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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 40

The Durham Miners' Gala

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 3

THE seventeenth annual demonstration and gala of the Durham (England) miners was a great success, so far as the attendance was concerned. As…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co

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

Mr. Thomas Garrett has been elected chairman by the directors of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co., vacant through the death of Dr…

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The Teetulpa Goldfield

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

FROM Adelaide we are informed that at Petersburgh there are a great number of passengers en route for the Teetulpa diggings. Great excitement…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 12

THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Ralph's Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair. The…

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The Scottsdale Colliery Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 5

At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council attention was directed to the advertisement for 500 miners for Scottsdale Colliery, Tasmania. It was…

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Mount Morgan Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 10

THE Mount Morgan proprietors for months past (says the Rockhampton correspondent of the Courier) have been annoyed by "jumpers" and…

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Good News for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 6

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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Queensland Mining Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 5

Shares in the Day Dawn, Charters Towers, are at £1. premium; Bonnie Dundee, 9s; Etheridge, 30s; Cumberland, 17s 6d…

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Wood & Coal Weighing. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of coal and wood merchants, waited on the Minister of Works today with reference to the re-weighing of coal and wood on arrival,…

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The Gold Mining Excitement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1886 · page 5

Much excitement is being manifested over the investments in the gold mining companies which have recently been formed to work mines in…

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Good News for Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 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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Reports of Mining Inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1886 · page 7

A BLUE BOOK was recently issued from the Parliamentary Officer, containing reports for 1885 from the various inspectors of mines in Great Britain. The…

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The Fairfield Gold Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1886 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT of a Northern contemporary writes thus as follows:—Fairfield, or Drake, is on the main Tenterfield road, 35 miles from…

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The Mount Keira and Bulli Colliery Ejectments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1886 · page 5

THE Illawarra Mercury, of Tuesday has the following on the above subject:— All, or nearly all, the miners…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 8

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday, October 28th, 1886. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend,…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 3

THE above miners met yesterday, at 10 a.m., near Messrs. Amos Brothers' brick yard. Mr. W. Quinn presided. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Advantages of Life Assurance. Greta Colliery, October 27th, 1886. To the Directors of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited, 49 Castle-reagh-street, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I beg to tender my sincere thanks for the prompt payment of £50 for which my deceased husband was insured. In my case the value of…

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The Gold-mining Mania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1886 · page 5

The capital of the Mount Morgan West (Queensland) Gold mining Company has been subscribed twofold. The Kaboonga Gold-mining…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1886 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening in Mr. Simpsons hail, Merewether; Mr. William Hobson…

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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1886 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the A.A. Company's miners was [?] one Saturday evening last. There was a good attendance. Mr. R. Stewart…

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