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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 15

The Wages Board has fixed Wednesday next to be at Helensburgh, and Thursday next at Bulli. The Helensburgh matters are principally a claim…

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The Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 9

The acting secretary of the Illawarra Employees Association (Mr. A. Waugh), received word yesterday from Judge Edmonds that the Wages…

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Coal Panic

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

Mail advices from England report as follows:—Something like a panic has broken out among the consumers of coal. Frightened at the rumors of…

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The Killingworth Mine

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

The number of men employed in Killing worth Colliery is being gradually increased, and it will not be long before the full complement of miners…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 18

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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Newcastle Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

It is stated that Mr. Peter Bowling is carrying on an active canvass amongst the Newcastle mines, with a view to regaining his old position as…

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Colliery Screenings Queensland Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 8

Referring to the Blair Athol Colliery Queensland, recently, Mr. B. Dunstan, Government Geologist, stated that there must be from 15,000,000…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 15

The decision of the Wages Board at Helensburgh that an increase of hewing rate of a penny on fork-filled and three farthings on shovel-filled is…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 21

Messrs. Griffith and Attorneys, of 168 King-street, ney, and 9 Quern-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

The Board, consisting of Judge Edmunds, Messrs Waley and J. C. Jones (employers' representatives), and McGuire, und A. Waugh (miners'…

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Colliery Screenings Hebburn Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 26

Preparations are being made to work what is known as the top seam in Hebburn Colliery from a tunnel to be driven in at the back of the…

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Miners' [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 13

The Board [?] Wednesday. Ch[?]munds; employe[?] employees, [?]…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge Edmunds, and Messrs J. C. Jones (employees' representative) and M'Guire and Waugh (employees representatives)…

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Minimum Wage for British Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 26

Mr. Hartshorn—who headed the poll recently in South Wales, when three Socialists displaced three of the old miners' leaders on the executive of…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 23

It is now officially announced that an inquiry into the cause of the circumstances attending the explosion which occurred at Killingworth…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 17

The tare of skips question at South Bulli, which on Tuesday last was the occasion of a strike, was settled on the day following by a deputation…

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Local Miners' Conference

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 4

Local Miners' Conference. A conference, consisting of delegate from the different coalminers' federations of the State, and also of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 9

The executive of the Illawarra Co[?]ery Employees' Association are to [?] an interview with Mr. J. C. Jones on Saturday morning…

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Colliery Screenings Vend Prosecution—what the Proprietors Say

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 15

The result of the vend prosecution did not come as a surprise to those directly concerned; nevertheless, it is causing colliery owners much…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 14

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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