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Mining & the mines, 1912

204 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 11

Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 13

The results of the dealing by the District with the minutes of the late Delegate Board meeting were all in yesterday. They show a vote in…

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Colliery Screenings Oil Fuel for New Zealand

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 7

Of some interest to Newcastle is a statement that the Union Steamship Company is investigating the question of using oil fuel for their American…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 15

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

About six months ago a minor named A. McMahon, treasurer of the South Clifton Lodge, was seriously injured in a railway accident. A notice…

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Colliery Screenings Queensland Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 7

Owing to the fact that the orders fluctuated considerably during the past six months, the sales of coal by the Bluff Colliery Co., Ltd.,…

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Southern Collieries Wages Board Amendment

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 10

The following amendment of the award is gazetted:— Clauses 15, 16, and, 17 be struck out, and in lieu thereof the following…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

A special delegate meeting will be held on Saturday. The principal businest is the consideration of the relief pay to Mt. Pleasant iodge. The…

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Lithgow's Coal Resources

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

The "Lithgow Mercury" publishes a summary of the evidence of the Under Secretary for Mines (Mr. Pittman) to Public Works committee…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 7

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Saturday. The president (Mr. James…

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Proposed 24-Hours Strike. Illawarra Miners Averse

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

At a special meeting of the delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association on Saturday the motion passed at the meeting of the…

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Colliery Screenings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 17

The Bluff Colliery Company; (Q.) held its half-yearly, meeting last week at Rockhampton, the chair being taken by Mr. Thompson. He said the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 14
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Mt. Pleasant Lodge this week received part payment of the relief voted for the four weeks' stoppage. The remainder will be paid when the 2½…

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Dust in the Metropolitan Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 14

Recently a deputation from the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Federation, waited upon the Minister for Mines, and complained of the…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 15

Messrs. Griffiths and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King-street, Sydney, and 9 Queen-street, Melbourne, report that the following applications for patents connected…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

A number of cases of interest to miners were heard at the Helensburgh Court on Saturday, before Mr. A Elliott, S.M. Fourteen miners were…

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Colliery Screenings a New Fuel.—Power for Nothing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 20

"We are no longer interested in, or affected even remotely by, coal and miners' strikes," said the proprietor of one of the largest box and…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 13

During the week Mr. J. C. Watson, accompanied by Mr. A. Waugh, general treasurer, visited the Mt. Pleasant, South Bulli, Scarborough, South,…

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