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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1882

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The Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A special meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held this evening (most of the trades being represented), to take into consideration…

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Strange Suicide of a Gold-digger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

AN inquiry was held at Upper Adelong, by the Police Magistrate, touching the death of Edward Hartnett a digger. The exidence showed, that on Monday, Constable Gorman,…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 8

A MEETING of the Borehole miners was held yesterday morning at Williams' ground, Hamilton; Mr. Andrew Curry presiding. There was no particular business for…

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As Good as Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 5

FOR an accomplished young lady only—a large and commodious dressmaking department, with two Singer's sewing machines, gas stove, figure for fitting, pressing irons,…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved of; also the minutes of two…

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Wallaroo Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 2

FROM the balance sheet which accompanies the Directors' report, to be presented to the shareholders at the yearly general meeting on Monday next, we gather the following…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 2

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Lambton on Saturday, March 11th, 1882. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton, Back Creek,…

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The Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Dr. Renwick leaves Sydney on Friday night for Newcastle. He purposes paying a visit to the mining districts of New England…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 4

THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance. Mr. W. Kerr in the chair…

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CABLEGRAMS. Fearful Colliery Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 4

LONDON, March 14.—A fearful accident has occurred at the Lam Colliery, near Durham, through the falling in of a shaft, whereby about 150 miners are imprisoned…

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TELEGRAMS. Borehole Miners' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A meeting of the Trades and Labour Council reports that several societies have been waited upon with reference to the Newcastle Relief…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 4

THE result of the meeting of miners to be held to-day will, by reason of the strike between the Australian Agricultural Company and their workmen,…

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Advice to Miners and Others

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 5

OUR advice is, make yourselves comfortable and happy. How? Listen A few doors from Buchanan's Criterion Hotel, and next to J. T. Smith's boot shop, in Hunter…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1882 · page 2

In pursuance with advertisement a general meeting of the miners of the Hunter River District was held on the Gas Works Hill, in Mr. W. Arnott's…

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Coal in South Africa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1882 · page 3

TWO large companies have been formed in Cape Colony within the last month (says the Times) for the development of the coalfields of the colony. Recent examinations…

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Opening of Berrima Colliery Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Berrima Colliery Railway was opened on Saturday. The Hons. John Lackey (Minister for Works) and J. Watson (Colonial…

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Is there Coal under London?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 3

PROFESSOR J. W. Judd delivered an interesting lecture at the London Institution the other night on the question whether there is coal under London. Without…

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The Berrima Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1882 · page 2

THE following are additional particulars to those which appeared in our yesterday's issue:—The Berrima Coal Company's colliery and railwaly were formally opened on…

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The Minister for Mines at Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1882 · page 3

THE Hon. Dr Renwick, Minister of Mines, together with Messrs. H.H. Brown, R. D. Murray, Burdekin, J. Kidd, and J. Cass, members of the Legislative Assembly,…

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The Visit of the Minister for Mines to the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1882 · page 2

IT is too frequently the case in New South Wales, when a Minister of the Crown makes an official jaunt, that the people's anxiety to show their…

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