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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Miners' Accident Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

The receipts of the Miners' Accident Fund have been greatly in excess of the payments, the accumulated funds at the credit of the board now…

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Colliery Screenings. Coal in Queensland

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 20

The position of the coal industry during 1909 has, on the whole, been satisfactory, and, with the exception of a short interval during the earlier…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 15

The Board, comprisiog Messrs. J. M. R. Robertson, W. Firth (Employers), F. A. Dunleavy, J. T. Sweeney (Employees), W. Edmunds…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 11
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A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tatter sail's Hotel on Thursday. Present: Messrs…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 1

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 4 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 4

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 4 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Colliery Screenings. Killingworth

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

Less than twenty years ago its site was marked by a mining camp, and the place was then known as Appletree Flat. To-day the population of…

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Colliery Managers' Exam

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

At the examination under the Coal Mines Act, held in Sydney on the 19th and 20th inst., the following candidates were successful:—As manager—…

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Southern Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 7

The Southern Collieries Wages Board sat at Helensburgh on Tuesday. F. Mawson, cross-examined by Mr. Broomfield, stated that coal filled by…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 9

The Wages Board concluded its hearing of the Employees' case at Helensburgh during the week and will resume next week in Sydney, evidence…

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Colliery Screenings. Powlett Field

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 17

The determination of the Victorian Government to ask Parliament to make coal mining a State monopoly is still being met with strong…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 7

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 14

The report of Sir Ernest Spencer, who recently arrived from London and inspected the Commonwealth Oil Coy.'s properties, mentioned coal…

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Coal Strike Recalled. Presentation to Phillips and Williamson

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The recent coal strike at Clifton was recalled to mind on Saturday, when occasion was taken to present two whose names were prominently…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 23

The properly, consisting of 2500 acres, owned by the Melbourne Altona Colliery Co., and situated nine males from Melbourne, has recently…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 13

The Wages Board completed evidence in camera this week and on Monday evidence for the Employers in reply will be taken, after which…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 19

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attoreeys of 168 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street Melburn report that the following…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board. Mt. Kembla Mine Test

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 5

Evidence in reply by the proprietors was concluded before the Southern Co. heroes Wages Board. The principal evidence was given by James Jarvie,…

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Colliery Screenings. the Coal Miner in America

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 21

In an American journal the position of the American coalminer and the manner in which he is treated by the capitalist are dealt with in an…

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