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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 40

Aggregate Meeting of Miners at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1886 · page 8

ON Saturday forenoon an aggregate meeting of miners was held on the Lamston recreation reserve, when Mr. D. Rees, President of the Hunter River Coal, Miners'…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Tasmanian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 5

A shipment of coal from Fingal, Tasmania, has arrived in Melbourne…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1886 · page 3

THE above miners held their usual meeting on the reserve yesterday (Wednesday); Mr. Hugh Agnew in the chair…

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The Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1886 · page 3

MR. ROBERT PURVIS, who has just returned from the Kimberly goldfields sends the following interesting letter to the " Dubbo Despatch":—"Will…

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Rich Gold Quartz

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

Mr. Vale, assayer, assayed to-day a small sample of stone taken from a reef a short distance from South Sydney. The result was 2. 30 ounces to the ton…

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Co-operative Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, the 29th instant, in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute, Mr. Adam Cook in the…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in Mr. Harris' Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening; Mr. James Baird in the chair. The secretary (Mr. F…

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Establishment of Schools of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 4

ON Friday night Mr. SHEPHERD moved in the Assembly that the House should on Friday next resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider…

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Coal in Ocean-going Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 2

THE steamer Aller, the latest addition to the North German Lloyds's Atlantic fleet, was tried on the Clyde on April 10, and exhibited remarkable results in…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 5

A general meeting of the Greta Miners was held in Samlishaw's Hall this morning at 10 a.m. Mr. E. Fowling in the chair Minutes of last meeting were read…

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Accidents in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 7

THE long-expected final report of her Majestys Commissioners appointed to inquire into accidents in mines-has at last been published, together with a…

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Schools of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 3

IN the debate upon opening Schools of Mines throughout the colony in the Assembly on Friday night, the following report of the remarks of Messrs…

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Miners' Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 5

There are five hundred miners at Gun ther's rush…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 8

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, June 14th, 1886,—Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, Black Creek and…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Royal Commission on Collieries. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 4

SIR,—My attention has been drawn to an article in your issue of date on '" The Royal Commission." Lest erroneous impressions may be created in the minds of your readers,…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 2

The above miners held their usual meeting on, the reserve yesterday morning. There was a full attendance, Mr. H. Agnew in the chair…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 5

Samuel Waterfield, Bulli Colliery, has been killed by a fall of coal…

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Mining Royalties in Great Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 3

AN influential deputation of members of Parliament, who have held conferences with regard to the proposed mining legislation, recently had an…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 3

IN view of the large amount of public interest at present felt in the discovery of gold at Kimberley, the hon. the Premier, on Friday evening last despatched the…

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Kimberley Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 5

It is reported at Townsville that a nugget, weighing 700ozs, has been found at Kimberley…

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