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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

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The Wallsend Colliery Co.'s Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle and Wallsend Coal Company, the report stated that the net profits for the half year, including…

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The Emmaville Silver Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Dale has returned from Emmaville, and brings with him three sample assays of silver, showing at the rate of 555 ozs., 228 ozs., and 391 ozs…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1884 · page 2

HARTLEY, Monday.—George Hayward, a miner, at Hartley Vale, has been killed by a stone falling down the shaft 300 feet, and hitting him on the head…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 4

Check Inspector's report on the state of the air on July 23 and 24:— Intake at main tunnel, 15,330 cubic feet per minute. Intake at the timber shaft, 15,080 cubic…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 4

A meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Saturday evening, Mr. John Houston in the chair. The minutes of the previous general and two committee meetings were adopted…

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Miners' Meetings. WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 4

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. J. Baird in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as correct…

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The Silver Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Geological Surveyor reports from Emmaville that the lode has improved in appearance. Eleven assays give silver at the rate of two…

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East Waratah Colliery. July 12th, 1884. Check-Inspector's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 4

Intake at Tunnel, 16,758 feet of air per minute; thermometer 66. East Dyke Intake, 9217 feet of air per minute: return 9247; flat scarce of timber; 38 men, 3…

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Importation of Australian Coal to England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1884 · page 1

"SENDING coals to Newcastle," is an old mode of casting ridicule upon the people supplying from a foreign source a market suffering from an…

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Coal Haulage Rates in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1884 · page 2

A BY-LAW has been approved by the Executive Council of Victoria relative to the carriage of coal. Several attempts have been made to create a trade in coal,…

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Mining for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An explanation was given in the Legislative Council yesterday by the Attorney-General, in reply to a question asked at the last sitting by…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 4

THE continuation of a Wallsend miners' meeting was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. James Baird was in the chair, and remarked that the first business would be a notice of motion from the…

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Waratah Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Waratah Coal Co.'s shares sold to-day at £13…

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New Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Maryville Colliery Company has been formed with 30,000 shares, in £1 shares…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 1

A MEETING of the Glebe miners was held on Monday evening; Mr. W. Davies in the chair. The minutes of the general and two committee meetings were adopted…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 1

THE above miners met in Stoker's Druids' Hall, on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance; Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read; also, those of…

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The Silver Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The mining report from Emmaville states that ten assays varied from 320 oz. to 673 oz. of silver to the ton…

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The Cumberland Coal and Iron Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the first general meeting of shareholders in the Cumberland Coal and Iron Mining Company, yesterday, there was no quorum, and it…

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The Cumberland Coal and Iron Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The first general meeting of the shareholders in the Cumberland Coal and Iron Mining Company was held to-day. The Hon. John…

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Minmi. Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1884 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the above, the following report was read and received:— "Check-Inspectors' Report. July 14th,1884.—We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have…

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