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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 40

Round our Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1886 · page 6

IN this article I will deal with the Katoomba Coal and Shale Company's colliery, situated on the top of the Blue Mountains, and give my experiences…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1886 · page 5

A MEETING of the miners employed at the above colliery was held l1st night at Messrs. Amos. Bros.' brickyard, Adamstown. Mr. Lewis occupied the chair, and opened the…

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New Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 5

A company has been floated to work he Coromandel gold mines, New Zealand. The sum of £80,000 worth is already issued…

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Coal Mining in the United Kingdom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1886 · page 8

THE reports of the inspectors of mines to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, presented in the form of a blue book to both…

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Queensland Gold-mining Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 5

Shares in the Day Dawn Gold-mining Company, Charters Towers, Queensland, are quoted at a premium of 14s…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 3

MINUTES of a quarterly delegate meeting held at Newcastle Tattersall's Hotel on Friday, October 15, 1886. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 7

MINUTES of adjourned delegate meeting held at Newcastle Saturday, October 16th, 1886. Lodges represented:—Borehole,…

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New Lambton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 6

THE adjourned meeting of the above miners was held at Love's Hotel, Adamstown, on Saturday night, Mr. W. Quinn in the chair. There was a…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1886 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners' was held in Mr. Harris' Assembly Rooms on Friday evening; Mr. Thomas Magee in the chair, in the absence'…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co. (Limited). SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company (Limited) was held at the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Gold Mining Shares On 'Change

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1886 · page 5

The press considers the advance of values in shares of the Queensland mining companies as approaching to a mania…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1886 · page 5

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Monday evening in Mr. Simpson's hall, Merewether; Mr. William Hobson in the chair. There was a very large…

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Australian Coal for Spain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1886 · page 5

A Barcelona gas company has ordered several cargoes of Australian coal…

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Good News for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 4

IF you want real good pit boots and elastic sides, or nice serviceable boots and shoes for your wives and children, do not fail to pay a visit to the great sale at Joshua…

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The Illawarra Miners' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 3

THE position of affairs at Illawarra may be understood from the following extract from the Illawarra Mercury:— During the past week this…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. The Teetulpa Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 5

The Commissioner for Crown Lands, Adelaide, has received a telegram from the warden of the new goldfield, Teetulpa. He had purchased a nugget…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Wednesday. The Coromandel Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 5

Three times the capital has been subscribed for the working of the Coromandel goldfields…

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Round Our Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 8

NEW Lambton C pit having been rather prominently before, the public lately, a short description may not be out of place. The workings are situated in the guily on…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 7

THE above miners met on Wednesday evening at the Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown; Mr. W. Quinn in the chair…

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Good News for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 5

IF you want real good pit boots and elastic sides, or nice serviceable boots and shoes for your wives and children, do not fail to pay a visit, to the great sale at Joshua…

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