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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

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Adoption of a New Coal Trade Sliding Scale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1880 · page 3

A CONFERENCE was held at the Waterloo Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, 1879, between the Executive Committee of the Durham…

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Explosion in a Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 8

ON October 10, another of those frequent subterranean explosions of gas incident to coal mining took place in No. 5 slope of the Wilkesbarre (Pa.)…

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Serious Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 8

THE claim of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Long Gully, was the scene of another serious mining casualty on Saturday night last. A…

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Good News for the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1880 · page 2

BY a glance at our shipping news it will be seen that there were no less than twenty-five arrivals at this port yesterday (Sun day). Verdict of Wilful Murder…

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Hamilton. Borehole Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1880 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, January 3rd. 1880, at Mr. J. Williams' Assembly Rooms; Mr. J. Duke in the chair…

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The Barrington Gold Field. Copeland North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1880 · page 2

Captain Reynolds, late manager of the Mountain Maid, has been appointed manager of the Lady Belmore, vice Mr. W. Harris, who has resigned, and also…

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Sinking for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 5

WE learn that Mr. Steele, who has for a considerable time past had men at work boring for a seam of coal, supposed to exist below the A.A. Company's property at the coal…

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The Butler Coal Mine on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 3

THE fire in the Butler colliery, a short distance from the Leigh and Susquehanna Railroad, on the outskirts of Pittston, continues (October 27) to…

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The Bulli Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 2

THE coal trade during last month has been pretty good at Bulli and Coal Cliff, but somewhat slack at the two Wollongong mines. At the two former places, the work his been…

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The Bulli Miners and Immigration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 2

The following resolution has been unanimously passed at a delegate meeting, Bulli:—That a petition be drafted and taken round to each colliery and township for…

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The New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

REFERRING to a statement in yesterday's issue, from our New Lambton correspondent, to the effect that the above colliery had not worked during the past fortnight, &c., we…

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District News. Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall on Saturday evening last, Mr. W. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of last monthly and of two…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company. (Lambton Colliery.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 2

THE half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, on Monday 17th, Nov. Mr. Adolphus W. Young, M.P, (the…

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The New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 3

WE regret that any misunderstanding should have arisen respecting the working of this colliery. It appears, however, upon investigation, that our reporter misunderstood the…

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Coal for the Northern and Southern Districts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 3

THE tender of Messrs. Bingle, White, and Co., of the Ferndale mines, has been accepted for the supply of Northern coal for the year 1880, for the Government, Southern, and…

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The Scottish-australian Mining Company's Half-yearly Report. No. Ii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 4

IT will be seen by the report of the above, as published in our issue of Thursday last, that the Chairman of the meeting, during his remarks, said…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 4

A special meeting of the miners was held in Mr. Redhead's long room, on Monday night last, and from what I heard it would appear that the management are trying all…

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Coal Mining Industry. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Coal, like every utility of civilisation, has to pass through many ordeals in fulfilling the purposes to which it is applied. In the change occurring in the use…

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The Newcastle Coal Mining Company (Limited.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 2

A MEETING Of the shareholders of the above named company was held in the company's head office, Scott-street, yesterday, at 11 a.m.; Mr. F. Ash, chairman of the company,…

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Mountain Maid Gold Mining Co., Copeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 2

The legal manager reports:—"The annual meeting of shareholders was held on the 23rd instant, at the office of the company, 11, Hunter-street. Mr. W. H. Gill occupied…

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