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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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

Coal-Trimmers' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 5

The fourth annual picnic of the Coal Trimmers' Provident Union will take place on Monday, when Raymond Terrace will be rendozvous for this celebration, which bids…

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Gold in North Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 5

The discoverer of gold in North Wales pledges himself to devote the whole of the wealth derived from the discovery to national purposes, after…

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Select Poetry. One Gold Ring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 10

AH, what it is to see the wedding-ring Upon her hand whom you have loved for years In secret and in silence! Ah, the tears…

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Queensland Gold Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 5

The shares in the Reid's Creek Gold and Copper Mining Company, Mount Perry, Queensland, have been over-subscribed to a large extent…

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Adamstown. South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 5

The above lodge held its monthly meeting on Saturday night at Love's Hotel, Mr. G. Dawson in the chair. Messrs. Adams and Rushford, who had…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Hamilton Miners was held on Friday evening last. There was a fair attendance. The Chairman was absent, and Mr. S. Cook was…

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Queensland Gold - Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 5

The shares have been allotted in the Kilkivan (Q.) Gold-mining Company, which was recently floated on the London market with a capital…

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Glebe. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 7

The above miners held a special general meeting on Wednesday evening in Simpson's Hall, Morewether, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair. Minutes…

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Mining at Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 4

MR. BATHURST, of the Wheal Herbert Mining Company, has put on a number of inen to sink on the reef recently purchased from Paterson and…

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Colliery Explosion at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 6

A TERRIBLE explosion occurred on the night of Oct. 24 at the Ann Pit of the Walker Colliery, two miles east of Newcastle-on-Tyne. It was at first…

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New Zealand Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

ON several previous occasions (says the New Zealand Herald) whispers have been heard of coal existing in the Hunua ranges. Up to the present no very clear evidence has existed…

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Coal-trimmers' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 5

The annual picnic in connection with the Coal-trimmers' Provident Union, which has been twice postponed owing to unfavourable weather, will be held on Monday, when the…

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The Coal Trade Between Australia and the East

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 4

UNDER the above heading, a very interesting series of papers has been lately published in the Sydney Morning Herald by the well-known geologist,…

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