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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 44

The South Waratah Dispute. The Directors and Miners to Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 6

THE South Waratah miners met again yesterday near Adamstown; Mr. Hildred in the chair. Mr. CURLEY, who was present, said that…

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Colliery Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

WE (Illawarra Mercury) understand that Mr. Mackenzie, examiner of coalfields, has issued two summonses against Mr. W. Wilson, manager of the South Bulli Colliery, for…

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South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

ON Saturday morning Mr. James Fletcher M.L.A., met a deputation at Newcastle from the South Waratah miners, consisting of Messrs. Evans and Adams, Mr. R. Goundry,…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute, Mr. Cuthbert Richardson, jun., in the chair…

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Hamilton. Borehole Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Williams' Assembly-rooms, Hamilton, on Saturday night. There was a very large attendance, and Mr. S. Donn…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 6

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

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Discovery of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 8

THE Chester Chronicle says: "Another discovery of gold has been made in North Wales which promises to eclipse the possibilities of Mr. Morgan's…

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The Dispute at Eskbank Colliery. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 5

ON Friday last a dispute occurred between the manager and nine of the men who were put off without notice, the manager stating that they were…

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Coal Trimmers and Crane Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 5

AN inaugural union meeting of the members of the above was held at the All Nations' Hotel, Carrington, last night, Mr. S. Tarrant occupying the chair. There was a large…

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The Demolition of the Coal Staiths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

THIS highly important work is progressing rapidly, the contractor (Mr. James Russell) having a large number of men at work. The lower bridgeway across the foot of…

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An Important Decision in a Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 5

A CASE interesting alike to dealers in mining stock and to pawnbrokers was (says the Melbourne Age) decided last week by Mr. Justice Wrenfordsley. A gentleman named…

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Coal-miners' Grievances. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 7

SIR,—Will you allow me a little space in your valuable paper? Things are very unsettled here at present with the miners working at the A. A. Company's mine. A…

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Colliery Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 8

AT Wollongong, on Monday, W. Wilson, manager of the South Bulli Colliery, was charged with neglecting to comply with a provision of the Coal Mines Regulation Act…

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The Kawa Kawa Colliery. a Rare "Gas" in the Mine Fully Described. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 7

SIR,—I have read with care the extract from the Northern Luminary, Kawa Kawa, Bay of Islands, May 29th, which you published in your issue of 20th inst.; also,…

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Glebe. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 5

The above miners hold their quarterly meeting on Monday evening last in Simpson's Hall, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair. Mi[?]utes of the previous general and…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 3

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, on June 26th, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, N. L. C. Pit, Burwood,…

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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held last evening to consider the minutes of the delegate meeting, held in Newcastle, on Tuesday; Mr. Thomas Weir presided…

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Gold in North Wales—a Company Successfully Floated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 5

A company has been successfully formed to work the rich gold mine near Dongelly, in North Wales, discovered by Mr. William Pritchard…

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The Young Wallsend Coal Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 3

THE third ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the above company was hold in Latham's Excelsior Hall, Wolfe-street, yesterday afternoon, Mr…

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Correspondence the Kawa Kawa Colliery, New Zealand. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 5

SIR,—I have read the article published in the columns of the Advocate on Wednesday, the 20th, written by Mr. Moody, manager of the above mine, re "Sulphuretted Hydrogen…

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