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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1877

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Lambton Mechanics' and Miners Institute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1877 · page 3

THE Ninth Annual Meeting of the above Institution was held on Monday evening, the 22nd instant. There was a good attendance of members…

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Selling Drink to Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1877 · page 2

At Morris, Grundy County, III three saloon keepers, one woman and two men, were indicted and convicted of selling liquors to minors. Hon, J…

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The Cause of Depression in the Coal and Iron Trades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1877 · page 8

The human mind is to some extent like a field of barley, just before it becomes white for the harvest. Let anyone gaze upon a barley field in the first…

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The Skipton Coal Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1877 · page 3

THE following is the report with reference to the above discovery that has been drawn up by the Geological surveyor after examining the ground, and for which…

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Serious Colliery Accident at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1877 · page 3

ANOTHER serious accident occurred in the Waratah Tunnel, this (Wednesday) morning—the victim on this occasion being a miner named Thomas Ryles. It…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1877 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday evening, 5th instant; Mr. John Sommerville in…

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Raspberry Gully Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1877 · page 3

Sir—There appeared in your paper of Wednesday's issue, the 17th instant, a letter from Mr. Moody, manager of the Waratah colliery, replying to a paragraph…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1877 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the miners was held at the Mechanics' Institute, on Monday evening, the 5th instant. Mr. C. Jones occupied the chair…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 4

IN the House on Tuesday night last, Mr. LUCAS made a rather indefinite reply to a question put to him respecting the working of the 19th Clause of…

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Shocking Colliery Accident

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

On Monday, 18th December, a fatal colliery explosion occurred at the South Wales Colliery Company's pit at Abertillery, near Cardiff which, it is believed…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Druids, Hall on Wednesday evening, the 7th instant; Mr. D. Elias in the chair…

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Work and Wages. the Northumberland Miners

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

AT the delegate meeting of the Northumberland miners, held in Newcastle last week, it was stated that steps were being taken to introduce a system…

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Newcastle Coal Mining Company. a Visit to the Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1877 · page 3

AT a distance of two miles from the city of Newcastle, and occupying a picturesque site amongst the hills at the back of the Glebe township stands the works of the…

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Raspberry Gully Miners. (To the Editor of Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—In Wednesday's paper there is published a letter signed, "Francis Hindmarsh," insinuating that Mr. Moody purposely increased the miners' average…

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Correspondence. Raspberry Gully Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—It is not unfrequently that the publication of one letter in your journal elicits another, and through your kind permission, such will be the case in the…

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Fatal Accident at Duckenfield Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Wednesday last, at the Northumberland Hotel, Minmi, before Mr. Shaw, J P., District Coroner, respecting the death of a miner, named Joseph Bush,…

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[?] of Fifteen Lives by a Colliery [?]plosion at Monmouthshire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 3

[?]VEEN eight and nine o'clock on [?]mber 8th, says the Daily News, of those shocking colliery explosions, [?]h are unfortunately at this time of…

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Queensland Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 2

The Howard Colliery at the Burrum was formally christened on the 11th January. The Maryborough Chronicle says:—"The coal is cut at about sixty…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1877 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of these miners was held on Friday evening, in Harris’ Rooms There was a moderate attendance, and Mr. D. Mitchel presided…

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Co operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1877 · page 3

[?] usual monthly meeting of these [?]iners was hold on Saturday evening at [?]rey's Hotel There was a fair attendance, [?]d Mr. L Rees presided…

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