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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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The Coal-fields of South Russia

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

THE coal-fields of South Russia, being rapidly developed as a result the construction of a network of r[?] ways in the mining and manufact[?]…

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Miners' Meeting

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

The monthly meeting of Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly,…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 5

MINUTES of delegate meeting held at Newcastle, July 21, 1888. All the lodges were represented, along with the district officers…

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Important Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 7

A CONFERENCE between representatives of the Newcastle Coal-owners Mutual Protective Association and delegates of the Hunter River Coal-miners Association was held on…

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The Waratah Coal Company's Arbitrators

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 8

We have been requested by the manager of the Waratah Coal Company to publish the following letter, which is a copy of that sent by the directors to the miners' general…

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Latest District News. Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held in Williams' Room on Saturday evening, to hear the report of the delegate who had attended the mining conference held…

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The Late Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1888 · page 4

THE conference held on Saturday last, between the colliery proprietors and their employees, was one of more than ordinary importance to the people of…

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Wallsend Miners. Check Inspectors' Report of Wallsend Colliery. July 10th, 1888. Mr. Maddison's District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 2

SWAMP OAK.—At intake we could not get any result; tried again on the heading near the fault, and got 2880 cubic feet per minute. At the return,…

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South Waratah and Tribute Collieries. to the Editor

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

SIR,—I see by a letter in your issue of to-day, from Mr. Hildred, secretary South Waratah miners, that I am called in question for some remarks…

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Lambton Miners

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday night in Mr. Ralph's Druid's Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of last special meeting were read…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 3

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

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Co-operative Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Co-operative miners was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening, Mr. Adam…

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Aggregate Meeting of Illawarra Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1888 · page 3

A WELL-ATTENDED aggregate meeting of miners of the Illawarra district was held on Monday afternoon at Wollongong. Mr. Ninian Melville, M.P., presided. The…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 8

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Mr. Thomas Assembly Rooms, Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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South Waratah and Tribute Collieries. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

SIR,—I have spent no little time in perusing the long rambling statement made by Mr. Craig in answer to my question—that was, to name those men that are on our…

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The Stockton Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

THE eleventh half-yearly meeting of the Stockton Coal Company was held in Sydney on Wednesday, Mr. T. Cowlishaw, chairman of the board, presiding. The report shows a…

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West Wallsend Coal Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 5

THE sixth half-yearly meeting of the West Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, was held in Sydney last Tuesday, Mr. Alexander Brown, J.P. (chairman of directors),…

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Accident at Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 9

AN accident occurred in straight-down flat at the above colliery, yesterday morning, to Thomas Long, miner. He was holing, when a large mass of coal from a grey-back came…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 9

THIS very important gathering takes place this morning, at 11 o'clock, at Lambton Park. Trams leave Perkin-street, Newcastle, at seven minutes past 10…

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The Aggregate Meeting of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 4

AT no time in the history of the coal trade in this district has an aggregate meeting of miners been looked forward to with so much interest as that which…

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