Fatality at Excelsior Colliery
Tho Deputy Coroner (Mr. J. Kirby) opened an inquest at the hospital, Bulli, on Wednesday on the body of Arthur Rowe, a shot firer, employed at the…
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Mining & the mines, 1924
172 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 9
Wines and Miners
The Mount Keira mines have been working full time since the holidays, with the exception of to-day. The Metropolitan mine has worked…
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The year 1923 in Great Britain has been an unfortunate one in respect of accidents owing to two of those disasters on a considerable scale that occur…
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An English paper writes:— Dust is generally regarded as an enemy rather than a friend, and housewives have always declared relentless…
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North Bulli Colliery has nine days for the pay, and Scarborough. Tunnel six and a half days. Both of these mines are working well, particularly…
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Mt. Kembla has ten days for the pay. Some of the output in consequence of the coke workers' strike is being dumped. Double shift is work at the shaft…
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Mr. Kirby, Deputy Coroner, on Wednesday in Bulli Court, resumed the inquest as to the death of Arthur Rowe in Excelsior mine, on…
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Work on the new airshaft in connection with the Mt. Kembla mine was resumed on Monday. Mr. W. F. Hurt has taken over the contract for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storyteller Published by Special Arrangement. The Heart of Dolores (Copyright.) Chapter Xii. a Poor Friend—but Mine Own
He held up a bottle half full of medicine, bearing the tell-tale label. "I changed the labels, Jac. I put nothing into the bottle."…
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Mr. J. T. Sweeney reports that work was resumed at Corrimal on Monday, an agreement having been arrived at between the manager and the men that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Mechanics Ultimatum Southern District Confirms Giving of Notice
Mr. G. Phillips presided over a [?]ply attended meeting of the South[?] Branch of the Colliery Mechanics' [?], held in the Friendly Societies'…
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The Newcastle "Herald" reports that experiments carried out at the Basin cranes, Carrington, with the Blackstone caterpillar tractor, were…
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The pay at the Metropolitan mine, Helensburgh, is for 63 days. The quarterly cavil was drawn on Thursday, 21st inst., and through a mistake the…
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A dispute has occurred at the Metropolitan over the cavil, and there has been some stoppage. Mr. S. Bird (president), and Mr. Sweeney (district…
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Our Helensburgh correspondent writes—The mine so far has worked full mine for the ensuing pay without a hitch. Many Helensburgh miners are of the…
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Satisfaction is expressed with the decision of the Supreme Court in the appeal by E. Vickery and Sons against the award in the compensation claim…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Reminiscences of Illawarra. Series No. 21. Coal Mining 60 Years Ago. (Copyright)
When we make a comparison of the methods of coal mining to-day with those of sixty years ago, we find that the comparison is indeed odious. Sixty yours ago coal mining on the South Coast was done in a very primitive way. In the first place it was "outcrop"—coal that was worked, that is to say that…
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The South Bulli and Corrimal have worked full time this week. Mount Keira mine has only three days this week…
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There is a stop at the Metropolitan over a grievance about the supply of skips in one district. The District President, Mr. Bird, went there yesterday…
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From Mines Department report:— Of all the varieties of coal known in South Australia the best in quality is that which occurs in thin seams…
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