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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 20

TELEGRAMS. Barrington Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1879 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Number One East struck gold thirty feet deeper than Prospectors. Hindmash, on the Star of the 8outh, struck splendid gold…

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The North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 3

THE bi-monthly meeting of the members of this institute was held at Stoke, upon-Trent on Monday evening, when the chair was taken by W. Y. Craig,…

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Insitute of Mining Engineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1879 · page 3

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the members of the South Staffordshire Institute of Mining Engineers was held in the Geological Museum,…

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Rix's Creek Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1879 · page 3

ON Wednesday afternoon in interesting event in connection with the recently opened coal mines at Rix's Creek, attracted many of the leading residents of Singleton to the spot,…

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First Sale of Colac Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1879 · page 2

THE first sale of Colas coal was made on the 27th June. It was obtained from the drive of No. 1 Company, Baron-Garook, at a distance of sixteen feet under the hill. The…

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Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1879 · page 3

THE Ferndale miners held their monthly meeting on Monday night, Mr. G. T. Hoyd in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1879 · page 3

A MEETING of shareholders in the Australasia Coal Company, at present in process of liquidation, was held on Monday night, at the Temperance Hall, Melbourne, for the…

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Barrington Gold-field. Thursday, 5.20 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1879 · page 2

The escort left to-day with 900 ounces of gold. Doust and party have struck splendid gold on Thompson, Fletcher, and Burrell's…

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District News. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 2

THE Wallsend minter met in Harris' Assembly Rooms, on Wednesday evening last. There was a large attendance; Mr. D. Mitchell in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1879 · page 2

THE above miners met on Saturday evening, in the Protestant Hall. Mr. A. Wild in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Boring for Coal at Moore Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1879 · page 3

THE Metropolitan Coal Company, who are boring for coal near Rats Castle, Moore Park, are rapidly proceeding with their work. Yesterday Friday, July 4th, the diamond…

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Wallsend Miners. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1879 · page 3

THE Wallsend miners met on Tuesday evening in Harris' Assembly Rooms. There was a large attendance, and Mr. J. Gibson occupied the chair…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 July 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at Morgan's Hotel, New Lambton, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of considering the Vend question, as it affects the…

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Northumberland Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 2

ON Thursday, May 8, a fully attended meeting of the Northumberland coal owners was held, at the Coal Trade Office, Neville-street, Newcastle, with reference to the application…

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A Request from the Coal Owners of Northumberland (England), for Arbitration or a Sliding Scale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 2

THE unfortunate struggle between the Coal Owners and Coal Miners in the county of Durham has bestirred the leaders of the Union to devise some…

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The Australasia Coal Company's Seam. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 3

Sir,—In a late issue of your valuable paper you published the report of the subcommittee appointed by the shareholders of the Australia Coal Company, to report…

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Correspondence. the Vend As It Affects the Greta Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of Saturday last, I see a report of the late Delegate Meeting, held at Waratah on the 3rd inst. Well, sir, in that report I notice where two collieries,…

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Visit to Brown's Collieries and Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 8

THROUGH the courtesy of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, we recently had the pleasure of inspecting the Minmi Colliery, and also the new foundry and workshops, now in full…

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Additional Clauses to the Agreeement of 1873, between the Associated Colliery Masters and Miners' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 8

Present:—On behalf of the Miners: Messrs. Merewether, A. Brown, Jun., Winship, Neilson, Moody, Fletcher, and Thomas. On behalf of the Coal Miners' Association:…

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Agreement for 1874, Between the Associated Colliery Masters and the Officers and Delegates of the Coalminers' Association of the H. R. District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 8

AT the request of the Delegates of the Miners' Association we have much pleasure in again publishing the following Agreement with the additional clauses thereto:—…

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