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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
602 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 31
Last evening (Friday), a meeting of Wallsend miners was to have been held in Harris' Rooms. About fifty attended, but on account of a meeting of the Borough Council, it was carried that the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR a considerable time past, great complaints have been made by the A. A. Company's miners at being compelled to [?]ive deficient headings at the prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have been rich in miners' meetings lately. Another well attended meeting came off at Greta on Tuesday night last. This meeting was called at the instance of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—From the continual prattle which appears in issue after issue of your paper concerning Maher's case, and the proving and disproving of contending parties, we might almost conclude that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—In your issue of Tuesday last, under the above beading, you say, "That you have been favoured, by the courtesy of Mr. Mackenzie, the Examiner of Coal-fields, with an inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In a recent issue of your contemporary, under the heading of "Police Court News," I find that during a discussion as to renewing the license of a public-house at New Lambton, Mr. Hannell is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—A letter appeared in last Saturday's Advocate purporting to be from R. G. Scott, Greta. We were all surprised to see the signature, as not so very long ago this same R. J. Scott, at a full…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maryborough Standard, of Saturday, gives the following account of a frightful catastrophe at the claim of the Duke and Timor Mining Company: —" One of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is a fact that cannot be successfully controverted, that the condition of the miners in this district, both in a social and intellectual point of view, has very much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST evening (Friday) the monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners and members of the Accident Fund was held in the Assembly Rooms. There were about 300 present,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A conference was demanded by the miners of the various collieries, under the General Agreement of December 1, 1873, between the associated masters and miners, to take into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR.—I have often been grieved at the utter want of sympathy shown to old miners by their younger fellow workmen. When in the pit a young man would not consider it beneath his dignity if he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—A mis-print appears in my letter of the 25th instant. What I said, or meant to say, referring to the Greta correspondent was, "That I consider that his reports are a great protection to the Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Mr. Thomas Brussey, M.P.'s, essays on ''Work and Wages," says that success depends entirely upon the state of trade, the amount of business in prospect, and the profits which the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—There appeared (by special favour we believe) in the Newcastle Pilot, of the 13th inst., and official protest from the "Day Dawn Division" of the Sons of Temperance, anent the libellous utterances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE regular monthly meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Mrs. M'Auliff's hotel, at half-past 6 p.m. on Saturday last. Mr. James Reed in the chair. The meeting was well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PAPER lately read before the Society of Medical Officers of Health contains some valuable information regarding the sanitary arrangements prevalent in the colliery district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday evening last a special meeting of the Co-operative miners was held at Mr. Lunday's hotel, Wallsend.—Mr. J. Summers presided.—Minutes of previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of Scotch miners' delegates was held in Glasgow this week. The reports submitted showed that in Ayrshire all the notices of a reduction of wages had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—As I see by the papers that the medical profession are endeavouring to get a bill introduced this session for the improvement of the laws relating to the status of medical men in the colony, a few…
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