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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1875

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Lambton. [?] and Miners' Institute

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 5

fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the [?] the above was held last evening, [?] reading-room of the institute. In the [?] the President, Mr. F. Hindmarsh…

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Home Colliery News the South Wales Coal and Iron Trades. Great Colliers' Delegate Meeting. the Contract Rules Condemned

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 5

THE Newcastle Weekly Chronicle's special correspondent says :—During the past week meetings have been held in every part of the district, for the purpose of discussing the…

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New Wallsend Coal Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 7

At a meeting of the New Wallsend Coal Company, held on Monday, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, mentioned that the reserve shares were…

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Meeting of the Greta Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 5

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the Greta miners was held on Tuesday evening, Feb 2nd, in the carpenters' shed, adjoining the Greta Pit, Mr. Berry in the chair—The proceedings…

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Lambton Mechanics' and Miners' Institute

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the members of the Lambton Mechanics'' and Miners' Institute was held on Monday evening last. There was about thirty members present. In the…

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Arbitrators Award on the Dispute at the Borehole Colliery

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 2

THE arbitrators appointed to enquire into the dispute at the Borehole and New Lambton collieries, commenced their sittings at the A. A. Company's office, Newcastle, on…

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The Non-liability of a Colliery Owner for Negligence of a Manager

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 5

A CASE involving the question as to whether the owner of a colliery is responsible for his manager's negligence was argued lately before the court of Queen's Bench, the particulars of…

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Miners' Meeting. Hunter River Coal Miners' Association, No. 1 LODGE

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Lodge took place at Mrs. McAuliffes "Cricketer's Arms" Hotel, Macquarie Road, on Saturday evening last. Our space…

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The New Wallsend Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1875 · page 4

The second half-yearly meeting of share. holders was held at the Company's Office Pitt-street, on Monday afternoon. The Hon' J. L. Montefiore occupied the chair, andrs…

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Lambton Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1875 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held in Stoker's Hall on Thursday evening, Feb. 4. There was not a very large attendance, on account of the heavy rain which fell at the time and previous to the…

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Wallsend Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1875 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening, in Harris' Assembly Rooms, Wallsend. There was only a moderate attendance. Mr. D. Gardner in the chair. The…

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Borehole Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1875 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, at Mr. McAuliffe's Hotel. Owing to the heavy rain that fell for some time before the hour of meeting, the attendance…

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Borehole Miners' Committee Meeting

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1875 · page 2

THE Borehole Miners' Committee held their usual fortnightly meeting on Monday evening last. Mr. Clulow in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Lambton Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 4

THE regular monthly meeting of the miners of this colliery was held in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening last. Mr. R. Mooney in the chair.—The minutes of last meeting were…

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New Lambton Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 4

THE members of the New Lambton Lodge held their usual monthly meeting at Lowe's Hotel, on Tuesday evening, February 9th., 1875. Mr. J. Rippon in the chair. The…

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Co-operative Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 7

A meeting of this lodge was hold on Tuesday evening, at Mr. Lundy's Hotel, for the formal transaction of some minor business, the principal item, being the nomination of Checkweighman (Mr. Wm…

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(To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 7

SIR.—It is with pleasure that I notice through your valuable columns the steps that the boys in most of the other collieries are taking to raise funds to assist the Borehole boys in their difficulties…

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Anvil Creek Coal Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1875 · page 4

At the third half-yearly meeting of shareholders held on Tuesday, Mr. G. A. Mansfield presiding, the following report was read and adopted:—…

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The Weather and the Tin Mines

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1875 · page 3

The Tin mines are sadly in need of water. The scanty supply of rain which has fallen afforded by no means sufficient to enable work again to be resumed in a general sense. In some instances, we are…

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Local Arbitration on Deficient Places at New Lambton Colliery

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1875 · page 3

The arbitrators appointed for the settlement of the question of deficient places in the above colliery, met at Newcastle, on Monday, for the purpose of appointing an umpire. Mr. Robert Turton, of…

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