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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mr. Kembla Miners. Other Cases Being Proceeded With

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Elliott, S.M., Alfred Williamson, a miner, was charged with absenting himself from work in the Mt…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 13

Messrs. Firth and B. A. W. Robertson having resigned as members of the Wales Board, their places will be filled by Messrs. J. C. Jones and…

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Winston Churchill on a Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 20

Mr. Churchill gave a vivid picture of what a modem mime is like in moving the Coalmines Bill is the House of Commons:—"A large…

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Balgownie. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 4

The Mr. Pleasant mine has worked every day this week, and there is every prospect of continuance of a busy time for some months to conte…

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Mount Kembla. the Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 4

Work at the colliery still continues at a brisk rate. Ten days have been worked for the forthcoming pay. Saturday next, being King's Birthday, is…

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Explosives in a Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 9

In the Wollongong Court on Monday, Alfred Williamson was charged by William Rogers, manager, with storing explosives in his working…

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Colliery Screenings. White Damp and Black Damp

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 20

White damp is the gas most feared by the miners, for its properties render it difficult to detect, inasmuch as it is tasteless, odorless, and…

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Sailors for Coal Ships

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 20

Masters of sailing vessels loading at Newcastle for ports 001 the West Coast ol South. America are experiencing considerable difficulty in securing…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 13

In connection with the recent prosecutions of the Mt. Kembla miners, the defendants considered it a matter of principle to go to gaol rather than…

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Colliery Screenings. Price of Explosives

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 7

A rather alarmist view is taken of the future of the nitro-glycerine manufacturing industry by Mr. W. Cullen, who has contributed a paper dealing…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 9

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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Mt. Kembla Miners. Decide to Go to Gaol. Stay of Proceedings Granted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

During the past few weeks ten minors employed at the Mt. Kembla Colliery have been convicted at the Police Court for absenting themselves…

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Illawarra Colliery Employees Association. Special Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

A special meeting of the Il awarra Colliery Employees' Association was held on Saturday. The opinion of the counsel in…

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Coal Mines Act Amendment Conference

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 18

A conference of delegates from the Northern, Southern, and Western coal miners' federations was held at the Trades Hall, Sydney, on Monday, to…

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Colliery Screenings. the State Colliery (Vic.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 18

A working agreement, drawn up by a committee appointed for the purpose, by the Wonthaggi branch of the Victorian Coal Miners' Association…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 13

The principal topic has been the resignation of Mr. Morgan, the general secretary, it was so sudden Mr. Morgan's resignation is generally…

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Streets Paved with Gold

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 2

"The streets of Galgong are splendidly metalled with a king of graved taken from abandoned workings of the mines, writes Mr. E. Allen. The…

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Colliery S[?] Mecco[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 9

In the Killingwo[?]tion, Mr. A. Litt[?]tive of Messrs. Sc[?] Co., was present, [?]…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 13

The nominations received up to Thursday evening for the vacant offices are:—President: J. Maguire, S. Cowling, P. T. Murphy, H. A…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 June 1911 · page 11

The ballot far the filling of various vacancies was to have been taken yesterday, and counting to commence this evening…

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