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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 15

Lambton Miners

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

THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening. Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last monthly and those or…

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Ferndale Colliery Case Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 4

IN the Supreme court, yesterday, the following evidence was taken:—Hardle Gifford King, clerk in John Dawson and Son's office, deposed:—Since…

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Select Poetry. the Miners of the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 3

Oh! there are some who dwell amongst the mountains, By crashing cascades and by fitful fountains, Whose brows are over bath'd by the pure air;…

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Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Victorian Government have accepted a tender from the Western Port Coal Company to supply 9000 tons of coal—one-half at 3s…

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The Development of the Victorian Coal Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 2

By our telegram in yesterday's issue, it will have been seen that the Victorian Government have accepted a tender from the Western Port Coal…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 3

AN important meeting of miners took place yesterday on the New Lambton Cricket Ground, to consider what further action was to be taken regarding the miners…

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Coal Porduction in the United Kingdom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 4

A SHORT summary of the official statistics relating to the production of the coal in the United Kingdom last year has been issued by Mr. S. Jeans,…

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Coal Noar Dubbo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 4

DUBBO, Friday.—A seam of coal, feet 8 inches thick, has been found at Dubbo…

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Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Victorian Mining Department have received information that the Hazelwood Coal Company have cut through seven feet of good…

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Ascot Gold Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The Ascot Gold Cup race, with 1000 sovs. added money, subscription 20 sovs, each, resulted as follows:—Timon, 1 ; Tristan, 2;…

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Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1884 · page 2

CARCOAR, Saturday.—An accident happened on Thursday at the Brown's Creek Gold-mining Co.'s works, Carcoar. A young man, named Cared, and his mate,…

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Water Supply. No. 1. Supply of Water for the Towns of Maitland, Morpeth, Newcastle and the Mining Townships, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 1

THIS is the title of a report to the Government of New South Wales by "W. Clark, member of the Institute of Civil Engineers," under date October 8th, 1877, in…

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New Colliery at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 2

ARRANGEMENTS have been concluded with a Sydney firm for the working of the Maryville Estate, the property of Mrs. Hannell, A seam of coal, of unexceptional quality,…

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Serious Fire at a Durham Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1884 · page 4

SOUTH Brancepeth, or, as it is locally known, Page Bank Colliery, one of the best appointed in the county of Durham, was the scene of a fire of a disastrous…

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Tenders for Government Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The tender of the Waratah Coal Company has been accepted for he supply of coal for the Pilot and Ordinance services, 1885 tons at 15s 6d per ton…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 June 1884 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held last Tuesday evening, in Mr. Simpson's long room; Mr. Milson in the chair. The Secretary read the minutes of the…

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Coal Mining Report for 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 2

UPON the principle of better, late than never, we have to acknowledge the receipt of the report of the Department of Mines for last year…

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Newcastle Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 3

THE following output of coal took place during the past week from the A.A. Company's pits:—Sydney, 1694 tons; Melbourne, 5620; Port Stephens, 16; and home…

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A Mine of Coke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 1

A NEW Mexico paper announces the remarkable discovery of a vein of natural coke at Los Cerrillos. The vein is three feet thick, and lies…

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The Carriage of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1884 · page 4

MR. DIBBS'S reply made on Friday last to a deputation upon railway sidings (says the S. M. Herald) lets in a light upon the practice upon some of our…

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