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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1883

269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 14

The Glebe Mining Distute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the Glebe miners, held on Monday night, it was agreed to accept the proposals of the Company with respect to the settlement of the dispute as…

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The Fatal Mining Accident at Barmedman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 3

THE Temora Star has the following particulars in reference to the shocking mining accident which took place on Thursday at the Aada Gold-mining Company's shaft at…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

THAT the present year bids fair to be a more progressive on for Stanthorpe (on the borders of Queensland and, New South Wales) than the past, few will dispute, and…

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Combustion of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 2

MR. PRIDGIN TEALE (says World) has been delivering a lecture before the Philosophical Society of Leeds on the economical combustion of coal. He says truly that our…

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Dubbo Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 3

MR. NANCARROW has returned to Dubbo from, Sydney (says the Express) and has been altogether successful in his self-imposed mission. A company has been…

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Coal Miners' Strike in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT of the Queenslander writes:—The strike of the miners employed in the different collieries in the Ipswich district has assumed another phase. Numerous…

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Wellington Gold Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Wellington (N.Z.) Cup was won by Mischief; Louis second…

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From the Coal-pit to the Commons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 3

SIR GEORGE ELLIOT, M.P., took part a few days ago in the distribution of prizes and certificates to the successful students of the educational science and art classes…

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Original Correspondence. Coal-trimmers' Grievances. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—One step towards removing a grievance is to give it publicity, and as you profess to be a defender of the true interests of the working classes, we hope to…

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Wallsend Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 4

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Monday evening, the 5th instant. The chairman asked the secretary to read the minutes of the previous meeting, which…

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Tremendous Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 3

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The prospectors' claim in Garibaldi Reef, Solferino, turned out another rich patch, one bucket of stone contained from 15 to 20 ounces of gold…

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Dispute Amongst Newcastle Coal Trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 4

YESTERDAY afternoon a number of the 'Union' coal trimmers who were engaged trimming at the dyke brought their shovels out of the holds of four different ships,…

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Original Correspondence. the Newcastle Coal Mining Company and Labour (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of the 25th inst., in connection with the above company, appears the Directors' Report for the half-year, ending 31st December, 1882. The…

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The Coal Trimmers' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1883 · page 2

FROM a paragraph which appeared in yesterday's issue of this journal, it would appear that a misunderstanding has arisen between some of the…

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Coal Trimmers' Strike. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—A paragraph appeared in Wednesday's issue of your paper, respecting the action of the Coal Trimmers' Union in refusing to work with four non-union men…

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The Arbitration Between the Newcastle Coal Company and Their Workmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 4

IN our issue of Thursday we published the basis of an agreement entered into between the parties concerned, upon which arbitration is to take place on…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1883 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Williams' Hall, on Saturday evening last. The minutes of the previous monthly meeting were read…

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The Northumberland Miners' Union (England)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 2

AN event of considerable interest, especially to one section of the community, took place on Christmas day at Blyth, in the county of…

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The Coal Shipping Question. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—"New Zealander" in your issue of to-day gives only one instance of the mismanagement of the cranes. Why, sir, it would be very much harder to quote…

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The Shipment of Coal. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

SIR,—Having been in port a little short of a month, and the most of that time trying to understand the crane regulations, I am now totally unable to understand any…

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