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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Serious Strike of Miners. a Bridge Blown up. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 3

IN reference to the strike of miners at Idaho, the Governor of the State has declared the county of Borsey in a state of rebellion. Further attacks…

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Curiosit[?]es of Coal

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 8

Does anyone, except a practical chemist, ever stop to think of all the substances which we get from coal, and the almost inconceivable variety of their uses?…

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Greta. Miners' Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 2

For some considerable time past great dissatisfaction has existed among the workmen of this colliery, touching the very lax and unequal method of collecting subscriptions for men who have been…

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The Bohemian Mining Disaster

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 3

It has now been officially ascertained that the number of miners who descended the Birkenberg mine, near Przibram, on the afternoon of the 31st…

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Some Remarkable Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 7

There are in England several coal and motalloferous mines which extend and are worked at a considerable distance out to sea. But, perhaps, the…

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Greta. Miners' Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 2

A meeting of this lodge was held in Page's Hall on Tuesday night, Mr. W. Jackson in the chair, and the attendance was small. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed,…

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The Gold-mining Industry of Siberia

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 2

All gold found in Siberia has to be sold immediately to the Government, who put it at the current prices of St. Petersburg. A mine-owner in not permitted to sell to a…

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Greta. Miners' Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1892 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of this lodge was held in Page's hall, on Tuesday night; Mr. Jackson in the chair, and the attendance was not large. The minutes of the last meeting were read and…

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Greta. Miners' Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 6

A meeting of this Lodge took place in Page's Hall on Friday evening, and was called to consider the minutes of the last delegate meeting and transact other business of the Lodge. Mr. Wm…

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Miners' Outrage in America. a Coalmine Set on Fire. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 1

A DESPERATE outrage line been committed by the miners working in Tracy City, Tennessee. About 360 Stato prisoners were employed in the…

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The Maitland Mercury Thursday, August 18, 1892. Mining Leases and Labour Conditions

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1892 · page 4

FOR the purpose of arriving at a just judgment about the act of the Government in agreeing to a further suspension for a month of the labour conditions in connection…

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The Broken-hill Strike. Mines to be Re-opened

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 2

AN important development has taken placein connection with the Broken-hill Miners' strike. The Barrier Rauges Mining Campanies' Association has…

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Mining Trickery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 August 1892 · page 2

Mining matters, as a rule, are rather quiet, owing no doubt, in a great measure to the prolongation of the strike at Broken Hill, which also…

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Greta. Miners' Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 7

A meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. Jackson in the chair, and the attendance waa large. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted,…

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Affairs at the Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 4

The manager of the Proprietary Mine says ho has 132 men beside the mine officers. As the men fear to come off the mine at night, owing to…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster 140 Miners Entombed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 1

A LATE cable reports the of a terribly disastrons colliery accident at Bridgend in Glamorganshire, Wales. A terrific explosion…

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The Colliery Proprietors' Association. (Newcastle Herald.) Eight Other Collieries to Join

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 4

Ever since the reduction in the selling price of coal from 11s to 10s per ton, which took place at the beginning of the present year, the Associated Colliery Proprietors have been using every…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Greta. Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 7

A special meeting of this lodge took place on Tuesday evening in Mrs. L. Page's hall. Mr. Wm. Jackson occupied the chair, and there was an average attendance of the men. The minutes of…

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Greta. Miners' Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. William Jackson occupied the chair, and the attendance was very large. The previous minutes having been read and confirmed[?]…

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The Fatal Accident at Thornley Colliery

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1892 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon, at the Courthouse, East Maitland, theinquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Patrick Cronin, miner, who met with an accident in the Thornley Colliery on Friday and…

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