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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1882

350 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 18

Charters Tower's Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1882 · page 2

THE following is Mr. Warden Selheim's report of the Charters Tower's goldfield for the month of March. "That the quantity of stone crushed was 3930 tons 12 cwt. for…

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Colliery Disturbances at Wrexham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 5.—The disturbances amongst the colliers at Wrexham still continue, and numerous acts of violence have been perpetrated. The outlook is very…

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The Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1882 · page 2

THE A. A. Co.'s men held their usual tri-weekly meeting, yesterday morning. Reference was made to an advertisement in the Herald and Advocate signed J. S. Green,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1882 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Adamstown, on Monday evening last, Mr. George Perham in the chair…

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The Boreholo Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1882 · page 2

IN our yesterday's report of the meeting held on Wednesday respecting the advertisement of the manager of the South Waratah Colliery for miners to work…

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Lambton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1882 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Lambton minors took place in stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening Mr. W. Kerr in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Telegrams. a Rich Lead of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A rich lead of gold has been discovered at Wogonga River near Bega…

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Large Nugget of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A 123 ounce nugget of gold was found at Temora yesterday…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1882 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Adamstown, on Monday evening last, Mr. George Perham in the chair. The minutes of the…

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Ballimore Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1882 · page 2

THE contractor for the shaft, Mr. Burslem, informs the Dubbo Express that it is now down to seventy feet, on to sandstone. The last fifteen feet have gone through…

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A Shot in the Mine. Boom!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1882 · page 3

ON the wind that sweeps the caverns grins, In the dark and dreary mine, Where the fitful gleam of a ''Davy" dim Shows pillars in ghostly line;…

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Slaty Coal From Newcastle Forth Victorian Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1882 · page 2

FOR many years past, we have been prepared to look upon the peculiar style of transactions carried out by the Victorian Government without…

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Miners' Representative Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 2

A meeting of representatives from the several lodges, in connection with the Miners' Association took place at the Marquis of Lorne Hotel Lambton, on Saturday…

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Rich Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 4

MESSRS. Davis, Spencer and party have struck an immensely rich lead in the Belmore claim, Ophir. Old residents may remember that some years ago quite a…

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General News. Shocking Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 4

THE Under-Secretary for Mines has received a telegram from Warden Lukin at Gympie giving particulars of a fatal mining accident there on Saturday. On that night two…

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Serious Colliery Disasters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 7

Great excitement was manifested at Durham, on April 18, when it was reported that one of those disasters which unhappily are not rare in the…

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The H. R. Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 2

THE Coal Miners' Mutual Provident Association of the Hunter River districts has the honour of being the first body to register under the Trades' Union Act of 1881. The…

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The Importation of Coal-miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

MR. JAMES CURLEY, Miners' General Secretary, has furnished us with a copy of the subjoined letter, which will speak for itself:—"Brookville, Regent-street,…

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Borehole Miners. the Proposed Basis of Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

WE have been requested by Jesse Gregson, Esq., General Superintendent of the A.A. Company, to publish the following agreement which was forwarded to the Borehole…

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Mr. Bent and Victorian Coal for Government Purposes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

MR. BENT, the Commissioner of Railways in Victoria, officially stated about a month since, that he could get coal cheaper from Cape Patterson, even if he had to…

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