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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1877

329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 17

Miners' Meetings. Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Jenkins's Prince of Wales Hotel, Lambton, on Thursday evening last, Mr T Winterbottom in the chair…

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Perils in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 2

FORTUNATELY for those engaged in mining pursuits in this colony, their dangers are less than those of their brethren in the mother country. They have not…

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Another Chinese Outrage on the Northern Goldfields. COOKTOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 2

ANOTHER outrage of Chinese has been reported here from Maytown, Mr. Wilson, butcher of that place, was stuck up by an armed band of Chinamen, while conveying gold from…

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Miners' Meetings. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Minmi miners was held at Mr. Hurley's Hotel, on Tuesday evening; Mr. Ashburn in the chair. After the roll was called, the CHAIRMAN stated that…

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Funeral Donation by the Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 4

AT the last monthly meeting of the Waratah miners, it was decided to draw £20 of the Union Fund money to pay the funeral donation to the widow of the late Mr. Thomas Hibberd, and to give a sum of money to…

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Miners' Meetings. Borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday evening last, Mr. John Somerville in the chair…

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Wages of Miners when Asked 10 Wheel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1877 · page 2

A MAN with whom I am well acquainted, called at my office on Tuesday, and stated as follows: He has been working at Gets for some time, but in order to be near his parents who reside…

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The Sandfly Coal Discoveries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1877 · page 2

WE a few weeks ago reported the discovery of what promised to be a very valuable seam of bituminous coal on the Sandfly Road, Quon, and we have now the satisfaction of intimating that the further…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1877 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Druids' Hall, on Wednesday evening last; Mr. E. N. Brown in the chair…

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The Fire at Anvil Creek Colliery. Coroner's Inquest. [Condensed From the Mercury.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1877 · page 3

THE Coroner, Mr. T. W. Pearce, J.P., held an inquest at Greta on Tuesday last, touching the origin of the fire which happened at the Anvil Creek colliery on the 1st instant. The…

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The Threatened Reduction in the Selling Price of Coal, and its Effect upon the Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1877 · page 6

THE intimation on the part of the Associated Masters that they would be compelled to reduce the selling price of coal in consequence of the…

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Miners' Meetings. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1877 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the Minmi miners was held at Mr. Hurley's Hotel, on Tuesday evening 21st inst. Mr. Ashburne in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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The Scotch Coal and Iron Trades Glasgow, June 22, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1877 · page 2

WE have very little doing in the coal trade, as shipping orders are scarce, and the home consumption very limited. Miners are making some attempts to form…

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Coal Production of the World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 3

The coal production of the world is now estimated at 273,000,000 tons. In this total, Great Britian figures for 133,000,000 tons; the United States for 46,500,000 tons;…

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The Lancashire Coal and Iron Trades. Manchester, June 21, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 2

HOLDERS of North Country Iron continent to push in this market at very low prices, and the local smelters, who are being undersold in the immediate neighbourhood…

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Coal Productons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1877 · page 8

AT a recent meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute, the president cited an account, which, though not brought down to the latest dates, is yet of…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 September 1877 · page 2

A MONTHLY meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in Harris's Assembly rooms, on Friday evening last; Mr. T. Magee in the chair. The minutes of last…

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News from the Gold Regions. Sacrymento Diggins, October 20th, 1848

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 September 1877 · page 2

To Tim Flaherty.—Arrah thin, Tim, as seen as you read this bit of a note come out at wonst. Rite to omist me where I sit composing this letter there's a fortune to be got for…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1877 · page 3

A general meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Saturday evening, at Mr. Sorey's hotel, Mr. D. Gardiner in the chair…

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Miners' Meetings. Charlestown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1877 · page 3

THE miners' monthly meeting was held on Friday night, when the minutes of last lodge night were read and confirmed. A letter having been received from…

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