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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1886

786 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 40

Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1886 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, Mr. James Brady in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, November 11. In Equity.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge.) Stockton Coal Comapny, Limted, v. Elethoer Ane Others (Part Head.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1886 · page 6

MR. M. H. STEPHEN, Q.C., Mr. G. Knox, and Mr. H. Manning (instructed by Mr. Joseph Thompson ) again appeared for plaintiffs; and Mr. Darley…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening; Mr. J. Baird in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1886 · page 8

THE above miners held their usual monthly general meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Merewether. There was a very fair attendance of miners present; Mr…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, (Limited)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1886 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the share-holders of this company was held in the Sydney Chamber of Commerce yesterday Mr. James Fletcher presided, and proposed…

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The Kimberley Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1886 · page 5

THE S. M. Herald special correspondent, under date September 22, writes from M'Phee'e Creek:—The worst possible accounts of failure,…

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New Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 5

The Port Darwin Gold Mining Company has been formed with a capital of £100,000, to purchase the Howley Creek mine for £70,000…

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Miners!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 5

IF you want strong pit boots, or real good boots and shoes for your wives and children very cheap, do not forget that the great sale is still on at Joshua Smith's, next Beale and…

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Cumberland Coal and Iron Mining Company (Limited.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 4

AN extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of this company, together with the shareholders of the South Cumberland Coal Mining Company (Limited), was…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 2

ONE of the most terrible colliery explosions that have occurred in West Yorkshire for the past 10 years happened on Oct. 3 at the Silkstone pit of…

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The Coal Trade at Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 3

THE nature and working of sliding-scale arrangements still continue to vex the minds of employers and employed in the coal trade. The main…

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Lambton. Miners' Meetin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 7

The above miners held a meeting on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance; Mr. Henry Hanlon in the chair. The minutes of last…

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Young Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 8

WE are informed that shares in the above company are being taken up very freely, and that before long a meeting of the shareholders will be called to go into…

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The South Australian Coal Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1886 · page 3

THE report of the select committee on the coal contract for the last year has been laid before the South Australian Parliament. The question the…

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Deputation to Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1886 · page 6

ON Saturday afternoon last the Hon. James Fletcher, M.L.A., Minister for Mines, received a deputation from the Eight Hours Demonstration…

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Colonial Mining Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1886 · page 5

The Statist attacks the effortt which are being made to form the Bucknall's Estate Gold-mining Company, Victoria; the Port Darwin Gold-mining…

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Miners' Strike in Queensland. The New Chum Coal-miners' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1886 · page 3

THE formation of a Miners' Union amongst the coal-miners of Bundabba has not been regarded, so it is said, with particular favour by the…

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Miners Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1886 · page 5

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, Nov. 24, 1886. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe,…

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Stockton Coal Company Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1886 · page 5

THE case was resumed on Tuesday by Mr. Walker calling Louisa Maline, wife of John Maline (who used to reside upon the land in dispute), who deposed that she took…

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The North of England Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1886 · page 3

AN important meeting of coalowners was held on 2nd October in the Coal Trade offices, Wood Memorial Hall, Newcastle on-Tyne, to consider the…

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