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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 2

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. Baird in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting, and two committee meetings were read and…

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Mining Accidents in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A shocking fatality occurred yesterday morning at Sandhuret, at the United Hustler's and Redan Company's mine. A man named…

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Great Gold Find. Nearly £8,000 in Two Days!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 2

BINGERA, Saturday.—The residents of this district were sent into a state of great excitement yesterday, by the announcement that the brothers Hanlou, proprietors of…

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The Bingora Gold Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The news from Bingera that two thousand ounces of gold had been taken from Hanlon Brothers claim on Friday and Saturday, is confirmed…

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Brookstown Mining Case

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

THE case against Alexander Snedden and Andrew Snedden, was heard at Wallsend Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Perrot, P.M., and Messrs, Neilson and Birrell…

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Important Summons Case. Examiner of Coal Fields v. Newcastle Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1884 · page 2

YESTERDAY, at the Police Court, Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., adjudicated in an important mining case. The defendant was Stewart Keightley,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1884 · page 2

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

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A Midland Coal Crisis. the Threatened Great Strike of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 4

A SPECIAL correspondent of the Newcastle Daily Chronicle has visited the Midlands during the present week (Dec. 1), and sent an account of the…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 2

THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 2

A BALLOT was taken on Wednesday, at the Co-operative Colliery, among the miners relative to joining the Union, with the following result:—For, 225; against, 36, and…

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Miners' Annual Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 3

MINUTES of a committee meeting held at Newcastle on Saturday, February 16, 1884. Present—W. H. Britton, J. Summers, G. Goundry, W. Davies, W. Williams, J…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 4

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday, February 21st, 1884. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Glebe, New Lambton, Back…

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The Miners' Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 3

Entries for the 100 years race in the Miners' Demonstration Sports close to-morrow with the secretary…

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Intercolonial Telegrams Coal in the Northern Territory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1884 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—In view of the reported discovery of a coalfield in the Northern Territory, the Minister of Education has telegraphed to the acting…

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Terrible Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 7

A terrible accident occurred on January 16th at Garment Colliery, Cwmaman, a small village about twenty miles from Swanson. Farly in the morning nine men…

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Coal at Gippsland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Coal has been again struck in Gippsland. There is a four feet eight inches seam forty-three feet down…

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Gold Near Braidwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—Two nuggets, weighing two ounces each, have been found in the Little River at Braidwood…

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Coal from Kilcunda (S.A.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The first shipment of one hundred and fifty tons of coal from Kilcunda, S A., has been landed at Melbourne from the Elamang. Four…

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New Zealand Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 4

THE Otago Dally Times has the following:—"The suspension of operations at the Shag Point Colliery cannot fail to be a matter for general regret…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. Coal in Gippsland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The mining department have received a report upon the Narracan Valley Company's coal which was found near Moe. Another…

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