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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

613 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 31

Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 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 it Joshua Smith's, opposite tram torminus, Hunter-st., Newcastle. 1086…

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New Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1887 · page 5

The Normanby Amalgamated Gold-mining Company has been floated with a capital of £75,000…

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Gold-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 4

The Ravenswood goldmine, Queensland, has been floated into a company, with a capital of £100,000…

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Coal-Trimmers' Excursion and Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 2

If any class of men have the right to a day's full enjoyment in the wholesome air of the country, it is the men who go below in the heat and dust of the ship's hold and…

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Gold From a Cemetery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 8

SAYS Las Noticias, of Bogoto, U.S. Colombia: "The gold which is now being dug out of the ancient cemeteries (huacas) at Hilandia and other places near Periera, in Cauca, has…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 5

THE A. A. Company's minors held a special general meeting on Monday evening last. There was a largo attendance. The object of the meeting was to consider the case of the…

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Fatal Accident in Burwood Mine. Inquest at the Junction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 5

MR. GEORGE C. MARTIN, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquest yesterday morning on the body of a miner who was fatally injured in the Burwood mine the previous…

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Australian Ruby Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1887 · page 4

The largest of the rubies obtained by Mr. Pearson from the M'Donnell Range ruby mines, in Central Australia, are worth £7 per carat. The…

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Coal Trimmers' Excursion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1887 · page 5

This was set down as one of the principal events of the day, but it was destined to fall through, along with most of the others. Raymond Terrace was to have been the…

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Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 5

The miners' meeting was postponed from Wednesday until this evening, as the deputation have not been able sooner to meet Mr. Gregson…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held last night in Harris's Assembly Rooms, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the previous monthly,…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 8

A special meeting of the A.A. Co.'s miners was held last evening to consider the "dirt" question on which some 50 men have been discharged by the management. Mr. T…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1887 · page 7

THE miners of the above colliery hold their monthly meeting on Thursday night in Mr Deaton's long-room. There was a large attendance. Mr…

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Gold Extraction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1887 · page 5

The whole of the capital for the company floated by Messrs. Cosmo Newbery and Vautin has been subscribed privately. The object of the…

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District News. Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1887 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, Mr. R. Price in the chair…

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Queensland Gold-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 5

A company has been registered with a capital of £75,000, to work the Central Queensland Gold-mining Estate…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act. (Newcastle Chronicle.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 8

FOR the information of the large number of our readers who are interested in the chief industry of this district, we are enabled to give, below, the…

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The Peers and the Mines Bill. Conference of Miners' Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 8

A largely-attended conference of miners' delegates was held on Tuesday (Sept. 20th), at the office of the Workmen's Peace Association,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 3

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

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 5

The above miners held their monthly meeted in Ralph's Hall last evening. There was a good attendance; Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair…

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