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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1876

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Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 3

THE adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at Dr. Hill's residence, on Wednesday evening last. There was a good attendance. Dr…

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The Price of Coal. No. 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 2

SINCE the issue of our leader of yesterday on the above subject we have been kindly favoured by several of the merchants and agents of this port with a…

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The Colliery Townships. Lambton. the Australian Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the shareholders in the above Company was held on Wednesday evening last, at Dr. Hill's residence. There was a good attendance. Dr. Hill in the chair…

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The Bulli Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

SOME time back we alluded to the abominable system in vogue at the Wollongong collieries of filling up by measure. The miners were supposed to…

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Greta Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 6

A MEETING of the above miners was held at P. Henry's Hall, on Monday, the 10th instant; Mr. G. Main in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Anvil Creek Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 6

A GENERAL MEETING of the above miners was held at the Pit, on Tuesday last, to hear Delegate's Report, &c., W. Hughes in the chair…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.] the Price of Coal (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—I have road your very able article on Messrs. J. and A. Brown's circular letter to their Foreign correspondents, and I fully concur in all you say upon the…

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The Miners' Meeting against Immigration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 2

AS most of our readers are aware, the present over-crowded state of the labour market in this district, particularly amongst the mining population, has…

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Lambton Mechanics' and Miners' Institute. Seventeenth Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1876 · page 2

THE seventeenth half-yearly meeting of the members of the above Institution was hold on Monday evening last. There was a large number present. In the absence…

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The Bulli Miners and the Union. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1876 · page 3

SIR—I have carefully read your leader of last Saturday on the Bulli miners, advocating , another deputation to the Illawarra district, to induce the miners to join the Union of the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.] Miners' Rights. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1876 · page 3

SIR.—I think it would be most ungrateful in me as a miner in the colony of New South Wales, to admit the able articles which have recently appeared in your valuable paper to…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.] Australasia Coal Company (Limited.) (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—Having seen in your paper of the 17th instant a letter, signed W. A. Zeal, in which that gentleman complains of certain statements made by a Dr. Hill and others at…

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The Price of Coal and Labor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 2

SINCE the appearance of our articles in this journal on the above subject, we have been interviewed by several parties who still think that it would add to the…

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The Miners' Union. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 4

SIR.—Seeing that in the leading article of your Saturday's issue, you allude to the General-President and the Secretary's mission to the Illawarra…

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Coal in Victoria. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1876 · page 4

SIR,—Referring to the notice re "Coal in Victoria," which appeared in your issue of the 15th instant, may I request you to republish it, and favour…

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Borchole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1876 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last, at 8 o'clo[?] the usual monthly meeting of the [?] miners was held at the Black Di[?] Hotel, Blame-street, Newcastle, Mr…

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New Gold Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1876 · page 2

THE Dunolly Express reports that on the 6th inst., good prospects of gold were discovered about half a mile from the township of Orville, and that in a…

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Greta Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1876 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above miners was help on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at P. Henry's Hotel, Greta, Mr. James Mein in the chair. The…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held at Jenkin's Hotel, Lambton, on Thursday evening last Mr. M. Thornton in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting, and of the last three delegate meetings,…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 4

THE regular monthly meeting of the above miners was help in the Druids Hall Lambton on Wednesday evening last. Mr. John Harvey in the chair…

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