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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 13

The second ballot in the election for the vacant presidency and the vacant seat on the Wages Board will take place on Tuesday next. The…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 17

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 77 Castlereagh Street, report that the following patents connected with farming and mining…

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Illwarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 2

We have been asked mention that the statement which has appeared in some papers to the fifed that a special arrangement has been made…

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Colliery Screnings Mt. Morgan Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 19

Operations on the coal mining leases held by the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company at Blackwater, in the Mackenzie coalfield, were totally…

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Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 11

The No. 2 Wages Board (Mechanics and Surface Hands) resumed its sittings yesterday. Mr. C. Hibble, chairman; Messrs. Mallet and Sellers…

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Colliery Mechanics' Wages Board

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 15

No. 2 Board (Surface Hands and Mechanics) in connection with the South Coast Collieries resumed its sittings on Wednesday. Messrs. C…

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The Mining Situation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 13

During the current fortnight the collieries have been supplying bunker coal for merchantmen in a hurry and for warships. The suspension of…

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Vessel Strikes a Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

The Norwegian-Australian steamer Tysia (4676 tons) struck a mine off the Dutch Coast and sank. Three passengers' and three stokers were drowned…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 13
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The mines have been busy as usual, during the week. At Mt. Kembla a notice was posted by manager asking the miners to assist…

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Fatal Accident at Coalcliff Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a man named William Kerr, single, aged 37 years whilst carrying out his duties as shiftman in the Coalcliff Colliery…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 2

An aggregate meeting in connection with the Illawarra Miners Association was held in Ball's paddock, Woonona on Saturday afternoon last There…

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Maitland Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 4

The question of an increase in the hewing rate at the Abermain and Aberdare Collieries was the subject of a conference at the Aberdare colliery…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 13

The rope-boys' strike at the Metropolitan still continues to keep the mine idle. Mr. Willis, the general sec., went to Helensburgh to-day…

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Mine Men, Note!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 17

The value of technically trained mine men has often been challenged; by that I mean the value over and above that of the man who has…

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Fatal Accident in Coal Cliff Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

On Saturday Mr. P. T. Doyle, deputy coroner, held an inquest as to the death of William Kerr, in the Coalcliff mine…

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Colliery Sceenrings Explosives

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 16

A lecture was delivered before the chemistry section of the Science Congress in Melbourne by Professor W. E. Dixon on the subject of…

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Mine M[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 10

The value of [?]mine men o[?] by that I mean [?] above that of [?]…

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Norwegian Steamer Strikes Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Gottfrid struck a mine in the North Sea, which blow the vessel up. Eight of the crow were killed…

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Mining Situation

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 13

The collieries of the district continued busy during the week, and, we understand, it is considered are likely to be so for a few weeks yet…

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