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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Indian Coal Mines Last Year's Output

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 17

The annual report of Mr. G. F. Adams, chief inspector of mines in India, upon the mines of British India for the year ended 31st December…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The executive officers of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association have been successful in having the Wages Board reconstructed. The beard…

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Explosives in a Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 9

In the Wollongong Court on Monday, Francis McDonald was charged with a breach of the rules, to wit, storing explosives in the Mt. Keira…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 16

The Collie (W.A.) coal field has been making rather slow progress during the year 1911. One of the principal mines, the Proprietary, had to shut…

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Wallsend Colliery Fire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 8

The fire which broke out in the main rope road [?]liery had been b[?] by Saturday mor[?]…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 13

Messrs. J. Maguire (president) and Andrew Waugh (acting secretary) represented the Association at the Newcastle Eight-Hours Day. The Mayor…

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Mining Prosecutions Inexperienced Miner

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 15

In the Wollongong Court on Monday, Albert Lindsay was charged by J. C. Jones, manager of the Coal-cliff Colliery, with having worked at…

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A Goldfields Sketch. Hopeyarn's Dilemma

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 3

"Good-bye, John. Don't be long. Come back soon to your own chick a biddy, For the winds do blow, Yo-ho, Yo-ho, To take away my sailor…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 13

There was a special meeting of the Delegate Board in Wollongong on Thursday. Proposals from the proprietors for alterations of clauses 15…

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Colliery Screenings Northern Coke Workers' Award

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 8

The Coke Workers' (Northern), Wages Board has issued its award, which will have a currency of three years. The award provides for a 48…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 6

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

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Balmain Coal Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 2

Judge Edmunds, the chairman of the Sydney Collieries Wages Board, has delivered the award of the board in the dispute at the Balmain Colliery…

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Colliery Screenings New Coal Mine—thornton

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 22

Thornton, and the area beyond, as far as East Maitland, equally with Hexhain and Tarro, promises to become a busy centre within the next…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 2

The annual ballot for officers of the Illawarra Miners' Association will take place next Thursday. Four nominations have been received for the…

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A Deep Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 22

Speaking at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company, recently, Mr. G. P. Markham referred to the progress…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 November 1911 · 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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Accidents in Mines. Due to Carelessness

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 November 1911 · page 6

In the course of an article on "Causes and Cure of Loss of Life in Mines," contributed to "American Industries," by Mr. Jesse K. Johnson, general…

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Colliery Screenings Coal Find in Lancashire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 9

An important coal seam has been discovered at Leigh, Lancashire (England), as the result of nearly twelve months' work on the part of…

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Victoria's State Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 9

The "A.M. Standard's" Wonthaggi correspondent writes:— The wheelers were again responsible for trouble at the State mine last…

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