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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1885

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The Co-operative Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1885 · page 2

A DEPUTATION appointed at a meeting of the miners of the above colliery, held on Saturday, with Mr. Jas.' Curley, miners' general secretary, interviewed the manager…

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Death Through a Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1885 · page 3

THE man John Thompson, who met with a severe accident on Friday last whilst working in the Wallsend Company's mine, succumbed to his injuries at 12 O'clock on Saturday. Mr. Samnel Chapman,…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1885 · page 8

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. James Baird in the chair, who stated that the meeting had been convened to consider the new agreement, which he called upon the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Accidents in Mines, and how some of them are caused. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1885 · page 3

SIR,—The alarming number of mining casualities which are daily occurring around us must surely have caused thinking people —practical miners in particular—to…

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District News. Wallsend. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1885 · page 3

A meeting of the Co-operative miners was held on Monday evening; Mr. D. Rees in the chair, who said that a committee meeting had just been held, that would account for his being a little…

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The Conclusion of the Dispute at the Co-operative Colliery

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

WHEN the news reached here that work had again been resumed at the Co-operative colliery on Monday morning, it gave general satisfaction to all sections of the…

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Coal Tender

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

The tender of Mr. H. Langwill bus been accepted to supply smiths' coal for the Great Northern Railway during the coming year…

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Miners' Executive Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 4

MINUTNS of an executive committee meeting held at Newcastle on Friday, December 4, 1885. Present': Messrs. D. Rees, W. Hunter, J. Summers, R. Goundry, W…

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CORRESPONDENCE The Lambton Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of Saturday last, November 28th, I observe a communication from Mr. A. Shannon, manager of the Scottish Australian Mining Company, which…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lambton Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 December 1885 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 28th ultimo a letter appears from Mr. A. Shannon, superintendent of the Lambton Company, re the present dispute on the jerry question. The…

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Lambton Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 5

At a meeting of the Saddle, Harness, and Collar Makers' Society to-night, a letter was read from the Trade and Labour Council, calling for a levy of 1s per members…

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Lambton Colliery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1885 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of November 28 there appears a letter on the Lambton Colliery dispute, signed by Mr. A. Shannon; and as, in the best interests of all concerned, it is…

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Gold Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1885 · page 3

Payable gold has been found at the head of the Hastings River…

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The Strike at Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 4

UP to the present moment the above dispute still exists, and without any apparent indication of a settlement. There is, however, one pleasing feature…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 5

A 60oz. nugget and 80oz. of gold are the result of washing 17 loads in Denny Buckley's claim, Lower Temora…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lambton Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 5

SIR,—In your issues of 5th and 7th instant, I observe letters on the above subject signed by John Jones, and Messrs. Goundry, Hamilton and Mooney (the…

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The Croydon Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1885 · page 5

THE following telegram has been received by the Under-Secretary of Mines, Queensland, from the warden in reference to the recently discovered goldfield at Croydon, midway…

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Miners' Executive Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1885 · page 2

MINUTES of an executive committee meeting held at Newcastle on Saturday, December 12th. Present: Messrs. D. Rees, W. Hunter, J. Summers, R. Goundry, W…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 8

A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. J. Baird in the chair. Mr. F. Craig the secretary, read the minutes of one monthly, and one special, also…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 8

A MEETING of the Co-operative miners was held on Saturday evening, Mr. William Laing in the chair. Secretary Mr. A. Cook read minutes of the previous meeting,…

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