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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 29

Wallsend and Co-operative Miners. the Rejected Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 5

OUR Wallsend correspondent writes:—The Wallsend and Co-operative Lodges held a meeting at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, to re-consider their motion of…

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Application to Mine for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1880 · page 2

THE application of Henry J. Withers to mine for coal, in Lake Macquarie district, is gazetted. The area applied for is 180 acres, under reserve 75, county of…

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Coal Receipts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1880 · page 4

THE following shows the production of the Monte Diablo Coal Mines for the quarter ended March 31, 1880:— Mines— January February March Total…

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Bulli Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1880 · page 2

THE Bulli miners, with one exception, gave 5 per cent. of their earnings last pay to support the men out on strike at Newcastle. This it was understood was to be…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 3

YESTERDAY (pay day) a large meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Williams' ground, Hamilton, for the purpose of hearing a report from the delegates of…

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TELEGRAMS. Boring for Coal at Moore Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The diamond drill operations at Moore Park have again been renewed near the old spot. The defection of the old rod have not yet…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1880 · page 3

THE Borehole miners resumed work yesterday morning at 8.15 a.m., after hearing the result of a deputation to the management concerning the re-employment of…

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Miners' Meetings Lambton Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Stoker's Hall on Tuesday evening last. There was a good attendance, Mr. T. Smith in the chair…

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Latest Parliamentary News. Export Duties on Coal and Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Colonial Treasurer announced in Parliament, this evening, that there was a deficiency in the revenue amounting to £470,000, and to…

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Bay of Islands Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1880 · page 2

THE Northern Luminary of the 5th inst. states that the Bay of Islands coal trade still continues to increase. No less than five steamers had coaled that week. The…

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The Little River Gold Diggings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1880 · page 3

OUR Dungog correspondent writing on Wednesday, says:—"News from the Little River gold diggings are of a very cheering character. The new reefs…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Stoker's Hall, on Friday evening, for the purpose of receiving report of deputation to the manager, and…

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The Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 4

ON reference to our tabular list of coal exports for the week, which is published in another column, a marked increase in the output will already be observed, owing…

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The Proposed Tax Upon Coal and Stock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 4

THE Colonial Treasurer, in introducing the above novel system of taxation, goes upon the principle that additional revenue will have to be raised if the…

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The Scottish Australian Mining Coy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 4

THE accounts of the Scottish Australian Mining Company (Limited) for the half year ending December 31st show a profit balance of £23,224, which includes £5729…

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American Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1880 · page 3

BELLEVILLE, Ill., April 30th.—The owners of coal mines here, tired of the dictation of the miners, will make a fight at once and close the mines…

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The Proposed Tax upon Coal. Public Meeting at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday night a public meeting of citizens, called by requisition to the Mayors of Wallsend and Plattsburg, was held in the School of Arts,…

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Gold Mining Leases Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 2

A LIST of applications for gold mining leases of Crown Lands approved of in the Hunter and Macleay mining districts, appears in the Gazette of the 18th inst…

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Hamilton. Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 3

The above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Saturday night, at Mr. J. Williams' Miners' Exchange, Mr. J. Duke in the chair. The minutes of…

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The Illawarra Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 2

THE Bulli, Mount Pleasant, and Coal-Cliff collieries have boon almost constantly at work of late, but owing to some cause or other, Mount Keira has been doing…

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