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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 40

Kimberley Goldfields

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

Carr Boyd, the explorer, describes the Kimberley country as all magnificent-looking gold country. He says, "A man could not go wrong." There are shallow…

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The Proposed School of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 4

WE think the country in general will approve of the manner in which the Legislative Assembly has acted with regard to Mr. SHEPHERD'S…

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Important Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 5

AN important conference of representatives of employers and employees in the coalmining interest took place on Saturday, at 11 o'clock, at the Great Northern Hotel…

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A Mining Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 3

CHARLES STEWART, inspector of mines, proceeded against Frederick Cain, a carpenter, employed at the Hepburn Estate Company's claim, at the police…

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The Late Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 4

PERHAPS there has been nothing of late years that has testified more vividly to the progress of Thought than the proceedings at the Miming Conference held on Saturday…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1886 · page 7

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids' Hall yesterday. There was a large attendance. Mr. H. Agnew in the chair. The minutes of…

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District News. Stockton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1886 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of Stockton miners took place on Monday night at Mr. Deaton's long room. Meeting opened in usual form. Mr. Nickerson in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 8

The Co-operative miners held a special meeting on Wednesday evening for the purpose of considering the agreement between the associated masters and he…

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Greta. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 7

A GENERAL meeting of miners was held on Tuesday afternoon in Smallshaw's Hall, Mr. C. Bowling in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and…

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The Coal Site

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 5

A deputation of ship owners and others waited on the Melbourne Harbour Trust to protest against the removal of the coal site from the north to the south side of…

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Wallsend. Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 7

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening in Mr. Hane's hall, Mr. James Baird being in the chair. There was a large attendance,…

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Coal at Young Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 4

PERSEVERANCE, industry and pluck, rewarded! More wealth for the district! Coal struck at Yung Wallsend! On Saturday a fine seam of coal, 10 feet thick,…

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Gold in Brisbane streets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 5

Goldbearing stone and black slate have been found at a depth of 25 feet in the streets of Brisbane…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. The Mount Morgan Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 5

The celebrated Mount Morgan case concluded at Brisbane yesterday. The rule applied for was discharged…

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Coal, and the Plants Which Formed It

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 11

THE second of the courses of science lectures for the people, given by the Gilchrist Educational Trust, under the auspices of the Yorkshire Union of…

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The Mining Industry in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 10

A SCHEME for the assistance of the mining industry, which is well worthy the consideration of the mining community, was placed before a meeting of…

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Gold Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1886 · page 5

A party under the leadership of Mr. Shadforth, described as a chemist and mineralogist from Sydney, who recently obtained a miners right from Warden…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1886 · page 3

A special general general meeting o[?] miners was held in Mr. Smallshaw's Hall on Thursday evening at 6 p.m., Mr. E. Bowling in the chair. The sc[?]utineers…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1886 · page 7

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle Saturday, June 12th, 1886. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambtod,…

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Hamilton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1886 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the A.A. Company's miners was held on Saturday evening last. Mr. Thomas Weir occupied the chair. There was…

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