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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1882

350 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 18

Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

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. The minutes of last…

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Australian Coal in San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

THE latest issue of the 'Frisco Journal of Commerce, quoting up to the end of April gives the following items re Australian and other coals:—Imports since January 1st:…

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Local News Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

WE are requested to draw attention to the fact that a miners' conference is to be held at Lambton, on Saturday first…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 3

SIR,—The conference which has been called together to consider the question of the Borehole strike could only succeed in proposing some plan or scheme…

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The Berrima Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 8

IN reference to a paragraph copied a few days ago from the Goulburn Herald, to the effect that there had been a strike at the Berrima Colliery, Mr. J. J. C. Atkinson, the…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

A FULL meeting of the Borehole miners took place yesterday morning at Williams' Assembly Rooms, Hamilton, Mr. James Duke presided…

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(The Late Victorian Secretary for Mines), in India

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

WE take the following from the Mining Journal of the 1st and 8th of April last, and on the eve, as we believe we are, of another mining mania, these…

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Discovery of Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 3

THE existence of coal in the Moe district was first discovered about four years ago, on the selection of a man named Mills, at the Mosquito Creek. It was found cropping…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 2

AN important meeting of the Borehole miners was held yesterday, at Williams' Assembly Ground, commencing at 12 o'clock, instead of the usual hour, 9. Mr…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 2

THE following return from the Co-operative colliery reached us too late to be included in our list of the past week's coal export, Published yesterday, Viz.:—Sydney, 682;…

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New Coal Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Coal seam, three feet six inches thick, has been discovered at Maryborough, above seven feet of fire clay…

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Inspector of Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 2

A TELEGRAM was received by Mr. Fletcher, M.L.A., yesterday from Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines, announcing that Mr. John Dilon, late Miners' General…

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Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

MINUTES of an adjourned conference meeting held on Saturday, June 10th, at Lambton. All the lodges were represented, along with the district officers, Messrs…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Lambton, on Thursday, June 8 Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton, Back Creek, Glebe,…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 2

THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held on April 28, at the Canon-street Hotel, Mr. A. W. Young in the chair. The report…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 8

WE have been requested to publish the subjoined basis of arbitration for a proposed settlement of the Borchole strike, as submitted by the miners to the A.A. Co.'s…

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A[?]dents at Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1882 · page 2

ON Friday last whilst engaged in pushing a load waggon from under the screens, two [?] named Manuss MacDonald, and William Smith were much injuted, through…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 2

AN important meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Hamilton yesterday morning, Mr. James Duke presiding. There was a full muster of the men. Formal…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1882 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of Borehole miners took place yesterday morning at Hamilton; Mr. James Duke presiding. The minutes of the previous proceedings…

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Inspector of Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 4

OUR Sydney telegrams announce the formal gazetting of Mr. John Dixon as Inspector of Collieries, vice Mr. Thomas Lewis, resigned. The appointment is to take effect…

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