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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1878

317 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 16

LOCAL & GENERAL. Greymouth Coal Mining Co., N.Z.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1878 · page 2

THE difficulty arising in increasing the capital of the above company has led to the offer of sale (by tender) of the company's lease and the whole of the property in connection with…

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City of Sydney Coal Mining Co.'s Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1878 · page 2

MR. FRANK THOMAIR, the manager in charge of the boring works with the Australian diamond drill on the city of Sydney Coal Mining Company's works at Newington,…

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"Our Coal Fields."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1878 · page 2

UNDER this heading our contemporary, the Freeman's Journal, of August 31 has published a leading article in which it takes great exception to the duties…

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The Ferndale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1878 · page 3

SOME very interesting operations having been carried on at the Ferndale Colliery during the last few weeks and successfully completed on Saturday last, I have endeavoured…

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Boring for Coal.—The Latest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1878 · page 2

THE operations at Newington in search of coal are apparently pointing to some discovery of importance. The diamond drill has penetrated to the depth of 1015ft., the…

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Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1878 · page 3

WE understand that the gentlemen who has been appointed to succeed Mr. T. P. Moody as manager, is Mr. T. D. Ramsay (not Marshall) at present manager to the Redhead…

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The Ferndale Colliery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1878 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 14th inst. appears a paragraph from your Waratah correspondent upon the Ferndale Colliery, and which might have a tendency of…

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New Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 3

MR. WILLIAM WILSON (says the Christchurch Press of the 9th inst.) is about to put upon the market coal from his mine at Wairiri Valley, Malvern Hills. The property in…

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The Coal Trade of 1879

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1878 · page 2

RUMOURS are rife that there is a likelihood of some of the Associated Masters retiring from the Agreement and that in consequence, a reduction in the…

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Ferndale Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1878 · page 4

WE understand that the appointment of manager to the above colliery has been conferred upon Mr. Robert L. Simpson. This gentleman was formerly manager of the Seymour…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1878 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Lambton miners was held in the Druids' Hall, on Wednesday evening last; Mr. R. Mooney in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were…

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New Wallsend Colliery Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1878 · page 4

WE observe says the Colliery Guardian of June 28th, 1878, that the above company was registered on 14th inst, with a capital of £40,000 in £10 shares. The Company…

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Teralba Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 September 1878 · page 2

WE understand that two well known members of Parliament have succeeded in floating a company in England for £100,000, £50,000 of which is to go to the promoters to develope…

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Important from New Guinea Discovery of a Rich Goldfield. Cooktown, Wednesday, 12 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1878 · page 3

IT has been quietly announced here, by the Rev. Mr. Macfarlane, than the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, while on his last trip in the Ellengowan, spoke a fishing vessel with…

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Coal in British Columbia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 3

WITH regard to the development of the coal mines in British Columbia, a San Francisco paper says:—"Victoria appears to be crowding our own coal miners and shippers to this…

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Miners' Meetings. Borehole Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1878 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the members of the Borehole Lodge Miners' Union was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday evening last; Mr…

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Borehole Miners' Mutual Benefit Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1878 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the above society was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, on Saturday evening last, Mr. D. Williams in the chair. The minutes of last…

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The Associated Coal Masters' Agreement for 1879

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1878 · page 2

WE have to announce for the information of those who believe that a reduction in the selling price of coal will be of benefit to the district, that there is…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1878 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Harris's Assembly Rooms on Friday evening last; Mr. J. Gibson in the chair…

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The Bay of Islands Coal Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 2

BY the last half-yearly report of the above company, of which Mr. R. W. Moody is inspector and consulting engineer, and Mr. T. P. Moody general manager, we find that…

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