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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 15

Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1884 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. Baird in the chair. The secretary. Mr. Craig, stated that the meeting had been called to consider the best steps to be…

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Dispute Amongst the Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1884 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning, by request of the directors, the Newcastle Coal-mining Company's miners' representatives met the management at the Company's offices;…

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The Fatal Mining Catastrophe at Rix's Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1884 · page 4

THE inquest on the two men, West and Thos. Longworth, senior, who were killed in the mining accident at the Ellesmere Colliery, Rix's Creek, was held last week, and…

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Gold at Silverton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 4

SILVERTON, Friday.—News has been received that splendid stone showing gold has been struck eight miles from Silverton…

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Coal Trimmers' Friendly Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 5

THE members of the above Society intend holding their annual picnic on the 10th prox, and every effort is being made to ensure its success. The trysting place will be Raymond Terrace, and one of…

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Mining for Coal. Public Meeting at Bullock Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of property-owners and residents of Bullock Island was held in the Temperance Hall on Friday evening last, for the purpose of taking steps to protest…

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A Russian Visitor to the Newcastle Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1884 · page 3

THIS morning M. Schertsoff, a representative of the Russian Government, will arrive in Newcastle to inspect the Hunter River district coal mines. The visit is to he continued to-morrow; and on Friday…

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Visit of Inspection to the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1884 · page 3

YESTERDAY M. Schertsoff, bearing credentials from the Government of Russia, arrived from Sydney to inspect the various coal mines in the Hunter River district, His original programme was somewhat…

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Gold in Ancient Times

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1884 · page 2

GOLD was in excess in ancient times, and mostly taken from the rivers in Asia. The fables of Pactolus, of the golden fleece of the Argonauts, of the…

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Burwood Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1884 · page 2

ON Saturday the first ship load of coal from a new and enterprising company, the Blurwood Coal Company, was laden on board the barque Wood[?]ine, at Onebygamba, for…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. James Baird in the chair. The secretary Mr. F. Craig, read the minutes of the…

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Co-operative Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of the Co-operative miners was held on Saturday evening; Mr. J. Houston in the chair. Mr. Moss, the secretary, read the minutes of the…

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Defence of Australian Coal Ports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the invitation of the Admiralty, Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for N.S.W., and Major-General Scratchley, High Commissioner for New…

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Correspondence Alleged Attack on a Non-union Coal-trimmer. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—When I was in Newcastle, I had occasion to write to you respecting what I considered gross ill-treatment of a man going to work as a coal-trimmer, who was…

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Coal at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A meeting of gentlemen interested in the discovery of coal at Teralba was held yesterday, Mr. Daniel O'Connor, M.P., in the chair. It was…

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Correspondence the Glebe Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 3

SIR,—Craving a small space in your valuable paper, in reference to the Glebe colliery dispute, I should like to say a few words in reference to those the headings or districts considered deficient. I would…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 3

A MEETING of Globe miners was held on Monday Oct. 20; Mr. William Davies in the chair. The secretary, Mr. E. Buxton, read the minutes of several special general meeting and two…

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Waratah Coal Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the forty-second half-yearly meeting of the Waratah Coal Co. to-day, the profit and loss account, including £6383 from last half-year, slowed…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1884 · page 1

THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening; Air, Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Check Inspectors…

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Special General Meeting of the Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1884 · page 3

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Newcastle Coal Company's Glebe miners was held at Simpson's Hotel, Glebe, last night; Mr. Wm. Davies in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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