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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 44

Taranganba Proprietary Gold Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 7

MESSRS. LEONARD DODDS & Co, of Sydney, report that the directors of the Taranganba Proprietary Gold Company have appointed Mr. M'Kenna, late manager of the Lady…

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Oberlin Tin Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 5

The shares in the Oberlin Tin Mining Company, with a capital of £200,000 have been all subscribed…

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Non-union Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 4

IT is alleged that at one of the now collieries a determination appears to have taken possession of the management to work it with what are…

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Gold in North Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 5

An important meeting was held at Dolgelly, in North Wales, when resolutions were passed supporting Mr. W. P. Morgan in his protest against…

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The San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 4

The S.F. Journal of Commerce of May 3, has the following:—We take the following review of coal from a private, circular of April 28: During the week there have been…

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An Extraordinary Woman. a Mining Amazon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 3

WE (Glen Innes Examiner) regret to announce a somewhat serious accident that befell one of the most typical daughters of our land—we refer to Mrs. J. H. Jones, who…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company (Limited)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 5

THOSE who have applied for shares in the above company, which has been formed to work the gold-mining property formerly known as the New Rising Sun, situated in North…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1888 · page 5

MR. J. M. SWERT (of the firm of James Fletcher and Co.) was in town on Saturday in the interests of the Bonang Gold-mining Company which is now being floated. He…

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The West Wallsend Colliery and the Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1888 · page 8

As there appears to be some doubt existing as to the truthfulness of the report concerning the West Wallsend management discharging miners' because they refused to sign an…

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Macquarie Freehold Coal Company

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

The prospectus of the Macquarie Freehold Coal Company, New South Wales, with a capital of £120,000, has been issued…

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The Cinnabar Mines at Ohaeawai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 6

REFERRING to the purchase of these mines on behalf of Sydney capitalists, the Kawakawa correspondent of the Auckland Herald writes:—The report…

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Proposed Colliery Engine Drivers' Union. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 8

SIR,—In looking over your valuable paper of Friday last I read with deep interest your article on Unionism, and the thought occurred to me that it was…

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The Coal-fields of South Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 8

A FOREIGN Office report on the coalfields of South Russia has just been published. It states that the Donetz coal-basin, stretching over a…

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Burwood Miners

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

THE above miners held their usual monthly general meeting, on Tuesday evening, in the Albert Victor Hotel; Mr. E. Chapple occupied the chair…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

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

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Wednesday, June 6th, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Lambton, Co-operative,…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 5

A fatal mining accident has happened at Johnston's gold mines, Vic. James Trembath, while ascending a shaft, after firing a charge, fell off a…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 11

A TERRIBLE explosion recently took place at St. Helen's Colliery, Workington, Cumberland. The pit took fire while a shot was being fired. The…

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District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was hold on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance, and the lodge chairman (Mr. S…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Resolutions to be Proposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

THE sub committee of the Miners' Association met on Saturday evening last, and agreed to the following business sheet for aggregate meeting to be held on Saturday, 16th inst.,…

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Gold-mining in North Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 8

THE Dowager-Marchioness of London-derry, Lady Aline Vane-Tempest, Lord Henry Vane-Tempest, General Stewart, and a large and distinguished…

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