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Illawarra · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Yalwal Mining Field. (Impressions of Mr. Dan Kearas, Mining Expert)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 17

I inspected the above field, in company with Mr. N. Coveny, of Nowra, on the 11th instant, and was given every assistance from Mr…

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Coal Contracts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

The Attorney-General (Mr. Lysaght) has received the following from the Minister for Mines:— In reply to representations which…

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Railway Coal Contracts. No Division of Contracts

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

The Hon. A. A. Lysaght, M.L.A. has received a communication to the following effect from the Minister for Mines:—…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

The Mt. Kembla mine started Work on Wednesday for the first shift this year. The last pay was a blank for the Mt. Kembla miners…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

The pay to be drawn at Mt. Kembla mine is for three days, but there has been no work up to Tuesday for the current pay…

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Gold Mining. Good Prospects at Yalwal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

Wollongong shareholders' are very pleased with the prospects of the South Coast Gold Mining Co., at Yalwal. It is reported that everything is opening…

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Friendly Societies' New Hall Opened. Bro. W. Gray Performs the Ceremony Presented with Gold Key

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 23

Saturday evening last marked an important epoch in the affairs of the M.U.O.O.F., G.U.O.O.F. and the Druids' lodges of Wollongong, the…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 5

Owing to a resolution passed by the Delegate Board and endorsed by the Lodges, the Illawarra Miners will not be represented at the annual…

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Colliery Prosecution Cases Withdrawn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 15

John Stewart Scobie, manager of Excelsior Colliery, proceeded against Victor Gowland for failing to report a breach of the special rules for the…

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Miner's Working Place. Must Remain There. An Excelsior Colliery Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 12

At the Police Court at Bulli, on Wednesday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., James Donnan was charged with going into a working place…

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Captain's Flat Mine. Held Up Owing to Delay on Part of Government

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

At the annual meeting of Camp Bird Ltd., in London last month, Mr. J. A. Agnew referred to developments at the Captain's Flat Mine, in which local…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

The pay to-day (Friday) at the Mt. Kembla mine will be a blank for miners. The second blank pay this year, but prospects are a little better for…

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New Coal Mines Bill

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 8

Hon. A. A. Lysaght, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication to the following effect from the Minister for Mines:—In reply to your personal…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 5

The pay at the Mount Kembla mine last Friday was a blank, but five days have been worked for the current pay. Good progress is being…

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JOHNSTON v Coalcliff Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 13

This was a claim by William James Johnston in respect to ian injured foot. The Commission made, an award for respondent…

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DRYDEN v Bulli Colliery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 13

William Dryden injured his right arm on 26.9.26, and was of till Jan. 1927. On 25.9.30 a recurrance of injury occurred and he claimed from…

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Mines and Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Work has been resumed at Wengawilli. For to-day's pay south Bulli has worked ten shifts…

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Illawarra Miners

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

The Delegate Board met on Monday at Wollongong, Mr. F. Lowden presiding. A discussion took place in regard to…

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All About Coal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 9

Wyndham Jones, manager Mt. Keira Colliery, proceeded against William Hedley jr, for stcaling coal to the value…

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Yalwal Goldfield

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 18

The Nowra Leader representative was afforded opportunity of visiting with friends, Yalwal, and inspecting some of the mining properties there…

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