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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Thomas's Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening. Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 5

The Scottish Australian Mining Company had declared a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent per annum…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 2

THE circular or letter addressed to the miners of Northumberland by Mr. Burt has been issued, and will doubtless effect the purpose intended in…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was hold on Saturday evening, Mr. C. Richardson in the chair. The minutes of the monthly and committee…

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Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 7

ON Saturday morning last the district officers and three of the Ferndale miners interviewed the proprietors of the Ferndale Colliery at their office in Watt-street in reference to a…

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The Hillgrove Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 5

A GENTLEMAN who has just returned from Hillgrove, Armidale, informs us (S. M. Herald) of a crushing last week by the Bakers Creek gold mine of 48 tons of quartz,…

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The Gold Discovery in North Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 5

Mr. W. P. Morgan, the discoverer of gold near Dolgelly, in North Wales, has been served with an injunction restraining him from removing any of…

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Correspondence the Coal Guards. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 5

SIR,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable journal, on behalf of the cola guards, to most flatly deny the assertions contained in a letter which appeared in your paper of…

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Hetton Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 8

SIR,—Your correspondent of April 30, "A Hetton Miner," states that the jerry at Hetton Colliery is from 6in. to 8in. As I myself, with John Brock,…

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District News. Glebe. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 8

The above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair…

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The Shipment of Coal at Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 8

FROM the following extract from yesterday's S. A. Herald it will be seen that our metropolitan friends are leaving no stone unturned to attract the coal traffic of the country in…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company was held on Monday, Mr. James Fletcher, M.P. (chairman of the board), presiding. The report and…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the, Lambton miners was held last night (Wednesday) in Mr. Ralph's Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly meeting…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 7

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, May 2nd, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, B. C. and…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 6

THE following is the Chock-inspector's report taken on the 16th and 17th of April, 1888, and read and approved of at last meeting:—We, the undersigned, having examined the…

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Australian Mining Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 5

The sudden fall in shares in the Great Eastern Mining Co., Gympie, Queensland, has seriously affected shares in other Australian mines…

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Ferndale Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 6

SIR,—Reading in Monday's issue of your valuable paper the mining conference between Mr. James Fletcher on behalf of the proprietors of…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 8

The A.A. Company miners hold a special meeting last evening to receive nominations from persons willing to stand for the office of check-weighman in place of Mr. Robert…

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Great Eastern Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 4

British shareholders in the Great Eastern Mining Company, Gympie, Queensland, threaten to institute proceedings against the promoters of the…

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Gold Mining in Wales

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

Government intend to grant leases and to issue licenses for gold-mining in Wales…

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