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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 20

Local and General. Raspberry Gully Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1879 · page 2

THE men who have been locked out will meet this morning, near the works, to consider the last decision of the District…

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The Vend Scheme Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1879 · page 2

THE following are the minutes of the special meeting of the Co-operative miners, held on Tuesday evening last, at Plattsburg. There was a large attendance, and Mr. A. Wild…

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The Vend Scheme Raspberry Gully Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of the Raspberry Gully Miners was held near the works yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, to take into consideration the decision of the district in regard to their…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1879 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Protestant Hall, on Saturday evening last. Mr. A. Wild in the chair. The minute of last monthly and of…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1879 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Harris Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening; Mr. J. Gibson in the chair. The minutes of last monthly, special, and…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1879 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the Raspberry Gully miners. Mr…

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New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1879 · page 2

We understand, upon reliable authority, that the New Lambton men have resolved to fall in again with the Vend…

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The Vend. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Lodge was hold on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J. Gibson in the chair. The Secretary stated that he had called the…

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Tenders for Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1879 · page 2

WHILE recently on a visit to New South Wales, the Minister for Railways (says the Age, of Monday last), took into consideration the prospects of a sudden diminution in the…

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The Late Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1879 · page 2

IN the advertising columns of Saturday's Melbourne Argus appeared the prospectus of a new company, formed to work the coal properties of the late Australasia Coal…

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Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1879 · page 2

THE Melbourne Argus states that a company of Ballarat mining speculators, including Messrs. Morey, Bailey, Stoddart, and others, have just concluded the purchase of the…

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The South Waratah Miners and the Vend. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1879 · page 2

SIR.—Will you allow me a small space in your valuable paper, to say a few words of advice to the Waratah miners now out on strike. I see by your paper that a meeting is…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1879 · page 3

A special meeting of the above miners was held, last evening, to receive the report of the last delegate meeting, and for the appointing of a speaker to represent that lodge on…

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The Vend. South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1879 · page 3

A MEETING of the above miners was held on John's flat, yesterday. All the men were present, and Mr. W. Moses presided. The Lambton, New Lambton, and Waratah…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was convened in Stockers' Hall, for the purpose of considering the question of lying idle for the general meeting on Thursday…

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Tighe's Hill. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1879 · page 3

A SPECIAL general meeting of the miners of the Ferndale Colliery was held yesterday, at Tighe's Hill, Mr. G. T. Hoyd in the chair. The following notice of motion from the…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 3

A COMBINED special meeting of the miners of Duckenfield and Back Creek was held in Mr. Strong's hall on Monday evening; Mr. James Brady in the chair. The attendance…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 2

A special meeting of the above miners was held at Stoker's Hall yesterday, for the purpose of deciding about the General Meeting to-day, and for the consideration of a letter…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 2

A special meeting of the above miners was held at the hall [?]n Tuesday evening last: Mr. A. Wild in the chair. There was a good attendance…

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New Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1879 · page 3

The above mines met, last evening at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel; Mr. J. Rushton in the chair. About one hundred of the men were present…

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