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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Burwood. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 3

The above miners' held a special' general meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Glebeland, Mr. John Hall in the chair…

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The South Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 6

ON Monday evening (says the Telegraph, Messrs. Middleby and Dix, the deputation from the Newcastle Miners' Association, visited the Mount…

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A Big Coal Carrier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 8

THE Magicienne, the first of the five new swift cruisers arranged for last year, was (says a Scotch paper) launched at the Fairfield yard. She…

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The Waratah Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 4

FROM the particulars given in another portion of to-day's issue it will be seen that a difficulty of a somewhat grave character has arisen in the…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the quarterly meeting were read…

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New Coal Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 9

The North Stockton Coal Company, of Newcastle, New South Wales, with a capital of £125,000, has been announced…

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Newcastle New Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 3

THE prospectus of this company appears in another column, and certainly reveals a very attractive future for intending shareholders. The directorate is composed of local, Sydney,…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1888 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners took place on Saturday at Love's Hotel, Adamstown. There was a large attendance. Mr. Alfred…

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District News. Wallsend. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Thomas' hall on Monday evening. The attendance was only moderate. Mr. R. Punton…

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Carrington. Coal-trimmers' Provident Union

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

The above Union met last night at the All Nations' Hotel to consider the matter of reorganising the Union on a new basis. Mr. Samuel Tarrant occupied the chair, and there…

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The Price of Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 6

THE council of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures on Monday night passed the following resolution:— the members of the chamber…

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The Mining Bill of the Future

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly on Monday, Mr. ABIGAIL, Minister for Mines, took the public into his confidence with regard to the new Mining Bill,…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 2

THE above miners held their usual monthly general meeting on Tuesday evening min the Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. E. Chappel occupied the chair…

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The Waratah Colliery Dispute

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

FROM the minutes of the delegate meeting of miners held yesterday it will be seen that a resolution was adopted instructing the general secretary to intimate to the Waratah…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

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

MINUTES Of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Wednesday, July 18th, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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Mining Conference

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

A CONFERENCE between the representatives of the colliery proprietors and the miners of the Newcastle district is appointed to take place at Russell's Imperial Hotel, Scott-street, at…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 3

MINUTES of a special meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island miners, held on Monday evening, July 16th. Mr. M'Allister in the chair…

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Cablegrams. London, July 13. Catastrophe in a Diamond Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5

NEWS has been received of a terrible fire which broke out in Do Beer's Diamond Mine at Kimberley, Cape Colony, and by which 224 persons, so…

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Mining in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 7

CHINA (says a omen paper) is about to offer great opportunities to young mining engineers and geologists in Europe, and especially in Great…

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The Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 9

AN important conference between the representatives of the miners and the colliery proprietors of the Newcastle district takes place at 11 o'clock to-day, at the Imperial Hotel,…

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