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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

209 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 11

The Mining Crisis Aggregate Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 11

The aggregate meeting of the Illawarra colliery employees branch of the A.C. and S. Miners' Federation decided upon at the meeting of July 21st, in the event…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The " Newcastle Herald " says :— Mr. E. Davis, of Corrimal, who represented the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation at the Lambton…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

The Board of Reference sat at Wollongong on Saturday to consider the claim from Coalcliff Lodge in reference to a claim for bord hewing…

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COAL Ltd

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 15

In the Warden's Court Wollongong, on Tuesday, an application was made by Coal Ltd. for a suspension of labor condiditions on leaseholds Appin side…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 2

The Board of Reference sat at the Court House, Wollongong, on Saturday when the question of the reduction of night shift places at…

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Iliawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 14

The decisionof the Federation ballot has been to accept the Tentative Agreement. A telegram was received by Mr. Willis early in the week from the…

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The Queensland State Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 8

Mr. W. E. Laurie, inspector of mines, reporting under date July 10 regarding the State coal mine at Warra, states that since the completion of the…

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The Coke Industry of N.S.W. Mines Department Publication

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 6

A publication entitled the Coke Industry of New South Wales has just been issued by the Department of Minos such Inning been prepared by Mr. L…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 3

The Board of Reference did not sit on Saturday owing to one of the members being unable to attend. A representative of the North…

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Coal Cliff Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 7

Coalcliff new colliery, situate in what might be termed a nook, and a picturesque one, too, of the Illawarra range, to in outfit among the best types in…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 14
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The Delegate Board sat yesterday and is sitting again to-day. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed by the members of the board at what…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

The Miners' Accident Relief Board will sit at the Court House, Wollongong, on Wednesday. The following resolution was carried…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. Mr. Edwards, S.M. Taking Explosives Into a Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

Cumming Smith, a miner employed at Mount Keira Colliery, was charged with a branch of general rules, viz., taking cartridges into the mine not…

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Albion Park Budget. Calderwood Coal Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 7

Surveyors are already on the spot taking le[?]els in connection with the above mine. The taking up of several acres of land higher up is proof…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The monthly meeting of the Delegate. Board, adjourned from August 26, was held yesterday, when there was a full attendance of delegates…

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Miners' Accident Fund Board

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 6

In July, 1912, John Meredith met with an accident at the Corrimal-Palgownie Colliery, and was subsequently given the usual allowance…

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Taking Powder into a Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 9

In the Wollongong Court on Friday, Gumming Smith was charged by the manager of the Mt. Keira Colliery with having on 19th July taken explosives…

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Coal-Mines Regulations (Amendment) Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

In moving the second reading of the above Bill, the Secretary for Mines (Mr. Estell) said:— One of the most vital features of the…

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