Co-operative Mining Society
THE Co-operative Mining Society is a great and growing fact. The miners of Northumberland and Durham have resolved to have collieries of their own, and they have made a…
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Mining & the mines, 1874
602 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 31
South Yorkshire Coal and Iron Trades
BARNSLEY, Friday.—The tone of the coal trade in this district was scarcely ever known to be in so depressed a condition at this period of the year. The inquiries for household…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
SIR,—Will you oblige by informing me whether it is within the rules of the Miners' Association to allow the members of the Miners' Union to tender for and do labourer's work out of the pits, and out…
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SIR,—Will you permit me, through the columns of your valuable and widely-circulated journal, to offer a few remarks on the public meeting lately held here to consider the management of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend School of Arts and the Debating Class. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
DEAR SIR,—I attended the debate of the Wallsend School of Arts debating class on Wednesday evening last, with a view of satisfying my curiosity, which was aroused by the letter (or I should say…
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THE Anvil Creek miners came out on strike on Tuesday evening last. A meeting was held at ten o'clock on Wednesday, Mr. John Ashburn in the chair. The minutes of…
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THE monthly meeting of the Greta miners was held at Greta, on Tuesday night last. Mr. Cunningham in the chair. The Chairman opened the meeting, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
SIR,—Returning to you my sincere thanks for your kindness in inserting my last letter, I will now, with your permission, give the people of Anvil Creek and Greta the political reason why we should have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Harper and the Business People of Lambton. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
"SIR,—Will you oblige me by kindly publishing the following correspondence, bearing upon a statement made by Mr. Harper last night, at a public meeting held here, in…
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WE extract the following from the Newcastle on-Tyne Chronicle:— ON June 18, 1835, an explosion took place at one of Mr. Russell's collieries, at Wallsend,…
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THE Western Morning News says:—Boscaswell Downs is one of the oldest mines in the St. Just district, has returned within a comparatively recent period ores to the value of…
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ON Saturday evening last a meeting of the Co-operative miners was held in Mr. Lundy's Grapes Inn, Wallsend. The attendance was good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
SIR,—Will you permit me, through the columns of your valuable journal, to make a few remarks to a reply in your Wednesday's issue, where it states that there is nothing in the rules of the Miners'…
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SIR,—In my letter which you kindly published in your Saturday's issue, by mistake I am made to promise "a heavy compensation." What I did say was "a hearty co-operation." Now; sir, as I have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TENDERING. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)
SIR,—In your issue of Wednesday last, I see "A Working Man" enquiring "Whatever it is within the rules of the Association to allow the members of the Miners' Union to tender for and do…
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RECENT advices from home give us fuller information respecting the great disturbance in the coal trade in England and Wales, and the consequently high prices which have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Lewis and the Saturday Night Train. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.) ["Thou comest in such a questionable shape that I will speak to thee."]
SIR,—In your column of Saturday last appears three letters, two bearing the signature of Evan Lewis, senior, Lambton, the other bearing the signature of Thomas…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Greta miners was held on Monday evening, August 10th. Mr. Jas. Harold occupied the chair. The minutes of previous meeting were read…
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The Illawara Banner states that the above mines have recently changed hands and are to be worked on a more extensive scale, in consequence of which the men employed there gave their late employer…
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THE committee of No. 3 Lodge held their usual, fortnightly meeting on Thursday night last, Mr. Walter Kerr in the chair.—Minutes of previous meeting were road and confirmed…
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