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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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A Gold Brick

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

The Waterloo Brick Co., has donated a gold brick through their representative, Mr. Card, to Mr. J. J. Kelly, secretary Returned Soldiers'…

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The Bulli Colliery a Question of Gas

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 21

In the Bulli Courthouse, on Saturday last, Mr. Justice Edmunds sat as a special tribunal to hear a complaint made by the employees regarding the alleged…

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N.z. Coal Supplies

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

From New Zealand comes the news that important powers have been Taken by the Government to Conserve and make the best use of cool…

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A Comparison. Victorian and N.s.w. Coal Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds, president of the tribunal appointed under the War Precautions Act for the settlement of disputes in the cool-mining industry,…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 12

At the Excelsior Colliery, Thirroul, 20 men have received their notice of discharge, the management's contention being that there are too many…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 3

In view of the spacial appeal now being made by the "War Chest" Fund which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the "Old Gold and…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 3

In view of the special appeal now being made by the "War Chest" Fund, which is urgently [?] need of money, the committee of the Old Gold and…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 11

The strike at Keira on Monday, the cause of which was a complaint by a miner that his pay was short of a deficiency make up, was settled by an…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 7

In connection with, the statement made by Mr. T. K. Morgan in court on Monday in regard to the time lost by the Soueh Coast miners during…

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Coal Tribunal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 6

The Coal Tribunal under the War Precautions Act, sat at the Court House, Wollongong, on Monday. His Honor, Judge Edmunds presided, and…

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Coal Tribunal in Wollongong His Honor As to Agreements

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 23

This court opened in Wollongong on Monday. Assessors for the employees were Messrs. A. C. Willis, D. Duncombe, and E. Jackson. Mr. F. W. Waley and…

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Central Illawarra Coal Field the Future of the Field Assured

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

Central Illawarra is that bolt of country extending from the neighbourhood of Mount Kembla to Albion Park. The presence of seams of coal…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 11

Trouble has, been experienced at the South Clifton mine this week over the employees having been instructed by the management to go into work by…

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Queensland Collieries

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 21

The report of the Queensland Mines Department for hint year states there were twenty-nine collieries working in the Ipswich district during the year—7…

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Collieries Tribunal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 17

Judge Edmunds and assessors, Captain Waley and Mr. J. Jarvie (employers), and Messrs. A. C. Willis and D. Duncombe (employees), were in session in…

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Illawarra Miners. the N.Z. Strike. the Selling Price Off COAL

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

Whilst Mr. A. C. Willis was in Wollongong this week a representative from the "Mercury" had a chat with him in regard to the strike in New…

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Colliery Accident. Fatal Results

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

Yesterday a fall of roof occurred about 1.30 p.m. in the Tunnel Mine, Scarborough, as a result of which a miner named John Gill was killed and…

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Fatality at Scarborough Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 14

Yesterday by a fall of stone in the New Tunnel mine, John Gill, a miner, received mortal injuries, and his mate, Peter Pemberton, was also injured. The…

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Rescue from fall in Bellbird Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

A survey of the scene in No. 2dip, Bellbird Colliery, where the three men—Orr, Powell, and Tomlinson, were rescued from what appeared to be a living…

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Coal Tribunal. the Question of Stoppages

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

The Coal Tribunal under the War Precautions Act sat at tho Wollongang Court House on Wednesday, His Honour Judge Edmunds presiding,…

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