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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

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Original Correspondence. to Coal Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 2

SIR,—Having perused an article in your issue of 28th December, headed " Caution to Coal Miners," I beg to tender the following explanation. The party who…

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The Inquiry Into the Shipping of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1884 · page 2

THOSE interested in the advancement of our staple industry are naturally anxious to ascertain what alteration is likely to be made in the working of…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 2

THE following are minutes of a quarterly delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday, January 3rd, 1884, Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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Serious Mining Accident in Victoria. Four Men Shockingly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Another mining accident has occurred in the colony by a cage falling down a shaft 220 feet. Four miners were so seriously injured that…

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TELEGRAMS. Incondiarism at the Vale of Clwydd Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the coroner's inquest into the recent fire at the engine house of the Vale of Clwydd Colliery, Lithgow, a verdict has been returned of…

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The Recent Mining Accident in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1884 · page 8

THE accident which happened on Wednesday in the Union Gold-mining Commpany's mine at Mount Greenock, Talbot, Victoria, is expected to terminate fatally…

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A New Goldfield in the Northern Territory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1884 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The Government has received an official telegram from the Northern Territory, stating Warden Nash reports the discovery of an…

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Miners' Provident Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 4

THE following letter has been written to the London Times, by Mr. Joseph Pease, to the Editor:— Sir,—I notice in the columns of…

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Miners' Provident Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 1

THE following letter has been written to the London Times, by Mr. Joseph Pease, to the Editor:— Sir,—I notice in the columns of…

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Important to Our Coal Intebests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 1

THE following telegraphic repeat of a speech by C. P. Huntingdon, of the Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, will be of interest to business men and the coal interests…

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A School of Mines for the Newcastle District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1884 · page 2

By our issue of Friday last it will be seen that the miners' delegates, at their last meeting, arrived at the commendable determination to…

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Sensational Gold Find at Gympie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1884 · page 2

GYMPIE, Wednesday.—Another sensational gold find is reported at the Wilmot Extended Mine, Gympie, where a specimen of 700ozs was obtained…

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A Mining Registrar in Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Robert Sullivan, late mining registrar at Carcoar, has been committed for trial for embezzling Government monies…

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West Wallsend Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1884 · page 7

A MEETING of the shareholders of the West Wallsend Coal-Mining Company was held in the Great Northern Hotel yesterday, Mr. Alex. Brown, J.P., in the chair, for…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. Coal Miners' Strike in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Tuesday—150 miners have struck at a colliery in New Zealand, owing to an attempt on the part of the owners to lower the rates. The pits are idle…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1884 · page 3

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening. Mr. J. Baird in the chair. The check inspectors report was read and received. It was as follows:—…

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Coal Found at Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The foreman of the diamond drills at Grafton telegraphs to the Minister for Mines that he has come upon a good seam of coal…

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Commercial. the Coal Trade with China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1884 · page 2

In view of the probability of war between France and China, and the effect such a war may have upon British interests, says the S. M. Herald, it is important to know what, at the present time,…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1884 · page 2

THE above miners hold their monthly meeting in Stokers' Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. Perrott, P.M., J. Birrell and J. Y. Neilson, J.'sP. Th Eexaminer of Coal Fields, Mr. Mackenzie v. A. A. SNEDDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1884 · page 2

THIS case came on for hearing on Tuesay. From the information read it would appear that Mr. Mackenzie, accompanied by John Usher had applied to the Messrs. Speddon for the purpose of making an…

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