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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

239 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 12

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 11

The wheelers of South Clifton, whose notice expired last Saturday, held to it, and did not come to work on Monday and Tuesday. On…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, patent attorneys, of 1153 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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How the Coal of the World is Wasted. and How. to Save the Waste

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Mr. S. L. de Ferrariti, the President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, tells us that out of 150 million tons of coal consumed annually, we…

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The Collieries. Critical Condition at Keira

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

At Mount Keira colliery last, week a feeling of general unrest prevailed, and threatened a short cessation of work in the ensuing fortnight. The…

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Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

South Clifton, which was idle for several days, as a result of the wheelers refusing to turn to against the advice of the Association, have now…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

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

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The Miners' President. Lodge Refuse to Make Potsition Permanent

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Metropolitan miners was held on Saturday, Mr. C. Josland presiding. The business was to deal with the delegates' report…

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Colliery Screenings. a Coal Town

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

The coal township of Wonthaggi, which but a year ago was little more than a camp, has 687 ratepayers on its roll, and the recently…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 13

The Mt. Keira wheelers have agreed to withdraw the notice they gave and submit their claims for higher wages to the Conciliation Board, which…

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Coal Dust Alone

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

At a meeting of the Manchester Geological and Mining Society, Sir Harry Hall, I.S.O., gave an important summary, with conclusions, of…

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South Australian Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

The result of tests, which have been made of borings of coal from Leigh's Creek, taken from a greater depth than the existing workings, were…

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Coal and Shale Workers Federation. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Sir,—Now that a perpetual decree has been granted restraining the trustees of the Illawarra Colloery Employees' Association paying over their…

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The Coal and Shale Workers' Federation (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 16

Sir,—Now that a perpetual decree has been granted restraining the trustees of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association paying over…

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Northern Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

An agreement relative to wages and conditions of employment extending over a period of three years has been on entered into between the Northern…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

Messrs. Dunleavy, Waugh, and Morgan, executive officers of the Miners' Association, have "been appointed to the proposal conference of…

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Colliery Screenings. Whitehaven Disaster. Fire Damp and Coal Dust

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 18

There was issued about the middle of February, in the form of a Blue book, the report on the explosion and underground fire which occurred…

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Powlett Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 18

Thursday was pay day at the Victorian State mine, and £8600 was disbursed in wages and accounts. The total number of employees engaged…

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Coal Vend. Will It Dissolve. Tension in Colliery Circles. Mr. Forsyth's Return

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

The affairs of the coal vend are said to be causing the coal proprietors considerable concern at present. The tension is very acute, and it is…

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Prosecutions of Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 11

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday, William Rogers, manager of the Mount Kembla Colliery, charged Albert Stafford with acting in…

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Important Mining Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, before the S.M., William Rogers, manager of the Mt. Kembla Colliery, charged Alfred Stafford that he, being a…

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