South Waratah Miners
THE following correspondence has been handed to us for publication by Mr. J. Curley, miners' general secretary. "Charlestown, South Waratah,…
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Mining & the mines, 1885
433 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 22
Mining in South Australia
ADELAIDE, Friday.—A large deputation waited on the Commissioner of Crown Lands this morning, and urged the Government to grant bonuses for…
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A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. T. M'Gee in the chair. He called upon the acting-secretary, Mr. J. Baird, in…
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GRETA, Monday night.—The Greta miners tendered their notice on Saturday last until all disputes are settled. If no amiable arrangement takes place at or…
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THE position of the miners of the old country in South and West Yorkshire is such as to demand the warmest sympathy of the working classes of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Cape Otway coalmine has been opened 45 feet, disclosing a well-defined seam two feet thick. The prospects are considered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the Greta Colliery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Referring to the statement of your Wallsend correspondent, published in this morning's paper to the effect that the notice "was only put up at this colliery after the…
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THE Independence Belge of April 3 published news from 'Charleroi that an explosion of fire-damp had occurred in the mine at Marcinelle, by which 18 persons were killed…
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THE following advertisement appears in an English paper, the Morpeth Herald, of March 28th:— Emigration to Queensland and Australia…
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THE sample of supposed coal found by Mr. Gardiner in the bed of a creek running into the river Gellibrand, about 16 miles from Colac, Victoria, has been submitted to…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Abbott is somewhat recovered, but is not able to leave the station at Tilpa…
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THERE has been great excitement in Inverell during the past week in connection with the diamond mines at Auburn Vale and Cope's Creek. Recent finds have been…
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THE death of Peter Whyte recalls, a strange story. In an Australian mining camp at one of the tents sat four men—June 10, 1858—talking earnestly of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District News. Lambton. Lambton Miners' Meeting
The above miners met in Stoker's Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. H. Agnew in the chair. The minutes of the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Westport (New Zealand) coal-miners on strike have received over £450 from the miners of this colony…
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THE coal production of Dortmund district last year was as follows: First quarter, 7,072,779 tons; second quarter, 6,598,593 tons; third quarter, 7,127,032…
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THE miners and their families who were evicted at Denaby on April 14th, found shelter for the night at Mexborough, in schools, club-rooms, and…
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IN a paper recently road before the Philosophical Society of Glasgow by the Rev. Alexander Williamson, the well-known traveller in North China, the writer shows…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Good payable gold has been found near the Ord River, in the Kimberley district, West Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. the Yorkshire Miners' Strike. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—In reading your leader of the 2nd, many a thought came into my mind as to what could be done to in some way assist our fellow-workmen…
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