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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 20

Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1879 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, on Saturday evening last, Mr. Samuel Selby in the chair…

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Coal Return

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1879 · page 2

THE following is the export of Wallsend Co.'s coal for the week ending July 18th, 1879:—Melbourne, 732 tons; Sydney, 148 tons; New Zealand, 1069 tons; Tasmania,…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1879 · page 2

A special meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening last, at 6 o'clock, in the Protestant Hall, Plattsburg. There was a large attendance, Mr. A. Wild in the…

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Good News for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1879 · page 2

WE perceive from an advertisement in our columns that the Waratah Coal Company require the services of 200 more miners. In the present depressed state of the mining…

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Gold!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

WE had the pleasure of inspecting some very fine quartz specimens yesterday. They were exhibited to a select few by an old Victorian miner, who brought them from the Little…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

BY the courtesy of the Collector of Customs (A. Logan, Esq.), we have been favoured with the following return:— Number of tons and value of coal exported to…

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Raspberry Gully Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

ON Wednesday, the Raspberry Gully men stopped for the Vend, and the management were much annoyed at their action. On the day previous the manager had employed about…

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The Dispute Between the Waratah Miners and Their Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 2

FROM the reasons given by the Manager to the deputation that interviewed him yesterday (Thursday) in reference to the matter in dispute, it is clear that…

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Raspberry Gully Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 8

A meeting of the above miners was held near the pit top yesterday morning (Friday). The whole of the men were present, and Mr. W. Moses was in the chair…

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Vale of Clwydd Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 4

AT the half-yearly meeting of the Vale of Clwydd Coal Company, held at the offices, Royal Exchange Chambers, Sydney, on Wednesday, the report was adopted. The…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 2

We learn from the delegate that, at the meeting held last night, of the above miners, all the minutes which came from the delegate meeting, on Saturday, were…

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Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 2

The Ferndale miners held a special meeting near the pay office on Friday last, for the purpose of instructing their delegate how to vote at the delegate meeting on…

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Raspberry Gully Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 2

THE dispute between the management and the men at the Raspberry Gully Colliery has now assumed a more serious aspect than was at first thought probable. The men were all…

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The Vend Scheme Miners' Meetings. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 2

LAST evening one of the largest miners' meetings ever held in Miami, took place at Burley's Rooms. Nearly the whole of the men from Duckenfield and Browns' Collieries…

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The Newcastle Coal Mining Co. (Limited.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at noon yesterday, in the offices, Scott-street. Frederick Ash, Esq., Chairman of Directors, in the…

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The Vend Scheme Miners' Meetings. Newcastle Coal Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners employed at the Newcastle C. M. Company's Colliery, was held in the Protestant Hall, Glebe, yesterday evening, July 29th, 1879; Mr…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at Harris' Assembly Rooms, last evening. There was a large attendance; Mr. R. Walker in the chair…

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Charges Against a Colliery Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 3

MR. GEORGE HOLLINS, the manager of the Weston Coyney Company, was summoned by Mr. T. Wynne, the Government inspector of mines, on four…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

At a special meeting of the above miners, held last night, it was carried unanimously, with the exception of one hand help up,—"That we, the miners of the Co-operative…

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The Sliding Scale. the Cannock Chase Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 3

THE following award was made on Monday by Mr. Chamberlaine, M.P., to whom as arbitrator, all matters in dispute had been referred:—Whereas the agreement…

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