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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

247 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 13

Strike at Mt. Pleasant Mine. Miners Firm. No Alteration in Cavil

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

The miners who struck work on Monday at Mt. Pleasant on account of the management refusing to include a man named Brindley in the cavil,…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

In connection with the stoppage at Balmain colliery a deputation consisting of lodge officials and district officers interviewed the manager of the…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

The coal miners' conference at the Trades Hall has decided in favour of the federation of coal miners in Victoria and New South Wales…

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Coal Trucks Overturned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

A strong westerly gale started to blow in Wollongong on Monday night, causing considerable damage to property. In some cases outhouses were…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

The wheelers at the Wallsend col-liery attempted to throw the mine idle yesterday, but were unsuccessful. They struck work as the result of a…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 2

At Tattersall's Hotel on Saturday a social meeting of delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held. The trouble at…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 16

Apropos of the utilising of laborsaving appliances, it is valuable to note what has been done in American coal mines, and to supplement…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 11

On Thursday, Mr. T. Cook and the general secretary (Mr. T. R. Morgan) investigated claims for deficiency compensation in Corrimal mine…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1908 · page 2

A conference between the colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation urged Judge Heydon to return to Newcastle…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersalls Hotel yesterday. Mr. T…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 14

The quarterly meeting of the delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, on…

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Colliery Screenings New Regulations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 7

As the result of the commission of inquiry, a new set of regulations for electric appliances in coal mines, has been issued. Throughout the new…

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District Court. Friday, July 10. Tindell Versus Bellambi Coal Co. (Before Acting-Judge Edmonds and a Jury)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 4

The Court resumed on Friday morning, when the evidence of Frank Brazil, which had been taken at the Bulli Cottage Hospital on Thursday…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

The South Bulli miners' lodge met on Saturday last. The principal matter discussed was the action of the rope boys in the recent stoppage of…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 11

South Bulli Lodge held a meeting on Saturday last. The principal matter discussed was the action of rope boys in recent stoppage of…

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Colliery Screenings Yorkshire Coalfields

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

The question of the extension of coalfields under the younger strata or red sandstone beneath which they dip is of the utmost national…

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Fatality in North Bulli Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 12

On Tuesday, William Johnston, a lad, Was killed in the North Bulli mine. The Deputy Coroner (Mr. W. H. Bees) held an inquest on…

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Coal in India. an Australian Rival

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

That the coal deposits of India may come into active competition with other coals in the markets of the East appears to be quite within the…

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Coal in India. an Australian Rival

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

That the coal deposits of India may come into active competition with other coals in the markets of the East appears to be quite within the…

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Lithgow Troubles. Threatened Coal Strike. a Bold Assertion

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 4

In connection with the statement made by Mr. Truscott, secretary of the Western Miners' Association, that unless Messrs. Hoskins Brothers, of…

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