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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1874

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The Cumberland Coal Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

MR. KETTLE has made his award in the Cumberland Colliery dispute. The [?]ewers had submitted to a reduction of ten per cent., and a further reduction of fifteen was being…

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Waratah Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 2

THE members of the Waratah lodge held their usual monthly meeting in the Rechabites' Hall on Friday evening, 11th inst., Mr. Peter Grant in the chair.—Minutes of two previous…

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The Glasgow Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

THE ironmasters of Scotland met in Glasgow on Wednesday, when it was unanimously resolved that the attitude the masters have assumed should be maintained until all the…

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Export of Coal

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 3

The export of coal from Newcastle for the week ending Friday, September 11th, amounted to 22,764 tons, 5468 tons of which were shipped to Sydney, 4947 to Melbourne, 1401 to Adelaide, 3162 to New…

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Miner's Meetings. Wallsend Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 2

ON Friday evening last a largely-attended and special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in Harris' Assembly Rooms, Wallsend.—Mr. D. Gardiner presided…

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The South Staffordshire Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

THE masons and bricklayers employed on new work at Tynemouth are striking for an advance of 3s. per week…

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Cornish Mining

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

THE position of mining in the country appears to become more hopeless every day. On Monday last the standards of tin were again reduced £2 per ton, bringing the…

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The Yorkshire and Derbyshire Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

ON Monday a very large and highly influential meeting of colliery proprietors belonging to South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, was held at the King's Head, Barnsley, to receive the…

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A Sham Mining Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 3

—At the Manchester County Police Court, on Monday afternoon, a charge was heard against Ed. Hallas, accountant, South Castle Street, Liverpool, for obtaining large sums of money by carrying on a sham…

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Deficient Work in the Hamilton Pits (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—At a special meeting of the No. 1 Lodge Hamilton, held on Saturday, the 5th inst., the above subject was brought on for discussion, and after a great deal being said upon the matter, and many…

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The Late Jury Case and the 'Pilot.' (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 3

Sir,—Will you allow me, through your widely circulating journal, to offer a few remarks upon a portion of an effusion which appeared as a leader in your contemporary the Newcastle Pilot on…

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Scientific Notes. Description of the Botallack mine, running half a mile under the sea at Lands End, near St. Just, in Cornwall. Visited by the Institution of Engineers last year

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 16 September 1874 · page 4

At Betallack mine, where the members were received by the purser, Mr S. Harvey James, the diagonal shaft, extending under the sea at an inclination of 32½ degrees to the…

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Coal Under Sydney

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 September 1874 · page 3

To the Editor of the Herald.—Sir—The above subject is creating no small stir in and out of Sydney. No doubt it is a problem rather difficult to solve whether there is coal…

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Mary Smith Gold Mining Co

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

By advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that a meeting of the shareholders of this company is called for this (Saturday) evening at Mr. Trotter's hotel…

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Accident in the Co-operative Colliery

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

A serious accident happened yesterday (Friday) to a young lad working at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend. It appears he in a horse-driver in the pit, and in coming out from the workings to the engine-plane…

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The Late Libel Case. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—It is a delicate thing to find fault at any time, but more especially so with the leading remarks of an Editor. Had it not been for the Concluding remarks of your very mild leader of your…

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Walls End Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners was held in Harris's Assembly Rooms, on Friday night last. There was a very large attendance, and Mr…

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House Coal Collieries in the Pengam District

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 September 1874 · page 4

The works here commenced, last week. Written documents were obtained on Saturday at some, of the collieries, but they were not all satisfactory, and there was no work…

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Latest Home Colliery News. Mass Meeting of House-coal Colliers at Pengam

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 September 1874 · page 4

A MASS meeting was held on Saturday at Pengam. There was a very large attendance of colliers from the Argoed, Blackwood. Caerphilly, Pengam, New Tradegar, and…

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Borehole Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 September 1874 · page 2

THE members of No. 1 Borehole Lodge held their usual monthly meeting on Saturday evening, 19th inst, at Mrs. McAuliff's inn. Bull street, Newcastle. Mr. James Duke in…

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