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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1887

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Colliery Disaster in Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 7

A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at Cwtch Colliery, Rhondda Vach, at about 7 o'clock on the evening of February 18. The report shook…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 7

SIR,—In your issues of the past few days there has appeared news of this sad and melancholy disaster. The breadwinners of many famlies have…

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The Bulli Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 3

THE, following letter to the editor is published in the columns of the Brisbane Telegraph: —"Sir,—The recent explosion at Bulli Colliery marks a new at in the history of…

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Bulli Colliery Catastrophe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 5

THE inquiry into the circumstances of the explosion in the Bulli mine was resumed at 9.50 on Saturday morning, when the cross-examination of Mr. Ross was commenced…

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Fatal Colliery Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 8

ABOUT ten o'clock on a recent night a serious accident occurred at the Wallsend Pit, belonging to the Tyne Coal Company, near Jarrow, England,…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 3

THE above miners held their quarterly meeting on Thursday night in the lodge-room of Mrs. Love's Hotel, Adamstown. There was a very fair…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Instiute on Saturday evening, Mr. James Brady in the…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Harris' Assembly on Friday evening, Mr. James Baird in the chair…

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Mining Royalties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 3

THE bill to regulate the imposition of mining royalties in the United Kingdom, brought in by Mr. Conybeare, provides for the establishment…

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New Lambton Miners. to the Editor

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

SIR,—In your issue of Thursday you published a letter from Enoch Gould, denying that he told the New Lambton miners that the New…

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The Late Explosion at Bulli Mine. to the Editor

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

SIR,—Great dissatisfaction prevails here on account of so much credit being given to Messrs. H. O. M'Cabe and Evans when it belonged to others…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 8

THE above miners held their monthly meeting last night at Adamstown. There was a large attendance. Mr. Cowan sent in his resignation as…

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A Queensland Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 5

A shareholder applied in the Court of Chancery, London, to have his name removed from the register of shareholders in Mount Morgan West Mine. Justice Kay, in…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 10

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

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 7

The above miners held their monthly meeting, on Wednesday evening in Ralph's Hotel M. H. Hanton in the chair. The [?]es of the previous meeting were…

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Mr. Burt, M.p., and the Northumberland Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 12

IN reply to an inquiry as to the truth of certain statements which have been made regarding the dispute in Northumberland, and the reported…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1887 · page 6

MINUTES of a quarterly delegate meeting held at Newcastle, Thursday, April 7th, 1887. Lodges represented—Borehole, Wallsend,…

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Illness of the Minister of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1887 · page 5

Mr. Abigail has succumbed to his exertions at Bulli, and is indisposed…

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Spontaneous Combustion in a Coal Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1887 · page 3

A BOARD OF TRADE inquiry was recently opened at the Town Hall, North Shields, into the circumstances attending the total loss by fire of the…

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Mining in the Malay States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1887 · page 6

A GENTLEMAN who has lately returned from Malayan India, and travelled through every part of that vast and wealthy country, writes as follows:—…

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