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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Another Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 15

A valuable mining lease of 2094 acres, adjoining the Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, Abermain, and Hebburn colliery properties, has been…

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Immigration of Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

In the Assembly, recently, the following discussion took place on the above subject:— Mr. Edden: I desire to ask the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

The accountant's examination in the matter of the industrial agreement between the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, industrial union…

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A Coal Set

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 4

At the jubilee ball in aid of St. Vincent's Hospital, held in the Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday night, one set was called the coal set. It is…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 21

The report of the Bluff Colliery Co. Ltd., Central Queensland, presented at the half-yearly meeting on the 15th inst., states that on many…

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Mining. a New Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

Considerable attention has been drawn of late to the coal deposits at Ashford, in the Emmaville district. A company has been formed for the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

At a meeting of the Mount Pleasant miners' lodge a complaint was mode that one of the miners had been off sick for some weeks, and the…

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Royal Commission on Coal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 3

During the visit of Mr. Daniel A. W. Robertson, of the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, to England, be was asked to give evidence on behalf…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Conciliation Board was held in Sydney on Wednesday last, when the principal business dealt with was an explanation from the…

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Corrimal Mine Trouble. Police Court Proceedings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 2

As a result of the recent strike, at Corrimal mine, police court proceedings were instituted against 147 miners on Thursday for that they did on…

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Colliery Screenings Teralba Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 18

Work at the Borehole Company's Teralba Colliery, near Cockle Creek, in preparation for the winning of coal, is proceeding apace. The work…

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Corrimal Colliery Trouble

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 11

As the outcome of the recent strike of the Corrimal colliery employees in protest against a miner being given employment in addition to his…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 10

The Board of Conciliation met in Sydney on Wednesday. The explanation of the Mt. Keira manager, with regard to the statement of the…

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South Coast Coal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Inspector Hindmarsh'a report of the South Coast mines for the year shows that at South Bulli colliery 488 persons were employed underground and…

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Royal Commission on Coal Mines. Mr. Robertson's Evidence

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

Referring to the dust question, Mr. Robertson said the explosion at Kembla started in a dusty portion of the mine and travelled out towards the…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

The coal seams in the Lithgow Valley district have been proved to extend for 200 square miles. At a meeting of the colliery…

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Royal Commission on Coal Mines. Mr. Robertson's Evidence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 6

Replying to Mr. Smillie, witness said they did not prosecute for all offences by workmen against the Mines Act. There were some offences…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

On Monday last this miners' general secretary met Mr. J. C. Jones (manager Mt. Keira mine) in connection with deficiency claims in that…

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Colliery Screenings Jumbunna Coal Co. (V.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 21

The thirty-fifth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was recently held at the board, room, Prell'a Buildings, Queen-street, Melbourne, Mr…

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Reef Mining on the South Coast

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 16

Recent developments in the gold mining industry of the South Coast and more particularly that, portion embraced in the Moruya district,…

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