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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 40

Amalgamated Miners' Association. (Melbourne Argus, September 25.)

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

IF the mining members had been aware of what the decision of the conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association would be, they would hardly have…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 6

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above miners was held last evening in Mr. Simpson's hall, Merewether; Mr. William Hobson in the chair. The chairman opened the meeting by calling upon Mr…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 2

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, Friday, October 1, 1886. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Cooperative, Glebe, B. Creek…

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North Cumberland Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1886 · page 6

THE second half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the North Cumberland Coal-mining Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Gold Mining at Fryer's Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1886 · page 5

A company has been formed to work the gold mines at Fryer's Creek, Victoria. The capital, £40,000, has been subscribed, and the shares are now being allotted…

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Hamilton Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1886 · page 6

The A. A. Co.'s miners held their usual monthly meeting on Saturday evening last. Mr. A. Stuart occupied the chair. There was a good…

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Round our Collieries

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

IN a few short articles I intend to deal with the different collieries in the Northern, Western, and Southern districts of New South Wales. Having…

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Explosion in a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1886 · page 5

An explosion from firedamp took place on Saturday at Bilkstone Colliery, near Barnsby, Yorkshire, by which 20 lives were lost…

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Burning of Small Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1886 · page 8

ANOTHER plan for burning very small coal has been added to the already long list of expedients with this object. An American inventor, A. Hardt, has…

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Lambton Miners

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

The above miners held a special meeting on the reserve yesterday afternoon (Wednesday.) There was a fair attendance, Mr. H. Hanlon in the…

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Beach Presented with a Gold Medal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1886 · page 5

A gold medal given by the Sportsman has been presented to Beach…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Large Mining Ventures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1886 · page 5

M'EACHERN, Matheson, M'Ilwraith, and Hazyard and Co., brokers, have formed a syndicate for floating the Etheridge gold-mines, with a capital of…

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Coal Output for 1885

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1886 · page 4

IN these days, whoa the fashion extensively prevails of heeding the prose of statistics rather than the bright colouring of expectation, it is satisfactory to learn…

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The Mines of New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1886 · page 4

YEAR by year the statistical reports issued by the Government Printers of the various colonies afford ample opportunity for noting Australia's…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lambton Miners' Meeting. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1886 · page 3

SIR,—In reading the report of the Lambton miners' meeting held on Wednesday, as published in last Thursday's issue. I notice that Mr. R…

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Greta Colliery. Miners' Check Inspectors. Coalfields Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 6

THE following is the text, from Hansard, of the speeches made recently in the House of Assembly by, Mr. J. Greer and the Minister for Mines, and…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

Mount Kemble mind is expected to commence work on Monday, 40 men having arrived from Sydney to work in the mine. The late employees at…

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Wickham Colliery Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

Wickham coal shares were sold to-day at 15s 9d…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Coal in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

A seam of coal nine feet thick has been struck at Swan Creek, five miles from Warwick, where sinking has been carried on for some months…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lambton Miners' Meeting. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1886 · page 5

SIR,—I am more than surprised to read a letter signed William Davies, charging me with giving an inaccurate statement at the Lambton meeting. I…

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