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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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Boulders in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 10

MR. C. BROWNRIDGE, F.G.S., lately read a paper before the Leeds Geological Association on boulders found in the black bed coal, and overlying…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' institute on Saturday evening, Mr. James Brady in the chair. The minutes…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 4

MINUTES of a delegate meeting held at Lambton on August 22nd, 1887. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Cooperative Glebe, Greta, Back Creek and…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 6

YESTERDAY morning, in pursuance of advertisement, an aggregate meeting of the members of the H. R. Miners' Association took place, at…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 4

IT seems more difficult and dangerous—if not unwise, and even impertinent—than ever, for the press to interfere in the dispute…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Mining Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 5

In the Equity Appeal Court, Stockton Coal Co. versus Fletcher and others, the whole day was occupied in reading the evidence taken during the…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. GOLD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 5

The escort left Croydon for Normanton with 15,000oz. gold…

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Queensland. Brisbane, [?]esday. Croydon Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 6

One hundred and eight of stone from the Problem claim returned over 300oz. of gold; 54 from the King of Croydon North, 20, has…

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The Amended Mining Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 4

TO-NIGHT a deputation proceeds to Sydney for the purpose of suggesting to the Minister for Mines certain amendments in the promised Amended Mining Act, and to present a…

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Glebeland. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 7

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

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Strike of the Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 4

We referred briefly in our issue of yesterday to the dispute among the Burwood miners, and we are sorry to have to record the fact that matters, instead of being amicably…

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The San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 7

MR. J. W. HARRISON'S circular reports as follows:—Since the sailing of the last Australian steamer there has been the following arrival from Newcastle, viz., Scottish…

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Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 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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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 4

A SPECIAL general meeting of the A. A. Company's miners was held last evening to consider the reply from their manager in reference to the deficient work. He offered…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Act. Deputation from the Miners. Exciting Scene in the Mining Department. Threatened Expulsion of Mr. Melville. False Reports about the Undermining of Streets. SYDNEY, Thursday afternoon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 5

A deputation from the Amalgamated Miners' Association of the Newcastle and Hunter River districts waited on the Minister for Mines at 11 o'clock to-day in…

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Burwood. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 7

A special general meeting of the above miners was held yesterday at the Albert Victor Hotel, Burwood; Mr. R Chappel in the chair…

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New Lambton. C. Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 7

The above miners held their monthly meeting last night, in the Lodge room of the Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown. There was a very fair…

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Mr. Peter Bennett and the Mining Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 5

MR. PETER BENNETT, the Mayor of Wickham, has a grievance, and desires that the utmost publicity should be given to it. In our report of the deputation from Wickham…

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Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 6

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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Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 8

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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