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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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Gold for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 5

The Financial News comments upon the recent shipments of gold for Australia, and considers that it is inopportune to allow the colonies to…

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The Illawrra Miners' Strike. Serious Position of Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 5

THE Bulli correspondent of the S. M. Herald wired from Bulli yesterday:—There was an exceedingly stirring scene here this morning; about 40 men arrived in the Bulli…

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Miners' Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 6

MINUTES of a Demonstration Committees held at Newcastle, Jan. 15, 1887. Mr. R. Goundry in the chair. The secretary was unavoidably absent…

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Lambton Colliery Committee and Mr. Croudace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 5

THE following letters have been handed to us for publication:—Lambton, January 13, 1887. T. Croudace, Esq., J.P., manager Lambton…

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The Illawarra Colliery Strike. (Echo.) BULLI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 5

THE steamer Merksworth arrived from Sydney at 6 o'clock this morning bringing six men engaged for the Bulli coal mine, and 12 constables from…

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The Lambton Colliery. A Lock-out Proclaimed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 5

THE following letter has been handed to us for publication:—Lambton Colliery. Lambton, January 18, 1887…

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Bulli Coal Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 5

THE fiftieth half-yearly report of the directors of the Built Coal Mining Company, for the half year ending 31st December, 1886, was submitted to the shareholders…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 6

The above miners held their usual monthly general meeting on Tuesday evening in Mr. Grifiths' Albert Victor Hotel; Mr. E. Chapple in the chair…

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District News. Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners was held in Ralph's Druids' Hall, yesterday morning, to consider the lockout question. There was a full…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 8

The above miners held a special general meeting on Wednesday evening in Simpson's hall, Merewether; Mr. W. R. Harrison in the chair. There was a very fair…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 7

The above miners met in Ralph's Druids' Hall yesterday afternoon (Thursday). There was a full attendance, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair…

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Victorian Gold Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 6

THE Australasian has the following:—The gold returns for 1886 show a serious falling off in one of our leading productions. It is the lowest yield…

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The Back Creek Kerosene Shale Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 3

THE Murrurundi and Quirindi Times has the following account of the above mine:—As various reports in connection with the kerosene shale mine…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Lambton Miners' Meeting. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 8

Sir,—I notice one or two inaccuracies have been made respecting the remarks offered by me at the above meeting on Wednesday. I am reported to have said…

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Gold From Millstones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 10

A curious case has just terminated in Paris. M. Po[?]p, the inventor of the pneumatic clocks, thought he could extract gold from millstones, which he…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1887 · page 6

A meeting of the above miners was held on the reserve on Saturday morning. There was a large attendance, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair…

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The Illawarra Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1887 · page 3

THE Daily Telegraph's Wollongong correspondent wires on Friday that no blacklegs came on that day, but the miners continue to keep watch with…

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Victorian Mining Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1887 · page 5

The Eaglehawk Mining Company at Malden, Victoria, has been floated by Mr. John M'Intyre, M.P. The capital has been fixed at £120,000…

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Newcastle Coal Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 5

THE 20th half-yearly ordinary general meeting of shareholders takes place in the head-office, Scott-street, to-day at noon…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 7

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, Monday, January 24. Lodges represented—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative,…

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