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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1881

304 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16

Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

THE Home News of April 22 in its article headed money market, says:—The report of the Scotish Australian Mining Company for the half year ending Dec…

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Coal at San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1881 · page 2

SOME few days ago we published a telegram stating that the price of coal in San Francisco was nine dollars per ton. A similar cablegram appeared in the whole of the…

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Gold Struck near Murrurundi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1881 · page 2

MR. ALLEN, the person who has been out prospecting for gold in this district, arrived in town on Wednesday evening, and brought in some splendid specimens…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

The above miners held their usual monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall on Wednesday evening last. There was a large attendance, and Mr. James Hadwell…

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Glebeland. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners' was held on Monday evening last. Mr. John G. Gregory in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting being read…

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Discovery of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 2

An important discovery of a seam of coal has been made at Marulan, at 120 feet deep; the seam opening three and a half feet to, six feet…

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Serious Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 2

A SERIOUS mining accident occurred on Saturday at the Ellenborough claim, Eaglehawk, Bendigo. A miner named Thomas A'Beckett had charged a blast,…

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The Competition in the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

THE Page Bank Lodge of the Durham Miners' Association celebrated the anniversary of their formation on Saturday last. The proceedings…

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The English and Scotch Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 4

THE adjourned enquiry into the causes of the Seaham colliery explosion of September last was brought to a close yesterday, when, after receiving a…

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Berrima Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 2

THE report of the meeting of the Berrima Coal Company directors, held at Moss Vale, has been published. Several tenders for rails have been received, and they…

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Cleveland Miners' and Blast Furnacemen's Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 3

THE ascertainment in accordance with the sliding-scale was received last Friday morning and shows the selling price of the iron for the quarter…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1881 · page 3

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting, held at Lambton, on Saturday, June 11th, 1881. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Now Lambton,…

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Ballarat School of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1881 · page 2

WE have to acknowledge receipt of the annual report presented at the recent meeting of governors of the School of Mines, Ballarat. The ramifications of…

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Coal.—Southern v. Northern

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1881 · page 2

SOME two years ago, Mr. Charles Green, of Newcastle, on his return from England, wrote to this journal respecting the superiority of Northern over Southern…

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A Legend of the Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 3

IN the Introductory chapter of her new book of travel "In the Ardennes" 1881), Mrs. Katharine, Macquoid has one of those old legends which she…

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Coal Dust in Explosions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 2

PROFESSOR ABEL gave evidence at the Seaham Colliery inquiry on the part played by coal dust in producing explosions. He showed by experiment…

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Coroners and Inspectors of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 2

THE following remarks upon a recent enquiry into a colliery accident, are taken from the Newcastle Daily Chronicle of April 6:—There was a…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1881 · page 3

THE above miners met on Saturday evening in William's Assembly Rooms, Hamilton. There was a largo attendance, Mr. J. Clulow in the chair. The minutes of last…

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Tasmanian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1881 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Hobart Mercury says:—An agency has at last been established for the York Plains coal, which finds ready sale; the only fault to find…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 8

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting, held at Lambton, on Friday, June 24th, 1881. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton, Back…

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