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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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New Colliery Inspector

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 5

WE understand that Mr. T. L. Bates has been appointed by the Minister of Mines to the position of assistant inspector of collieries for the Northern district. Mr. Bates applied…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 6

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Harris' Assembly Rooms on Monday evening. In the absence of the chairman Mr. Thos…

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Katoomba Coal and Shale Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 6

REPORTS have been prepared by Mr. Richard Fryer, for 16 years manager of the Hartley Shale Mine, and Mr. Joseph Edwards, manager of the Katoomba Coal and Shale…

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Miners!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 8

IF you want strong pit boots, or real good boots and shoes for your wives and children very cheap, do not forget to call at Joshua Smith's, next Beale and Co.'s, Hunter-street…

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Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 5

News from British Columbia reports the discovery of an extraordinary rich goldfield…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 8

THE above miners held their adjourned meeting last night in Mrs. Love's Royal Crwon Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. W. Cowan in the chair. The Chairman said the…

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Visit of the Minister of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 5

The Minister for Mines goes special to Bulli in the morning inspect the scene of the late terrible disaster…

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French Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 10

THE French Parliamentary sub-committee appointed to settle the terms of the relief fund section of the new Mining Bill have definitely adopted…

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Correspondence. New Lambton Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 5

SIR,—Would you kindly give me a small space in your valuable paper that I may contradict two statements that have appeared in your paper in connection with the New…

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Another Gold Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1887 · page 5

The Phœbe Gold Mining Co. (Q.) has been registered, with a capital of £40,000…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1887 · page 7

The above miners held a special general meeting on Thursday evening in the Albert Victor Hotel. There was a very large attendance. Mr. E…

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The Minister of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1887 · page 5

The arrival of the Minister for Mines at Bulli was regarded with great satisfaction. It is generally thought that though Mr. Abigail has no practical knowledge of mining…

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The Inspection of Mines. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1887 · page 3

SIR,—Having sent a letter to your valuable paper about the way they ventilate our mines in this colony, you may remember I stated in that letter…

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Colonial Gold-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 5

The Phoebe Gold-mining Company, Northern Queensland, has been registered with a capital of £40,000…

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Bulli Colliery Items. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 5

The sum of £150 towards, the relief fund was raised at a public meeting at Bulli on Saturday night. The catastrophe at Bulli formed the theme…

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The Bulli Colliery Explosion. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 6

SIR,—Your leader of the 26th ult given us parts of the annual reports of the Mines Department for the years ending Dec. 1885, also for the…

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The Bulli Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 2

At a general meeting of the Bulli miners, held on "Monday, which was open to the public, Mr. Nicholson, the miners' general secretary, intimated that le had…

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New Lambton Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 3

SIR,—Would you kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper regarding a statement that appeared in your paper in connection with the…

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Gold-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 5

The North Cornish Gold-mining Company, Northern Queensland, has been withdrawn from the market…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 3

THE above miners held their quarterly meeting in the Music Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. Henry Hanlon occupying the chair…

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