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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

Much interest is attached to the compulsory conference at present sitting in Melbourne. The principal matter for immediate consideration by the…

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Destruction of French Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

M. Edouard Gruner, lecturing recently before the British section of the Society of French Civil Engineers, on the destruction of the mining…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

The second ballot for Federal Councillors (2), resulted as follows.— Caladine 1535, Geo. Phillips 1108, Davies 907, Edwards 733…

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Reduction of Output of Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

The following figures were published in yesterday's "Herald": The coal production for Australia in 1913 was 12,500,000 tons. The total for the…

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The Storyteller Published by Special Arrangement. Phantom Gold (Copyright.) Chapter Xxi. Continued

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 19

The girl drew a sharp breath. During the dozen years of Sir Horace Trevelyan's guardianship he had grown almost to fill a father's place in the girl's…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

Work at Mt. Kembla mine was resumed last Tuesday week after the holidays, but only three days have been worked so far for the current…

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Colliery Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 12

Yesterday the Deputy Coroner, Mr. Kirby, continued the evidence as to the death on Wednesday last week of Arthur Funnell, in Mt. Kembla mine…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

The District Officers have not heard officially that work has been' resumed at the Metropolitan, but there is reason for believing a start was made…

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Coal Tribunal Morwell Witnesses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 15

The following evidence was given at the first day sitting in Melbourne:—John Hazel, president of the Morwell branch of the organisation, gave…

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The Coal Miner and the Capitalist

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

As the £2000 limousine purred up to the doorway of the £15,000 mansion set in a £10,000 five-acre, scrupulously kept garden, a neat while…

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The Storyteller Published by Special Arrangement. Phantom Gold Chapter Xxiii. Miss Charlton Makes a New Friend

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 19

Miss Crane had retired to her room with a headache, and given to her assiduous maid an intimation that she should require her services no more…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Mt. Pleasant mine has worked 9 days for the pay drawn on Friday, and has worked every day for the current pay. Several accidents have…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Delegate Board was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the delegates expressed their dissatisfaction at the…

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Facts About Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 8

Prior to 1851 coal wag the only mineral raised In New South Wales. The total quantity was 583,000 tons, valued at £254,000…

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The Storyteller Published by Special Arrangement. Phantom Gold (Copyright.) Chapter Xxiv. Confidences

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 11

Three more days slipped by and the injured man who lay at Netherton Lodge was recovering fast but without giving any sign that memory was…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 7

Messrs. S. Bird, and J. Sweeney, introduced by Mr. Brookfield, in the absence of Mr. Davies, waited on the Attorney General yesterday in…

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Coal Tribunal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 3

The Coal Tribunal sat at the Miners' Office, Wollongong, on Monday, Mr. Hibble presiding. Present, Mr. Hibble, presiding, Messrs. Sellors,…

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Coal Tribunal Conference

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 6

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, presided over a conference of colliery managers and representatives of the miners on Monday, to consider…

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The Storyteller Published by Special Arrangement. Phantom Gold (Copyright.) Chapter XXVI—Continued

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 21

"Two ladies on horseback ride slowly down the gravel path. It is dank now, but still I can see; they are both young and fair—they ride only a little way,…

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