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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1877

329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 17

Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Draids Hall, Lambton a Wednesday evening, the 17th inst. Mr E. N. Brown in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at Lorey's Hotel, on Thursday but, owing to Mr. Turner addressing the electors at the Assembly Rooms, the attendance was…

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Cable Messages Latest War News. Dreadful Colliery Explosion at Wigan. The Indian Famine. Disease among the Roumanians. Russian Success in Asia Minor. Destruction of Inverary Castle. The French Elections. LONDON. October 12th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 2

THERE has been dreadful colliery explosion at Wigan. Forty persons, including three managers, were killed. The Marquis of Salisbury declares the…

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The Buller Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1877 · page 5

RESPECTING coal leases at Westport, the local paper says:—" There is a possibility of the various proprietaries of coal leases in the Waimangaroa district…

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Serious Accident in Bulli Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1877 · page 5

AN accident of a very serious nature (the Illawarra Mercury reports) occurred to one of the pit road-men, named Thomas Loveday, at the Bulli…

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Miners' Meetings. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1877 · page 5

THE miners of the above colliery met at Lorcy's Hotel to consider the small coal question, Mr. R. Ingram in the chair. The Chairman said that the question they had…

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Lambton Miners. Lambton Check-inspectors' Report. Lambton, 8th and 9th October, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1877 · page 5

We, the undersigned have examined the whole of the workings, and report as follows: South Pit: 25 men, 4 boys, 4 horses Middle Pit: 6 men, 1 boy, and 1 horse…

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Latest Telegrams Immigrants per Dunbar Castle. Defeat of Parkes and Robertson. Chinese Question at Cooktown. Discovery of Gold at New Guinea Indian Famine Relief Fund. Libels Against Mr Mayne of Bathurst Four More Members Returned Unopposed. Contribution to Famine Fund by W. B. Dalley Ill. Robertson Declines to Stand SYDNEY. Friday, 10 a.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1877 · page 1

Mr. Edward Combes was declared duly elected for Orange, on Wednesday, at the nomination, there being no opposition. All the female portion of the…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1877 · page 1

THE usual monthly monthly was held at Harrish' Assembly Rooms on Friday evening last, the minutes of last meeting and also of two…

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Coal at Campbel'l Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1877 · page 1

It may interest some of your readers to know that coal has been found at Campbell's Creek, near Dalby, Queens land, about two miles from the railway…

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The American Strikes. Trouble at the Coalmines. a Mob of Masked Men Compel the Miners to Stop Work—a Midnight Scene of Terror—a State of Intimidation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 2

A VERY decided demonstration was made on the night of the 20th August, by a large number of market men who marched stealthily to No. 6 breaker, belonging to…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Greta miners was held at Mr. P. Henry's Hall, on Monday evening, November 5th; Mr. W. Dains in the chair…

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The Water Supply for Maitland, Newcastle, Morpeth, and the Mining Townships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1877 · page 2

THE following is a condensation of Mr. W. Clark's report to the Government on the above subject. We have omitted many matters of technical detail, and…

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The Coal Trimming Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of the coal trimmers of Newcastle was held in the protestant Hall last evening, to consider the propriety of abolishing the present coal trimming regulations There…

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Latest Telegrams. Arrival of more Immigrants. Case of Sunstroke in Sydney. Levy, the Cornet Player, has filed his Schedule. Startling Rumour in connection with the Melbourne Cup Shocking Train Accident in Victoria. Man and his Wife killed. Australian Cricket Team Victorious. A Vocalist arrested in connection with Mysterious Death. Wreck of the Schooner Eva. Opening of Criminal Court at Darling-hurst. David Buchanan defeated for the Western Gold-fields. Mr. Simson returned for Balranald. Majority for Coonan at the Bogan.—Robertson polling well. SYDNEY. Monday, recd. 7 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 1

THE La Hegue, with 434 immigrants on board, for Sydney, passed Otway on Saturday. All handswere reported well. A labourer was sunstruck in…

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Colliery Strikes and Their Attendant Miseries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1877 · page 2

THE English Journals received by the last mails, contain many sad accounts of the unsettled state of the Coal Trade in the old country. Rumours of…

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The Northumberland Coal Trade Arbitration. Mr. Herschell's Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1877 · page 2

THE award of Mr. Herschell, Q.C., M. P., who acted as umpire in the recent arbitration between the employers and men engaged in the Northumberland Coal Trade (says the New…

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Coal Trimmers' Meeting. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1877 · page 2

SIR,—Allow me space in your paper to contradict a statement made by one of the speakers at the coal trimmer's meeting held last night in the Protestant Hall…

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The Late Coal Trimmers' Meeting (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1877 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of Monday I notice the following:—"To the Mayor. We the under signed coal trimmers and others employed on the wharves at Newcastle, respectfully…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly 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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