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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Miners' Secretary Inter Viewed

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

Upon learning the foregoing facts, we sent a special reporter to interview Mr. Gray, the miners' general [?] taty. Mr. Gray declined to make any…

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Serious Outlook. the Illawarra Miners. Reduction of Hewing Rate. Strike Threatened. Northern and Western Miners may come out

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 2

The c[?] trade of the South Coast, which has boasted a buoyancy since the big strike, appears to be again doomed to suffier a set back. The…

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Colliery Screenings Lithgow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 6

The Vale of Clwydd Coal Mining Co., Ltd., is erecting brickyards near the Vale of Clwydd colliery. A down draught kiln, with a capacity of…

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A Queensland Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 6

Some very fine machinery has recently been installed at the Blair Athol Colliery, Queensland, including a winding engine by A. Goninan and…

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Illawarra Miners the Alarming Reports

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 13

Mr. T. R. Morgan states re the reports, appearing in the daily press as to the imminence of a strike, in consequence of a reduction as per…

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Colliery Screenings India's Coal Supply.—very Low Prices

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 6

The Blue Book on the trade of India for 1910-1911, issued by the Government of that country, gives some interesting particulars concerning the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 10

Mr. Gray, the general secretary, saw Mr. Edmunds, chairman of the Wages Board, in Sydney yesterday re Balmain. Mr. Edmunds said he was…

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Importation of Coal-Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

In the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.), asked if the Minister for External Affairs would take steps to prevent…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.m.) Mining Cases

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

Joseph Davis, Charles Innes, and Aubrey Innes were charged with a broach of social rule 40 at Coalcifi colliery, in that they did works at the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 14

The quarterly delegate meeting was held in the Family Hotel, Bulli, on Thursday. Delegates present were:—Messrs. H. Clarke (South Bulli), A…

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Colliery Screenings General Position, New Casttle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 8

The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation at a recent meeting had before it consideration of the position of affairs generally…

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Illawarra Miners. Meeting at Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at the Family Hotel, Balli, yesterday, when 12 delegates…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 13

Mr. Gray, the general secretary, has been confined to his room during the week, but as it happened there has been peace and quietness all along…

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Colliery Screenings Collie (W.w.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 6

The annual report for the year 1910 states that the output of coal from six collieries on the Collie Coalfield was 262,166 tons, or 47,864 tons…

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Scottish Miners' Federation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 6

The annual conference of the Scottish Miners' Federation was held in Edinburgh in August. A large number of resolutions bearing on a…

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Colliery Screenings Price for Powlett Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 9

In the Victorian Legislative Assembly recently, Mr. A. A. Billson, in reply to a question by Mr. M'Cutcheon as to whether the Railway…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 13

Mr. A. Gray, general secretary, applied to the Industrial Court during the week to, have the Wages Board, which has expired by effluxion,…

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New Victorian Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the opening up of Kileunda mine, Victoria and is is expected, says the "Mining Standard," that coal from…

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South Coast Mines. Wages Board Trouble

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 2

Considerably inconvenience is being experienced as a result of no wages board being in existence. The miners' general secretary (Mr. A. Gray) has…

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Colliery Screenings Eastern Coal Trade. Chinese Activity

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 22

Commenting on the coal trade of the East, the Colliery. Guardian" says:—"Japan is very likely to see a famine in small coal and an…

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