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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 40

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1886 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening in Mr. Simpson's hall, Merewether; Mr. William Hobson in the chair…

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Annual Report of the Department of Mines for 1885

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1886 · page 3

WE have to acknowledge the receipt yesterday of the above important document, from which we extract the following information:—…

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The Kimberley Goldfields. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1886 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me to hand you the following letter for publication on the above goldfields. I hope it may give the public a correct idea of how things…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1886 · page 7

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Wednesday, September 22nd, 1886. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend,…

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The Fingal Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 5

Several trials of the Fingal coal have been made with very satisfactory results. Some new seams have been discovered, containing coal of better…

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The Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1886 · page 3

THE annual conference of delegates of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia was held at Waterloo, near Beaufort, Victoria, and a large…

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Our Coal Measures. Fresh Coal Mines in the Singleton District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 10

SEVERAL months ago we stated that Messrs. A. and H. Nowland had succeeded in cutting a splendid seam of coal on their Rosedale Estate…

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Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 8

THE miners employed at Greta Colliery resume work on Monday morning, for the purpose of working the remainder of their notice, which expires on October 5th…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1886 · page 10

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids Hall on Wednesday evening last. There was a large attendance, Mr. H…

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Lambton Colliery Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1886 · page 4

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. Jas. Curley, miners' general secretary, we are enabled to publish the following:— "Sydney, 24th, September, 1886…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 September 1886 · page 7

THE Clunes correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph states that the imprisoned miner, Patrick Kinnion, was rescued from the Bute and Downes…

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Teralba Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 4

The second half-yearly general meeting of the Teralba Coal-mining Company has been held in Sydney, Mr. Andrew Armstrong, J.P., presiding. The report stated:…

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The Bulli Colliery. WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 5

It will be remembered that the Southern Coal Proprietors' Defence Association recently issued a notice to miners and others, stating that,…

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Kimberley Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1886 · page 5

The steamer Otway has arrived at Cossack from Derby. She brings about 40 disappointed diggers. Edgar, a teamster, is said to have…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 8

THE quarterly meeting of the above miners was held in Ralph's Hall on Monday evening. There was a fair attendance; Mr. H. Hanlow in the…

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Tender for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 5

The tender of Lewis Thomas, of the Aberdeen Colliery, near Ipswich, has been accepted to supply six thousand tons of coal at 7s 6d per ton to the…

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The Illawarra Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 8

THE levy for the Illawarra miners, made at the several lodges on last Pay-Friday, amounts to the liberal sum of £700, which was yesterday forwarded on to Mr. J. B…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 7

AN explosion occurred in a colliery in South-West Lancashire, near Leigh, on August 13, by which thirty-eight lives have been lost. The colliery…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above miners was held on Tuesday evening in Mr. Simpson's hall, Merewether; Mr. W. Hobson in the chair…

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The Bulli Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1886 · page 6

THE following letter, addressed to the editor of the Illawarra Mercury, will, we think, be read with interest:— Sir,—In a sub-leader published in…

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