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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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Amending Mining Act to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of April 21st I noticed with pleasure a letter signed J. Summers, and was glad to see that he had taken up, and handled so well,…

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Coal Miners' Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 4

IT will be seen from the minutes of the Delegate Board which met yesterday that the miners' representatives are now prepared to meet the associated masters on the…

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Recklessness in Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 7

THE Barnsley magistrates committed William White, miner, recently employed at the Wharcliffe Silkstowe Colliery, near Barnsley (England) to…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 7

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Tuesday, April 26th, 1887. Lodges represented—Borchole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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The Amending Mining Act. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 6

SIR,—My suggestions that appeared in last Thursday's issue are likely to do some good for the mining community, if correspondents like Messrs…

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Hamilton Miners Re Check-inspections. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 7

SIR,—In reading to-day's issue, re the above, it is evidence the Hamilton miners are not sufficiently aquainted with the Coalfields Regulation Act,…

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Young Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 5

A very successful meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Thursday evening at Latham's rooms, Wolfe-street, when the certificate of registration of the…

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The London Coal Dues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 2

A deputation representing the mining associations of Great Britain and the manufacturers and gas companies of the London area, awaited upon Mr. W. H. Smith at…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held at Mr. Harris' Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening, Mr. James Baird in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly,…

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The Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 5

A MEETING of the shareholders of this company was held on Thursday in the Exchange Chambers Sydney. In the absence of Mr. J. Fletcher, M.L.A., the chairman of the…

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Coal-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 6

MR. W. MATTIEU WILLIAMS contributes a paper to Knowledge, in which he deals with the subject of coal-mining, and discusses the steps that…

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Tin Mine Floated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 5

A company is being floated to work a tin mine near Palmerston, in the Northern Territory of Australia…

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District News. Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, Mr. James Brady…

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Correspondence. Ventilation of Mines. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 7

SIR,—The ventilation of mines is calling for public attention, but more specially that of those who have to earn their bread in the mines of New…

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Check Inppectors' Report on the Co-operative Colliery, April 26 and 27, 1887

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 6

No. 1. Split.—Aired from new air shaft. Current at No. 1 bord was 7250 cubic feet per minute. Current at No. 11 bord was 6217 cubic feet per…

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Correspondence the Ventilation of Mines. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 7

Sir,—I am greatly indebted to you for publishing my last letter in your widely circulated paper. Will you oblige by inserting this, as it is a…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 3

The above minors held a meeting in Ralph's Hall on Saturday evening, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…

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Correspondence Ventilation of Mines. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 3

SIR,—I cannot let the opportunity pass without giving a few suggestions re an amended Mining Act, as the present one is so defective, and there…

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The Coalcliff Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 8

THE deputation from the employees of the Coalcliff Colliery Company, who interviewed the Minister for Mines on Monday, again waited on him on…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 6

The above miners held their usual monthly general meeting on Monday evening in Mr. Simpson's Hall, Merewether, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair…

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