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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

613 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 31

Stockton Coal Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 3

AT the ninth, half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the above company, held in Sydney on Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas Cowli shaw, chairman, presiding, the following report…

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New Lambton. C Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 7

A LARGELY attended monthly meeting of the above miners was hold on Wednesday evening, in the lodge-room of Love's Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. John Wallwork in…

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The Bulli Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1887 · page 7

THE fifty-first half-yearly report of the Bulli Coat-mining Company was presented to a meeting of the shareholders on Thursday last. It ran as…

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Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1887 · page 5

IF you want good, strong pit boots, or cheap boots and shoes for your wives and children do not fail to call at Joshua Smith's, opposite tram terminus, Hunter-st., Newcastle…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1887 · page 7

THE half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company was held on Thursday last, Mr. W. B. Walford presiding…

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Regulation of Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 6

THE London correspondent of a Home paper writes:— After much designed delay on the part of the Government, the second…

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The Strike at the Katoomba Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 5

THE Katoomba correspondent of the S.M. Herald wires as follows on Sunday:—"The Penrith police were telegraphed for last night by Mr. North, managing director of the…

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The Mount Morgan West Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 5

It is proposed to reconstruct the Mount Morgan West Mining Company. The capital is to be reduced to £150,000, the vendors cancelling…

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West Wallsend Coal Company (Limited)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 5

THE fourth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the West Wallsend Coal Company (Limited), was held in Sydney on Friday last, Mr. David Wilson presiding. There was a…

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West Wallsend Coal Company (Limited)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1887 · page 8

REFERRING to the report of the half-yearly meeting of the above company, which appeared in our yesterday's issue, we now publish the following…

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The North Illawarra Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 7

THE Illawarra Mercury states:—"This company is now putting out coal at the rate of 90,000 tons per annum. When the Governor Blackall will be engaged in the…

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Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. Diamond Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1887 · page 5

A COMPANY is about being formed to work the Bingera diamond fields, with a capital of £20,000…

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Coal Mining in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 11

THE S.M. Herald's London correspondent writes:—During this week the House of Commons has been engaged in discussing some useful measures…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1887 · page 2

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Friday, 5th July, 1887. Lodges represented: Borehole. Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, B.C. and…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1887 · page 7

MINUTES of an adjourned delegate meeting hold on the 6th August. All the lodges represented, along with the district officers…

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Sale of a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1887 · page 5

Mr. J. C. Brown has sold the Bluespur mines, Tuapeka…

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New Lambton C Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1887 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday night at Love's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. John Wallwork in the chair…

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A Portable Electric Mining Lamp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1887 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Manchester Geological Society, the honorary secretary, Mr. J. S. Burrows, introduced to the notice of the members a…

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South Bulli Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 6

THE Illawarra Mercury states:—"The South Bulli Company, whose operations are carried on at Russell Vale, making rapid strides towards…

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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 5

THE A. A. Company's miners held their usual general meeting last Saturday evening. Mr. S. Cooke occupied the chair, and Mr. Curley, the general secretary, was present…

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