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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1885

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Coal Indications Near Manly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 3

THE following memorandum has been forwarded by the Government Geological Surveyor to the Under-Secretary for Mines:— "The red and grey shales which crop out…

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

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

SIR,—The letter of Jesse Gregson, Esq., General Superintendent of the A.A. Co., which appears in your issue of Saturday last makes reference to my communication…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 6

THE above named miners held their usual monthly meeting, on Monday evening, in Mr. Simpson's long-room, Mr. William Da[?]ies in the chair. The chairman opened…

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Varieties. the French Coal-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 8

For the first time since 1849 the output of coal from the mines in the North of France shows a decrease, the total for 1884 having been 9,430,000…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 2

MINUTE of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday, December 17, 1885. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, B.C. and…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1885 · page 8

The following is the check-inspectors' report in connection with the above:— December 3rd, 1885. Thermometer on top, at 7.30 a.m. 70 degrees. No…

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The Lambton Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1885 · page 4

PERHAPS never in the history of struggles between capital and labour were matters connected with strikes ever conducted in the same orderly and methodical principle…

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Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1885 · page 6

ON Monday evening last the Ferndale miners held their quarterly meeting in Howell's long room, Mr. J. Hadfield in the chair. Minutes of previously monthly…

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Silverton Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1885 · page 8

GOOD work has been done at the Association's works since the furnace was last blown into. She is running almost exclusively on Day Dream ore, of which but one…

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Miners' Meeting at Minmi. Election of Colliery Doctors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 December 1885 · page 4

A MEETING of the employees of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries was held on Wednesday night in Wilson's Hall. There was a good attendance. Mr. Gray…

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Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1885 · page 8

A terrible colliery explosion has occurred at Mardz Colliery, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire. About 200 persons are entombed, and grave fears are entertained that they have…

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CORRESPONDENCE The Colliery Explosion in South Wales. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1885 · page 2

SIR,—The poor unfortunate miners of South Wales have again been victims to one of those most dreadful calamities that can possibly befall their lot—an explosion of…

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Miners' Meeting at Minmi. The Doctor's Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1885 · page 4

A MEETING of the employees of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries was hold on Tuesday night, in Mr. Sharp's Hall. Owing to the day being a holiday, there…

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