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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The South Coast Miners' Wages Hoard resumed its sitting at the Wollongong Court House on Wednesday. Evidence for the employers claim…

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Oil and Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

An English writer has something to say on oil versus coal. "Dodging the Coal Horror" is a rather striking title, but it covers a good deal of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

The Executive Officers will proceed to Sydney to-morrow on a deputation to the Acting Premier, in regard to several matters of importance to the…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 10

The hearing of the respondents' (employers) case was resumed on Tuesday. The chairman read a letter which he bad received purporting to be written by…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 2

The Illawarra Miners' Wages Board resumed its sitting at Wollongong Court House on Tuesday morning. The cross-examination of Mr. Jarvie…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

J. C. Jones, continuing his evidence, said that a progressive advance was a fair one for wheelers. A boy is started at clipping at 2s 10s per day, and…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 10

The Board resumed on Tuesday last at Wollongong. JACOB CARLOS JONES' re-examination was continued. Witness depo[?] that…

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Colliery Screenings Lithgow Corgworkers' Board[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 20

The final sitting for the taking of evidence of the Co-[?] Board was held at the Lithgow Courthouse on Wednesday, when the evidence of the…

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Robertson Coal Measures

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 20

A meeting of the committee of above was held as the Criterion Hotel. Robertson last Tuesday. There were present; Messrs. E. a. Swan (president), E. E…

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Mount Mulligan Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 20

In a report to the shareholders, Mr. J. T. Watson, superintending engineer to Chillagoo Ltd., claims that the coal being won at Mount Mulligan (Queensland)…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 7

The above Board resumed its sitting at the local Court House on Tuesday. J. C. Jones, continuing his…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 9

Present day precautions have made the mining industry less perilous to life and limb than previously, notwithstanding the fact that the depth…

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Petrified Bones in a Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

Miners at the Usworth Colliery, County Durham, have made a gruesome find. While hewing in the Maudlin scam they broke through into a…

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Family of Mining Experts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The death has occurred at Burton on Trent of Mr. William Hay, retired mining engineer. at the age of 84. The late Mr. hay's family has a…

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Application for Mining Lease

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 18

In the Warden's Court, Wollongong, on Saturday, the application of W. J. Adams for a mining lease of land in the Henry Osborne estate for the purpose of…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Coledale Miners' Lodge elected the following officers, unopposed, for the June quarter:—President, Mr. T. Kelly; Secretary, Mr. Jas. Russel…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

The evidence of Dr. Kerr, called on behalf of the employees, was interposed on Thursday. Dr. Kerr deposed that about 25 per…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 15

The Southern Collieries Wages Board resumed its sittings in Wollongong yesterday. MR. ROWE, manager of the…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

There is to be a delegate meeting of the Illawarra colliery employees Association on Monday next, when the date will be fixed for the ballot for election…

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