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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 13

A special delegate meeting was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday. Mr. A. Hicks (president) occupied the chair. There…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 28 September 1907 · page 22

The select committee of the Victorian Parliament appointed to enquire into the working and other conditions of the Gippsland mines, took a…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 2

The mineral resources of New South Wales have recently been further proved by on important discovery of nickel. The presence of nickel has been…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 2

The majority of the lodges have agreed to accept an offer from the coal owners on a uniform basis. The terms proposed to be accepted by the miners…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 2

The expert of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week totalled 89,508 tons. There were sent to Commonwealth and New…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 22

A month or so ago a proprietary company of Melbourne capitalists was formed for the working of the brown coal deposits on the Weribee…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 14

The owners' proposals of differential rates have been rejected by the majority of the lodges. They have signified their willingness to accept…

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Co-operative Ownership of Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 22

Mr. J. H. Merivale, formerly Professor of Mining at the Armstrong College, Newcastle (Eng.), in his presidential address to the North of…

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The Northern Coal Vend. the Sale of Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

The operations of the Associated Colliery Proprietors of the Northern district are still the cause of considerable perturbation, and attacks…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 3

The quarterly delegate meeting was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Wednesday, when there was a full attendance of delegates. Mr. A. Hicks presided,…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 6

A seam of coal has been located at Bromelton, near Beaudesert, about 60 miles south of Brisbane. The seam has been traced for some…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 13

The quarterly meeting of delegates, was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, on Wednesday last. Mr. A. Hicks presided. There were also…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 2

Owing to the Management of the Balmain colliery not giving the correct standard of wages as per settlement agreed to, the Miners…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 2

The South Bulli lodge met on Saturday last, when the following resolution was unanimously adopted:— That we accept the offer of the…

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Coal Properties

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 2

There are several enquiries for local properties in this district. On Tuesday night three gentlemen arrived in town for the purpose of looking into…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 22

The half-yearly, meeting of the Sandfly Colliery Co., near Margate (Tas.) was held last week at Hobart (Tas.) Mr. C. W. Grant…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 13

The South Bulli lodge met on Saturday night. The following resolution was unanimously adopted:—"That we accept the offer of the…

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Gippsland Coal Working

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 2

The Select Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into the conditions of labor in the Gippsland coal-mines have been very busy. So far…

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Coal for China

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 3

During 1906, according to a report received by Mr. Perry, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, from J. B. Suttor, Trader Commissioner in the…

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A Deep Coal Bore. A 4534 Feet Probe in East Fife

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 4

Messrs. Thompson Brothers, Limited, Dunfermline, have just completed the deepest coal bore which has been put down in Great Britain. The bore,…

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