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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

171 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 9

Colliery Screenings Electric Plants for Collieries. (Continued from our last.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 22

The switches for use below ground should be enclosed in gastight iron-boxes, designed so that the door, or lid, of the box cannot be opened…

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Southern Collieries Corrimal-balgownie

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

This colliery, owned by the Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries Limited, is situated 45 miles from Sydney, on the Illawarra line, and is connected…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 14

The Board Of Conciliation met on Wednesday. A report was submitted by Mr. T. R. Morgan, re miners at Kembla claiming compensation for…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 1

Great interest was manifested in the election of the officers of the lilawarra Colliery Employees' Association. A ballot was taken on Wednesday by…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 2

The Board of Conciliation sat at Helernsburgh on Tuesday. The first" question dealt with was a claim for extra payment for an alleged deficient…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 1

The export of coal Train Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week totalled 71,162 tons. There were sent to Commonwealth and New…

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Southern Collieries Bulli Colliery and Coke Works

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 16

The Bulli Colliery and Coke Works the site of which is 43 miles from Sydney, on the South Coast line, is the property of the estate of the late…

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Colliery Screenings Victorian Coal Industry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 20

In reply to a question recently asked in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, as to whether increased prices would be paid for Victorian…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1906 · page 1

The Corrimal-Bargownie mine worked ten days for the pay lifted on Friday. Mt. Pleasant recorded 10 days for the same period. Last week…

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Terrible Mining Accident

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 2

An accident happened, at the Corrimal-Balgownie colliery on Wednesday, when a beake-boy named Leslie O'Connor, aged 15 years and 8…

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Mining Intelligence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 1

The Bulli Colliery has worked full time last week, while the demand for coke continues unabated. The collieries, Mount Pleasant, Mt…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 10

The South Bulli Lodge will meet on Saturday to consider allegations of irregularities in the cavil at the mine, by which good places were…

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