [?] adjusting the hewing-rate and…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 18

At the send-off to Messrs. Moore and Donohue, at the Oaks, last Wednesday, Mr. Bennett said that he heard on good authority that coal…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

The joint committee, established as the result of the recent conference, will be constituted as follows:—Employers' representatives, Messrs. C. J. Byrnes, D…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 15

The present smooth working conditions of the Victorian coal industry are reflected in the last half-year's report of the Outtrim-Howitt Coal…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 11

The joint committee had a meeting at 40 Pitt-street, on Thursday, for the purpose of drafting a constitution for its guidance and also…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 15

The Westport Coal Co. (N.Z.) has declared a dividend of 3s 6d, and a bonus of the same amount per share. The Callide Coal Syndicate. Ltd…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 11

In accordance with the arrangement arrived at last week by the Joint Committee, Mr. Ritchie has drawn up draft rules and regulations…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 18

Tenders have been accepted by the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London for briquette-making plant for the State coal-mines, at a…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 12

The Joint Committee met in Sydney on Monday for the purpose of considering the industrial agreement, adopted at the conference, and also…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 18

The Minister of Railways has made a considerable reduction in freight charges of New Zealand hewn coal, in order to encourage its use in local…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 18

Manchuria is a country as yet insufficiently explored, although it has already been ascertained that it possesses mineral deposits of great…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 17

The Premier of New South Wales has received a letter from the State Commercial agent in the East, Mr. J. B. Suitor, stating that on May…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 10

The Conciliation Board met in Sydney on Wednesday, and finally adopted the industrial agreement which will now be referred to both association for the…

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Southern Collieries Industrial Agreement

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 18

INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT made under the provisions of the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1901, this twenty-second day of March, one thousand…

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Colliery Screenings Victorian Coal Areas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 18

The extent to which coal is distributed over the State of Victoria was attested to by Mr. A. E. Kitson, senior field geologist, last week…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 11

A dispute at Bulli colliery about the hour of going in on the night shift, which the manager had altered from 1.30 o'clock to 3 o'clock, has…

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Coal Hulks

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 9

In the Arbitration Court, on Wednesday, Mr. W. Firth, manager of the Southern Coal-owners' Agency, said he had recently procured for the Southern…

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