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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 20

The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 2

THE meeting to be held on Thursday (to-morrow), is no doubt one of the most important that has been held in the district for several years past, and…

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Important Meeting of the Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening last, in the Druid's Hall. There was a fair attendance. Mr. Wm. Thornton in the chair…

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Awful Results of a Colliery Explosion in New Zealand. Thirty Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 4

EARLY on the morning of the 21st February, a telegram was received in town stating that an explosion had occurred in the Kaitangata Coal…

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The Vend v. Lambton Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

SIR,—Having read the report of meeting held at Lambton to consider the vend question, I am surprised at the result. As an Association our practice has bean…

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Correspondence. Mr. E. N. Brown and the Lambton Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 3

SIR,—I notice in your issue of Tuesday a long effusion from Mr. E. N. Brown, purporting to be a reply to a letter of mine, which appeared in your issue of…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Mass Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1879 · page 2

WE think that very few of our readers will need to be reminded of the meeting of miners, which is to take place this morning at the Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah. The…

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The Lambton Miners. the Vend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1879 · page 4

IT is rather a difficult matter to ascertain correctly, the feeling of the general body of the Lambton miners, on the decision on the Vend question. It will…

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MR. E. Brown and the Hewing Price of Coal. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1879 · page 4

SIR,—I noticed by the report of the special meeting of the Lambton miners in to-day's issue that Mr. E. Brown, one of the Lambton miners, was openly charged at that…

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Mass Meeting of Coal-miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1879 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning a mass meeting of the miners of the Hunter River District was held in the Crystal Palace Gardens to consider the question of the Vend and other important…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1879 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the above miner was held on Friday evening last at Harries Assembly Rooms. Mr. J. Gibson in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1879 · page 3

THE above miners met in the hall on Saturday evening last, Mr. W. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of last monthly and two…

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An Appeal to the Charitable. Awful Colliery Explosion at Otago, New Zealand. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1879 · page 3

SIR,—I take it for granted that the public of Newcastle and surrounding districts have read the account of the fearful colliery explosion at Kaitangata,…

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The Barrington Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1879 · page 2

THE great crushing of the stone from the Mountain Maid, (at the Barrington says the Evening News), has been the topic of conversation on 'Change, and through the city…

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The Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1879 · page 3

THE adjourned half-yearly meeting of share-holders was held in the Temperance Hall Melbourne, on Wednesday evening; Mr. J. G. Francis in the chair. The secretary read…

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Important Meeting of the Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1879 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Lambton Music Hall on Monday evening. There was a crowded meeting, Mr. R. Mooney in the chair. The business was…

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Foul Air in Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1879 · page 3

THE following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the New Zealand Marl:—Sir,—As a preventative against the accumulation of [?] air is coal mines, especially where the…

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Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1879 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners was held on Monday night, at Miller's Hotel, to consider several important questions…

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Mr. Morehead and his Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1879 · page 2

THE tone of the letter given by Mr. MOREHEAD to the deputation which waited upon him on Friday last, on behalf of the Lambton miners, in…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1879 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in the Miners' Home Hotel. Glebe, on Monday, evening, March 17th. As the Chairman (.Mr…

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Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1879 · page 4

WE find that the statement made at the meeting of the Ferndale miners held on Monday evening, and published in our Thursday's issue, that "the manager of the…

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