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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

188 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 10

Mining Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 15

On Monday, Christopher Martin, a miner, met with a fatal accident in the Corrimal mine. An inquest was held the same at…

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Colliery Screenings. Quality of Powlett Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 6

A Melbourne exchange says:—"Important testimony as to the quality of Powlett coal has been received by the Minister for Mines. It has…

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Bringing Gold to the Bank

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 3

The precautions which are taken to guard gold dispatched from the mines of Australia, America, or South Africa, to the Bank of England—which for years…

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Colliery Screenings. Victorian State Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 18

The deputation of business and mining people of Outtrim, Korumburra, and Jumbunna, which waited upon Mr. Murray, Premier of…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 13

The proceeding of F. A. Dunleavy, president of the I.C.E. Asscn., against the manager of the Metropolitan Colliery for unlawful dismissal…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

Work at the Aarious district collieries during the past fortnight, has been fairly brisk. Both South Bulli and Corrimal moines draw full times for…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

There is humor oven at a Wages Board. At tho Collieries Board counsel for the proprietors found a witness the is Scotch) extremely cautious, [?]…

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Collision at Coal Cliff. Trucks Damaged. Guard Injured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

About 4 o'clock on Thursday, morning the Coalcliff siding, which with the platform is the outcome of the Coalcliff Company's new colliery, and…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 2

Owing to the slackness prevailing at Mount Keira, a large number of miners have obtained employment at other mines to the north of…

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The New Coalcliff Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 2

The following appears in yesterday's "Herald" :—"The sinking of a shaft at coalcliff to connect with the original tunnel workings of the old…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 2

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

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Colliery Screenings. the Victorian Statement

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 14

The sale of slack from the State mane at Powlett, Victoria, is increasing, and the Minister for Mines has stated that the sale now amounts to…

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Wardens' Court. Thursday, Oct. 7, 1910. Bellambi Coal-mining Co., Ltd

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 5

This was and enquiry as to the assessment of rent and compensation payable in respect of the private lands included in lenses for mining purposes…

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Oil Versus Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 14

The possibilities of oil as a fuel in place of coal were mentioned recently by the "Western Mail," of Cardiff, one of the best informed…

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Colliery Screenings. Powlett Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 6

A deputation representing the miners' union met Mr. Broome, the general manager of the Victorian State mine at Powlett, last week to…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 4
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel yesterday, the president (Mr. F. Dunleavy)…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 5

The members of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners' lodges have decided to ask the district for a special grant to relieve the distress caused by…

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The First Coal Mine. (To the Editor)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 2

Sir,—In your valuable paper of Tuesday, October 4th, I notice your footmark, in which you are slightly in error. The first coal mine opened…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 2

in July of last year a conference of delegates representing the Northern, Western, and Southern coal-mining districts was held at the Trades…

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