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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

The Wages Board sits again this week. The quarterly election of officers of the Coledale Lodge took place on…

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Colliery Screenings New Zealand State Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 6

The report for last year states that operations in the State coalmines were carried on as usual during the year, except that, for…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Scarborough Mine was idle to-day owing to trouble occurring in consequence of a clipper demanding to be put on wheeling…

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Colliery Screenings Westonite

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 11

In order to arrive at some decision, in reference to the explosive known as Westonite, manufactured at the Westonite Explosives…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The chairman of No. 4 Wages Board has given his decision on some of the cases which had recently been before him…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Balmain Lodge a resolution was passed protesting against, the action of the State Government in placing men engaged in…

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Colliery Screenings Victoria

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 19

The Outtrim-Howitt and British Consolidated Co. has purchased the Kilcunda Colliery at Kilcunda, Vic. This decision was arrived at owing…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 13
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Re the stoppage at Mt. Kembla by the wheelers, in consequence of the discharge of Johnson and Poland, a deputation, with Mr. Willis…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 7

The No. 1 Wages Board sat at the Court House, on Tuesday and Wednesday. In connection with the case from Corrimal in regard to a clam by…

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Colliery Screenings North Bulli Award

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 7

The following award on appeal recently made to the Wages Board had been gazetted:— Working of Front and Back Shifts…

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Colliery Screenings English Collieries Shack

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

English advices received last week give very dolefu, accounts of the coal trade there as a consequence of the war. The collieries of…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 13
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Mr. Willis, general secretary, has received, in reply to bus representations, a telegram from the chairman of No. 2 (Surface Hands) Wages…

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New Zealand Colliery Disaster

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 19

The N.Z. correspondent of the N. M. "Herald" sends the following account:—"On the morning of the 12th instant New Zlealand was startled…

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The Western Collieries. Slackness in Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 3

The minors worked very short time during the past fortnight. In the Lithgow pit only five shifts have been worked, while the Hermitage has not…

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The Mount Lyell Mines

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

Productive work at the Mount Lyell and North Lyell mines (Tas.) is being carried on without intermission, the output of ore from the former being…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 13

Wages Board No. 2 (Surface Hands) met in the School of Arts, Sydney, on Wednesday to hear an application by the general secretary…

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