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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

247 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 13

Colliery Screenings

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

An English engineer thus describes a mechanical substitute for the shovel in coal mines:—In the room-and-pillar method of working thick coal…

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Illawarra Miners

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

In connection with the recent trouble at the Bulli coke works, and the reference to a board of conciliation, consisting of Mr. J. May…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 5

Newcastle to Bulli coal meas[?]ich are known to underlie the [?]oury sandstone, and which are being mined by the Sydney…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 2

In connection with the resolution passed at last delegate meeting relative to protesting of the colliery proprietors in…

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Federation of Coal-Workers. New Organisation Formed Objects and Rules

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 2

The executive officials of the Newcastle Miners' Federation have received copies of the rules of the Federation of Coal and Shale Workers of…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 21

Sir Thomas Bent, the Premier of Victoria, is considering the advisability of establishing a State coal mine, and meantime he will not…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 13

In connection with, the resolution passed at last delegate meeting relative to protesting against the action of the colliery proprietors in…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 2

The Woonona Miners' Lodge met on Monday night and dealt with the rules of the proposed Coal and Shale Workers' Association. These were,…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 16

Four collieries are still working on the Collie coalfield, but the output for the year 1907, 142,373 tons, is less by 7,382 tons than than of the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 11

The Woonona Miners' Lodge met on Monday night and dealt with the rales of the proposed Coal and Shale Workers' Association. These were, with…

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Warning to Illawarra Miners (To the Editor, South Coast Times)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 11

Sir.—In writing these lines I wish to warn, the members of the Illawarra Colliery Employee's Association of what looks to me very…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

The Mount Kembla Miners Lodge met on Monday and considered the rules of the proposed Federation of Coal and Shale Workers, which, with…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 5

When the mail received this week left England best Northumbrian steam coals were quoted from 13s to 13s 3d per ton, free on board;…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 11

On Monday the Mt. Kembla g considered the draft rules of the proposed Federation of Coal and Shale Workers; and with suggested…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

On Saturday the cases against the South Bulli wheelers, who recently struck work, were heard at the Bulli Police Court before Lieut.-Colonel…

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Coaling the Fleet. with Illawarra Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

It was noticed on Saturday that some coal hulks were discharging into the American fleet in Sydney Harbor, and the operation was continued…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 2

South Bulli lodge met on Wednesday night. Mr. S. Bird, delegate on behalf of Corrimal lodge, attended and explained their position as the…

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Coal in Chili

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 6

Last year there was imported into Chili 234,000 tons of coal from Newcastle, or less than one-third of which the same country took from the United…

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South Bulli Colliery. Trouble with the Wheelers. Prosecution Initiated

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 3

In the Industrial Court on Wednesday, before Judge Heydon, Mr. Mant, instructed by Mr. J. V. Tillett (Crown Solicitor), applied for…

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Colliery Screenings Coal About Jervis Bay

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 17

Messrs. J. Monaghan and P. Keen, who have been, investigating for some time, affirm that the mineral abounds in the hilly ridges near Errowell and…

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