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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 8

As might have been forseen, the agreement under which, since 1873, the working of the coal mines at Newcastle has mainly been regulated is to…

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The Future Prospects of the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1880 · page 4

VIEWING the coal trade by the light of present appearances, its aspect is anything but cheering either to the employer, the miner, or to the outside…

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The Coal Miners' Strike in Belgium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1880 · page 2

THE Organde de Mons, in announcing the termination of the strike of the coal miners in Belgium, says that the men were all returning to their work, and all…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1880 · page 2

WE are informed that, in consequence of a misunderstanding between the lodges, delegates, and district officers, the above did not take place on Saturday last, and…

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Newcastle Distressed Coal Miners. Public Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1880 · page 3

A MONSTER public meeting, convened by Messrs. T.P. Moody, and T. G. Usher, was held in the Goods Shed, Kawakawa, on Saturday evening, Feb. 7th, for the…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1880 · page 3

THE following was the export for the past week of coal from the Newcastle Colliery, of which a return was not to hand at the time of compiling our statistical list of…

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Colliery Accident at Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 2

THE Illawarra Mercury gives the following particulars of an accident at Bullion the 2nd instant:—"About half-past 11 or 12 o'clock, Mr. Henry Whitton was…

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Correspondence. the Miners' Friends. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 3

SIR,—I observe of late that several correspondents have made their appearance, and would make one believe that they only hold the mystic wand that…

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The Coal Trade. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1880 · page 3

SIR,—A great deal has been written, and much more spoken, about the unsatisfactory state of the Coal trade, and the remedies that ought to be applied for…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 5

THE following is the return of coal exported during the past week by the New Lambton Company; return of which was received too late last night to be included…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1880 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall on Saturday evening; Mr. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1880 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Karris' Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening. Mr. J. Gibson in the chair…

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Copper Mine. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

A rich lode of copper has been discovered on private property 12 miles from Adelaide…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 2

A VERY sensible letter from "A Burned Child" upon this subject, appears in our fourth page, and no doubt will be read with interest…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. Over Seventy Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 3

AN appalling colliery explosion occurred on Wednesday morning, shortly after eight o'clock, at the Fair Lady Pit of the Crewe and Iron Company,…

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The Coal Trade. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 4

SIR,—I have read all that has been written on the important question at the head of this letter, and I can see clearly, that unless some decided action is taken…

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Hamilton. Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 3

A special meeting of the Borehole miners was held on Tuesday, at 3 o'clock, at J. Williams' Assembly Rooms; Mr. J. Sommerville in the chair…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in the Assembly Rooms, yesterday afternoon; Mr. J. Gibson in the chair. The meeting was called by requisition,…

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Coal Mining Operations in America. Pottsville, Pa., Dec. 26, 1879

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 2

There is a general suspension of all mining operations in the Schuylkill region at the present time which will continue till January 5, 1880. This is the first…

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Rhondda District Miners the Advisability of a Wage Advance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Rhondda Valley District of Miners was held, on Monday, at the Ifor Hoel Inn, Llwynypia. The minutes of the last…

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