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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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South Waratah. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 7

The above miners met yesterday morning, Mr. T. Frith in the chair. Mr. Goundry, district chairman, was present…

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New Caledonia Nickel Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 5

Mr. Oppenheimer has made arrangements with Mr. Hussey Vivian to jointly work the nickel mine at Noumea…

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The Mount Coora Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 6

QUEENSLAND mining appears to be rapidly going ahead, and at a rate commensurate with the general progress of that young and vigorous…

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Queensland Tin-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

The Oberlin Tin-mining Company Queensland, with a capital of £200,000, has been registered…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

THE above miners met yesterday, Mr. T. Frith in the chair. Mr. J. Curley was present. A letter was received from the Labour Council, Newcastle, re the Eight-hour Bill,…

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The Responsibilities of Mining Managers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 6

A POINT of great importance in connection with the duties and responsibilities of mine-owners and mining managers in New South Wales has…

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Rising Sun Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5

Our Sydney correspondent wires that a bulk test of three and a half tons is being made from thus mine at Park and Lacey's works, Pyrmont. So far, the stone got through gives…

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Young Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 8

THE mine manager, Mr. Archibald Fairley, reports for the fortnight ending April 21st, as follows:—"The shaft is down 148 feet up to date. The stone we are sinking…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5

THE above miners held their usual meeting yesterday morning. All the men were present; Mr. Thomas Frith in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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LONDON, Friday. Terrible Colliery Explosion—twenty Persons Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 5

A terrible colliery explosion occurred yesterday at one of the collieries near Workington, Cumberland, by which twenty miners were killed…

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The Ferndale Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 3

SIR,—Reading in Thursday's issue of the Herald and Advocate a statement that the Ferndale miners had not made any demand for an advance on…

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Correspondence the Alleged Dispute at the Ferndale Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 3

SIR,—In consequence of the malicious, misleading, and, I am afraid, inspired paragraphs which have appeared in your evening contemporary, and also in…

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Stewart's Brook Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 2

FINDING upon a recent visit to the above goldfield that many residents of Newcastle were interested in this field, and believing that you are…

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Rising Sun Gold Mine. (Australian Star, April 20.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1888 · page 6

AT the invitation of Messrs James. Fletcher and Company a representative of this journal visited the ore reduction works of Messrs. Parke and…

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Correspondence the Ferndale Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1888 · page 3

SIR,—I notice in the Evening Call of yesterday that, in a leading article referring to the dispute at the Ferndale Colliery, it is insinuated that the coal…

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Great Rush of Gas at South Waratah Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1888 · page 3

SIR,—I see there is to be an enquiry into the rush of gas, at South Waratah Colliery on February 9th, 1888, to ascertain if two others are not entitled to a reward as well as…

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Wingello Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 5

The hearing of the petition for the winding-up of the Wingello Coal Company of New South Wales, which was floated in January with a…

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The Ferndale Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 6

SIR,—In Saturday's issue of the Herald and Advocate there appears a communication touching the above dispute, signed by Mr. George Hewison, secretary Ferndale Colliery…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1888 · page 6

THE above miners held a meeting yesterday, Mr. T. Frith in the chair. The minutes were adopted, but there was no business done in…

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Northumberland Miners. Mr. Burt on the Salary Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 3

Mr. THOMAS BURT, M.P., has addressed a circular to the members of the Northumberland Miners' Association with respect to the vote about to…

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