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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

209 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 11

Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 7

The situation in connection with the South Coast mines is very grave, and it is prompted that a general stoppage will have to take place before…

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Coal Loading at Port Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 9

Under the auspices of the Northern Engineering Institute, Mr. E. M. De Burgh, M.I.C.E., chief engineer of the Water Supply and Sewerage…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

A stop work meeting of the employees connected with all mines on the South Coast will be held to morrow, and an aggregate meeting will be held…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Corrimal miners have returned to work, It is expected that work will be resumed at the Excelsior mine on Monday…

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Referendum Miners Mass Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

On Wednesday forenoon the stop work resolution was observed in this district by a gathering in the Globe Theatre, convened by the I.C.E. Association. There…

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Illawarra Miners. Board of Reference Members Talk "Stouch."

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

The Board of Reference sat at the Wollongong, Court House on Saturday and considered deficiency claims from Mount Kembla and Mount Keira. The…

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[?] New Tunnel Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 6

[?]ay the Cosoner, Mr. Ed[?] held an inquest at Wollon[?]e death of Walter Winstan[?] Tunnel Colliery…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 13
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The Board of Reference heard claims from Keira and Kembla last Saturday. The proceedings got up to a high temperature at one moment, Mr. Sellers…

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Outrage at Corrimal Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 2

On Friday morning some person or persons released 23 full skips of coal, and 14 empty skips at the Corrimal mine with the result that they bolted…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 11

The whole of the mines in the district are mow working on the 8-hour principle. The delegate board was sitting…

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The Bulli Colliery Trouble

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 13

In the Industrial Court, Sydney, on Friday last, before his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds, the adjourned hearing of the case, Bulli Colliery and Cok works…

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Electricity in Mines Commission of Inquiry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 4

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the use of electrically driven coal cutting machines in coal mines and the dangers attending the use of such machines…

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Illawakka Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

A delegate board meeting of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Illawarra Branch) was held on Friday. The excutive officers, Messrs…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The secretary of the Northern Col[?] Association Rob[?] yesterday addressed a letter to the general secretary of the…

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Coal to Soldiers' Families. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 6

Sir,—Re coals to soldiers' families. In your issue of September 15th, appeared a letter from "Betsey," and on the 22nd one from Mrs. Hetherington, also one…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

No fresh developments look place in the local mining world on Monday. All the mines, excepting South Pulli, Scarborough, and North Bulli were at…

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Stoppage at Coal Mines. Serious Position

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

Work has ceased at practically all the coal mines in the Commonwealth in connection with the eight-hours question, and the outlook in regard…

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