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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Coal Trade in Britian

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 4

The coal industry is in a parlous condition. In recent years the demand has fallen off, partly owing to the use of other fuel, but also on…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 2

The Metropolitan mine has 11 days for the pay. No work has been done at the mine this week, as employee, were summoned for leaving off work…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 16

Mt. Kembla and Mt. Keira North Bulli and Scarborough are at work to-day. Mount Pleasant lodge met yesterday and decided…

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Coal Loading Despatch

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 11

It has been stated by the Minister in the Assembly that the addition being made to the Government jetty at Port Kembla of a coal loading belt…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting South Bulli Declared Black

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 20

On Monday an aggregate meeting of colliery employees was held on the Wollongong Showground to discuss the question of the imprisonment of…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 11

The District Officer have during the week been dealing with the matter of the collieries that have not started work since the stoppage over filling of…

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The Collieries Stoppage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 14

The District Officers have received the decision of the Proprietors at their meeting in Sydney yesterday as to the terms on which they are…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 10

The collieries which last week got involved in the stoppage trouble originating at South Bulli have been idle all the week. At Coalcliff, Excelsior…

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Fatal Accident. Mount Kembla Colliery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

At the Wollongong Court House this morning the Deputy Coroner (Mr. Jas. Kirby) conducted an inquiry into the death of John Kendall Forrest, 28 years…

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Moss Vale Coal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

Mr. L. F. Harper, of the geological staff of the Department of Mines, in reporting upon the site for a bore in the search for coal at Bong-Bong…

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Mining Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 14

The adjourned inquest was held at the Courthouse this morning before the Deputy Coroner Mr. J. Kirby) concerning the circumstances…

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Coal and Shale. the Year's Operations

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 8

The annual report of the New South Wales Department of Mines has been issued covering the operations of the State to the end of December. This…

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Katoomba Coal Mine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 8

During the Easter holidays a general inspection of the proposed coal mine near the Narrow Neck was made. Mr. Harry Williams, the…

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Mines and Miners. Resumption of Work on Monday Anticipated

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 11

Since the stoppage at the various mines arising out of the trouble over filling waggons from Smith Bulli Colliery, which has been declared black…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 14

During the week negotiations for the resumption of work at the collieries idle have been, going on between District Officers and…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

The Metropolitan mine commenced working on Monday, and has put in full time since. The pay drawn at the Mount Kembla…

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Illawarra Miners

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 15

Coalcliff was the only colliery which did not resume on Monday. There is a dispute there about crossing a road. Mr. T. R. Morgan…

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Colliery Staffs in Arbitration Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

The hearing wag commenced on 21st, before his Honor Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration Court, at Newcastle, of an application made by the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 11

Owing to a dispute a couple of days were lost at Scarborough. Work was resumed on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the district officers interviewed the…

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Illawarra Miners. May Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 12

Notwithstanding the rain which scattered the largest gathering of the miners and and families ever in Wollongong most of the sports program…

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