The Fire at Minmi Colliery
THE fire at Messrs. Brown's Minmi pit appears to be [?] Serious than was at first anticipated. From official reports it now seems to be extremely threatening, owing to…
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Mining & the mines, 1883
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 14
Great Cobar Copper-mining Company
THE Echo of Tuesday says:—The half-yearly meeting of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company was held this morning, Mr. Russell Barton, M.L.A., in the chair. The report showed that on December 31 there…
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SIR,—In your issue of Thursday, "Exporter" refers to the above subject, and after complaining of the regulations and capabilities if the shipping appliances, he, evidently, without discovering his…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—An English Comany have sent a cablegram to Sydney notifying their acceptance of the offer to sell the coal shale property at Capertee, near Lithgow, for £25,000, and become the purchasers…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An injunction was granted in the Supreme Court, to-day, on the motion of Mr. Manning, instructed by Mr. Charles Readett, preventing Mr. Snedden mining under the Township of…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—A coal miners' strike has occurred at the Burrima mines (Queensland.)…
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THE public meeting held on Wednesday night, at the Protestant Hall, to consider the course of the tramway from Newcastle to the mining…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—An important discovery of some specks of gold has been made in a water auger-hole, a few miles from Horsham, in the Wimmera district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marketable Coal, and Where to Find It. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I often hear the Newcastle coalfield spoken of as inexhaustible, and its mineral lands as of incalculable value, that, if properly dealt with by the Government, it would realise an enormous revenue,…
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A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening last, Mr. J. Baird in the chair. The report of the Check Inspector was…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Moonta Copper Mine, the directors reported a considerable loss…
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THE Lambton miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening; Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The Cheek Inspector's report for the past month was read and received…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the two Councils of Plattsburg and Wallsend was held oil Wednesday evening in the Council Chambers. Present: The two Mayors, Aldermen Richardson, Wilkinson, Dean Harris,…
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A SPECIAL delegate meeting was held at Lambton on Thursday, September 27th. The lodges represented were—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton. Duckenfield, Globe, Back Creek, Ferndale, and East…
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AT the last miners' monthly meeting at Lambton there seemed to be a desire on the part of the younger men to avoid taking office, and this fact…
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THE above miners held their quarterly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Tuesday evening; Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were confirmed…
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MINUTES of a quarterly delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday October 4th. The lodges represented were-Borchole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton, Back Creek, Glebe, Duckenfield,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Fatal Accidents in the Mines. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—In your last Thursday's issue I notice that in the report of the Lambton miners quarterly meeting, held on Tuesday last, a speaker gave notice of motion that—"In future, when a fatal accident occurs in the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A new colliery will shortly be opened on the Messrs. Atchinson's land at Mount Kembla…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Fine specimens of coal have been found in the parish of Mirboo, Gippsland. The outerop shows good coal along the face for twenty-five feet…
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