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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Bulli Colliery Arbitration Proceedings. Electricity and Coal Cutting Machines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 17

In the Bulli Courthouse on Tuesday last a specially constituted tribunal sat to take evidence with a view to deciding whether the use of electricity to drive…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge has been conducting un inquiry at Bulli during the week in reference to the complaint made by the miners…

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Collieries Tribunal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 14

In the Bulli Courthouse yesterday Honor, Judge Edmunds presided over a Bitting of the Coal Tribunal to discuss various matters in connection…

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Colliery [?]atality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 15

On Wednesday an inquest was held by the Deputy-Coroner, Mr. James Kirby, at Helensburgh, as to the death of Joseph Edwards, who was injured on…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 8
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Illawarra Miners' Association was held on Tuesday, the President (Mr. W. Parsons) being in the chair…

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S. C. Tunnel Colliery Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 21

Last Saturday the Deputy-Coroner, Mr. Kirby, held an inquest at Scarborough, as to the death of Joseph Gill, who died from injuries received on April 12th in…

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Coal Ltd. Application

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 8

In the "Warden's Court on Tuesday, Coal Ltd., applied for a further suspension of labor conditions on leaseholds for six months…

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Western Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 3

The annual delegate board meeting of the Western Miners, was held at Lithgow on Thursday of last week. The president (Mr. R. Pillans)…

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The Coal Tribunal Absentee Problem

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 11

The Tribunal Judge Edmunds, with assessors, sat in Wollongong yesterday. Mr. T. R. Morgan, employers' advocate, mentioned the matter of absentees from…

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The Fatality at South Bulli Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 22

On Friday last the Coroner, Mr. Edwards, S.M., held an inquest as to the death of Henry Critcher in the Sydney Hospital…

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The State Coal Mine. Steady Progress Maintained

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 3

There is an air of real activity on the State coal mine site, situated at the upper end of Morts Gully, and the officers in charge of the work…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 10
Also in Illawarra Mercury

All the collieries [?]trict are working [?] many of the minor[?]isted have been ad[?]…

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Colliery Proprietors' Books to Be Examined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 22

At the sitting of the Coal Tribunal in Brisbane lately, the Queensland Government representative, Mr. Salcker, accountant, asked that opportunity be…

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Coal Tribune. Strong Remarks by Mr. Morgan

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 8

A sitting of the Coal Tribunal [?] h[?]d at the Court House, Wollongong, on the 10th instant. [?] presided and [?] assessors…

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Miners and Deputies a Reply to Mr. Jambs Emery. (To the Editor.)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

Sir,—In answer to my previous letter you state you are replying for the purpose of removing a certain amount of misconception which had arisen…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 10

A confere[?] as suggeste[?] in connection [?] crease to al[?]…

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Coal Tribunal Price of Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 19

Last week at a sitting in Newcastle at the opening of the proceedings, Mr. Justice Edmunds stated that the Federal Government had recently…

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