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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

229 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 12

Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

When the Board met Mr. Morgan explained that in regard to certain question put to Mr. Gray when he was in the box might lead to a…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 17

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report the following applications for patents connected with the farming and…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

A special delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel yesterday, there being present Mr…

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Miners' Wages Board

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

The South Coast Minors' Wages Board continued its sitting at the local Court House on Friday, evidence for respondents being given…

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Southern Collieries Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 5

At the Wages Board sitting last week, Mr. Rowe, manager of the Metropolitan Mine, was cross-examined by Mr. Sweeney on the subject of small coal…

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Colliery Screenings Trouble with Wheelers at Wonthaggi

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 8

On Thursday afternoon the wheelers employed in the numbers nine and ten sections ceased work without any warning. Their reason for taking this…

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Important Mining Application

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

An application was lodged with the local Warden's Clerk this morning for a mineral lease of 21,710 acres of land on the Cateract River for the purpose…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 15

The Wages Board has completed the hearing of evidence, and this week has been Inspecting the Excelsior end Mt. Kerabla collieries. The…

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Illawarra Miners. Trouble at Helensburgh. Result of Ballot for President

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

The Metropolitan, Mine, at Helensburgh, was idle yesterday, and work was not resumed again this morning. The wheelers hadd complained of the…

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Southern Collieries' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7

The last witness on the list, except W. Firth, who could not attend owing to illness, was Dr. Robertson, consulting engineer, for some of the…

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Rates of Collieries. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

Sir—Will you kindly supply me with the following information— 1—Is it a fact that the Bulli Shire Council receives five hundred pounds…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

At a meeting of wheelers and miners held in the Centennial Hall, Helensburgh, on Wednesday it was decided to notify the Minister for…

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The Romance of a Mine. the Queen of Molybdenite. Ore One Time Discarded As Valueless Now Worth £525 Per Ton

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

How many regrets lay among the pat endeavors of the man who has been lured by the call of mining speculation? How many abandoned sharts to-day…

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illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

A demonstration of the members of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association will be held at the Green, Wollongong, on Monday, May 4th…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 13

The stoppage at Corrimal Colliery ceased on Tuesday, Mr Waugh, industrial inspector, having arranged an interview with the manager, Mr…

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Miners Dwellings in Scotland

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

Consequent upon statements made as to the sanitary conditions of the coalminers' tenements in the Country to Ayr, by members of the…

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Miners' Electric Lamps

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 1

"Engineering" says that the design of a miner's electric lamp would not at first sight appear to afford much scope for originality, and the dozen or…

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Mining Coal by "Stripping."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 1

A coal stripping project is at its height in the Warrick county field near Boonville, U.S.A., writes tho Boston "Monitor." There the Ohio…

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Collieries' Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 8

[?] part of Mr. Swee[?] No. 2, is for an[?]ewing rate. That [?]on our contention…

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Colliery Screenings the Balmain Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 5

The Sydney Collieries Coy. has passed through many trials, financial and otherwise, since it started, how nearly fifteen years ago, on…

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