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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1876

527 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 27

Deputation to the Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 December 1876 · page 3

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs. Mongan, Byers, and Helsley, representing mining interests at Hill End, and accompanied by Messrs. Cameron and Hurley, M.P.'s. waited…

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A. [?]. Company's Mine. No. 2 Pit Fifth Report of Check Inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 December 1876 · page 2

At the b[?]m of the pit the temperature was 66 degrees, we started from thence in company with the overman (Mr. Thornton) to the back horse road:—…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1876 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday evening, the 9th instant; Mr. W. Milton in the chair…

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Reported Discovery of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1876 · page 2

ON Tuesday (says the Adelaide Observer, of December 2nd), a rumour was current in certain commercial circles in town to the effect that an important discovery had been made…

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Meeting of Miners at Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1876 · page 2

THE miners working at Osborne Wallsend Colliery, Mount Kiera, held a meeting on the 7th inst., to consider the price per ton offered by the owners of the above Colliery…

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Mining in New Caledonia. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1876 · page 3

Dear Sir,—Will you allow me to afford some information to the miners of Newcastle about the miners in New Caledonia. In the copper or nickel mines 11s per…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1876 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the Lambton miners was held in the Druid's Hall on Wednesday evening, the 13th instant, Mr. Enoch Davies in the chair. The minutes of last…

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The Miners' Circular to England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1876 · page 2

As a proof that the circular sent home some months book from the officers of the H. R. Union to the miners of England, has been widely distributed, and has consequently…

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Caution to Mining Managers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1876 · page 2

AN important decision on the application of the Mines Regulation Act, says the Australasian to the question of the liability of legal managers has been given in the Supreme Court,…

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