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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1877

329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 17

The Price of Coal. Important Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1877 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Wednesday), an important conference took place in the A. A. Company's office, Newcastle, between the associated masters and the officers and…

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Miners' Meetings Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1877 · page 3

THE usual monthly mooting of the Glebe minor, was hold in Ashman's long room, Globe, on Monday evening, 3rd September; Mr. R. Halliday in the chair…

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The Durham Coal Trades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of the representatives of the Durham Coal-owners' Association and of the Durham Miners Association was held on Saturday last, in the Wood…

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The Waratah Coal Company's Works, at Charlestown or South Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 2

THESE works are situated about eight miles south-west of Newcastle, and are placed in communication with the Company's shoots, at North Waratah, by a…

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Spontaneous Combustion of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1877 · page 4

A HIGHLY interesting inquiry was held under authority of a Royal Commission appointed in the spring of 1875, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of…

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Miners' Meetings. Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1877 · page 3

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

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New Coal Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1877 · page 3

A QUANTITY of coal was brought to the Mercury office. Hobart Town, yesterday, which we were informed was taken from a seam recently…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1877 · page 3

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

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Special Rules of a Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1877 · page 3

ON Monday last before the Wollongong Bench, William Gallagher pleaded guilty to having made use of grossly insulting language towards Mr. W. B. Green, Manager of Mount Kiera…

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Miners' Meetings. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1877 · page 3

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Greta miners was held at Mr. P. Henry's hall, on Monday evening, September 10th; Mr. C. Jones occupied the chair…

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To the Employees and Miners of the Greta Collieries. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 5

SIR,—As a public meeting is to be called to inquire into the conduct of our worthy medical attendant anent two charges brought against him through personal vind[?]veness…

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Back Creek Mining District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines (the Hon. E. Baker) has forwarded to us for publication the following official report:— "Dungog, 6.h September, 1877…

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Holders of Gold-mining and Mineral Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 4

THE Minister for Mines Las given instructions to the officers of the department and holders of gold-mining and mineral leases, that the employment of…

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Miners' Meetings. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 3

A SPECIAL General Meeting of the Co-operative Miners was held on Saturday evening, 15th instant, in Lorey's Hotel, Plattsburg, Mr. D. Gardiner in the chair…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 4

THE question as to the right of the Lambton miners to exercise the privilege of blasting their coal when it is difficult to get, has been forcibly brought into…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in Harris' Assembly Roams, on Friday evening, 14th instant; Mr. Mag[?] in the chair…

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Coal Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 4

AN important discovery, and one of much moment as affecting the future of the district (says the Mudgee Independent) has been made by Messrs. Cosgrove and…

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The Selling Price of Coal. Special Meeting of Miners' Union Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1877 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the delegates of the Hunter River Coal Miner's Association was held yesterday, at Mr. Turner's Glanmorgan Hotel, Georgetown, when a…

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Miners' Meetings Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1877 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Minmi miners was held on Tuesday evening, 18th instant, at Mr. Burley's Hotel, Minmi; Mr. Houston in the chair…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1877 · page 2

By the minutes or the special delegate meeting, published in yesterday's issue it will be seen that in aggregate general meeting of miner is to be held on…

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