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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1885

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Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Provident Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 5

A meeting of the above body was held at the All Nations Hotel yesterday, at 10 a.m. The president, Mr. Tarrant, said the object in calling the meeting was in conse…

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Nevada Silver Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 3

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Nevada Silver Mining Company, the reports were not at all satisfactory. It was decided to issue 20,000 additional shares for…

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The Wharf Labourers' Dispute. a New Complication. Strike of the Coal Trimmers and Crane Labourers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 2

THE dispute in connection with the Newcastle wharf labourers assumed a new and important aspect yesterday, when the coal trimmers, to the number of 280 and 100…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Wednesday. Coal Mine Syndicate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

Mr. M'Neil, railway contractor, has purchased on behalf of a Victorian syndicate the Mount Nicholas Coal Seam Mine, in the Fingal district, in which there is…

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Coal-trimmers' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

AFFAIRS in connection with the coal trimmers' (strike in favour of the wharf labourers have not assumed anything, tending directly towards a settlement, but of…

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Meeting of Master Coal-trimmers and Merchants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

A largely attended meeting, consisting of members of the Master Coal-trimmers' Association, and gentlemen representing the coal, shipping, and mercantile interests of…

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The Coal-trimmers' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

THE strike of the Newcastle coa-trimmers on behalf of the wharf labourers still continues. Some ramours of a probable settlement were abroad, but so far nothing definite has been…

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The Coal-trimmers Strike at This Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

UP to the time of writing the unfortunate misunderstanding between the coal-trimmers, wharf labourers, and their employers, exhibits no…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 6

THE above miners met in Stokers Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. Hugh Agnew in the chair. The minutes of last…

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The Coal-trimmers' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 5

A MEETING of the affiliated trades now on strike was held at the Hall of Science, yesterday morning, Mr. F. Austin in the chair. The vigilance committee reported that the…

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An Important Case. Can Seamen be Legally Required to Trim Coal?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 5

A CASE of great importance to seamen, and arising out of the present strike of the coaltrimmers, was heard at the Newcastle Court yesterday, before Mr. James Mair, P. M., and…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 3

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Saturday, October 24th Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend, B. C. and Duckenfield, New Lambton, E…

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The Coal-trimmers' Strike. Meeting at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 4

A MEETING Of the three societies now on strike was held at Arnotts paddock, Cook's Hill, on Saturday morning. The meeting had been advertised as a mass meeting, but…

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Coal-trimmers' Strike. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 3

SIR,—It having been broadly and errbneously asserted that at the meeting of master coal-trimmers, and merchants, that I, as president, of the master coal-trimmers'…

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The Brisbane Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 8

A FEW days ago a meeting of the colliery proprietors and others interested in the coal trade was held at office of the B.I.S.N. Company, to consider the best…

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Coal Mining in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 2

THE present unsettled state of affairs in connection with employment of wharf labour in this port is one that is being watched with the keenest…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 3

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Baird in the chair. He informed the meeting that they had been called together to…

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The Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 3

A special meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Mr. Simpson's long room, Mr. W. Davies in the char. The chairman opened the meeting…

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Wickham and B. I. Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 5

The fifth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company was held to-day. Dr. M'Kenzie presided. The report and…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Saturday. Croydon Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1885 · page 3

The latest news from the Croydon gold-field discovery states that there is nothing to warrant a rush. The nearest water is five miles distant, and that has nearly run…

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