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Mining & the mines, 1908

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 11

The Board of Conciliation meets on Tuesday at Scarborough. The principal business consists of claims from North Bulli for payment for clearing…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 2

The Board of Conciliation, consisting of Dr. Robertson, and Messrs. F. G. Waley (representing the proprietors), and Messrs. T. G. Druery, T…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 5

English files to hand show that, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the week ended July 17, the local market for steam coal was very strong, and so…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 11

The Conciliation Board met at Scarborough Hotel on Wednesday. The question of wages of shiftmen at North Bulli was satisfactorily…

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A Mine Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 12

A sad fatality occurred in the Mt. Keira mine on Monday morning, when Mr. Win. McDonald, en underground deputy, met his death, under…

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Miners Decorated by the King

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 5

Memories of the terrible disaster at Hamstead Colliery, near Birmingham and of the heroic but unavailing efforts made by Yorkshire miners to…

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Bellambi Coach Smash. Brazill v Bellambi Coal Co. (Before the Justice Cohen and a jury of four)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

Mr. Reid, K.C., and Mr. L. Armstrong, instructed by Mr. A.A. Lysaght (by his agent, Mr. B.A. M Bride), appeared for the plaintiff;…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

Messrs. T. Cook and T. R. Morgan (miners' general secretary) visited the Helensburgh Metropolitan Colliery on Monday to inspect deficiency claims…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

South Greta coal shares are at present in considerable request on the Sydney Stock Exchange. A number of miners employed at…

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Bellambi Coach Smash. Muncaster V Bellambi Coal Company, Ltd. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen and a jury of four)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

This was an action brought by Thomas Muncaster and Florence Muncaster, his wife, against the Bellambi Coal Company, Ltd., to recover compensation…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 11

Mr. T. Cook and Mr. T. R. Morgan were at Helensburgh on Monday and settled a number of deficiency claims in the Metropolitan Colliery…

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Colliery Screenings a State Coalmine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 17

The proposal of the South Australia Government to acquire an area of land [?] South Maitland district, for the purpose of opening up a State…

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Guide to Mining Laws

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

We acknowledge receipt of the first edition under the Mining Act of 1906 of the "Guide to Mining Laws of New South Wales," issued under the authority of the…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 2

A special meeting of the delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Thursday. Mr. T. G…

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Colliery Screenings State Coal Mines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 17

From the New Zealand letter of the Newcastle "Herald":— "During the present week there has been a good deal of adverse criticism…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 11

A special meeting of delegated, Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, on Thursday last…

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Australia Coal and Coke Coy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 17

The prospectus has been issued of the Australian Coal and Coke Development Co., Ltd. (N.S.W.). The company is to have a capital of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 2

At the adjourned meeting of delegates held at Tattersall's Hotel on the motion from Mt. Kembla Lodge that in the event of any of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 5

The Woonona Miners' Lodge met on Monday night. The minutes of the last delegate meeting were dealt with, and the rules of the proposed…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 16

Messrs. Ferguson and Quick are putting in two tunnels at the Strezlecki coal mine, Korumburra (V.), and last week the men working in…

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