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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 44

C. Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 7

A special meeting of the above miners was held yesterday afternoon in the lodge-room of Mr. A. Cowell's Hotel, New Lambton. There was a…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 6

CHECK-INSPECTORS' report of inspection made August 1st, 1888, of Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery, showing cubic feet per minute:—…

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Latest District News. Wallsend. Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The delegate read the minutes of the last…

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Miners' Meetings. South Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 5

THE above miners met yesterday morning, Mr. A. Edden in the chair. The delegate gave a report of the delegate meeting. The whole of the minutes were…

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The Minister for Mines at Gunnedah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 4

THE first Ministerial war-whoop during the recess has been made at Gunnedah by the Minister for Mines. It would appear that a coal seam has…

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Discovery of Coal in Western Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 8

IN March last it was announced in Western Australia that Messrs. Ross and Preston, while prospecting for minerals on Donelly River, near…

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Correspondence the Miners to Decide. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 3

SIR,—As the present state of affairs is very grievous, I, as a miner, and one who loves peace and not war, would advise my fellow-workmen to well…

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The Position of the Melbourne Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 5

THE Melbourne Argus of August 7th has the following:—The threatening aspect of affairs in the intercolonial shipping and coal trade caused by the…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 2

THE above miners held a special general meeting on Thursday evening in Simpson's Hall. The attendance was very large. Mr. John Lloyd…

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Correspondence Masters and Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 10

SIR,—It was well for your correspondent, Mr. Alexander Brown, that in your issue this morning you elaborated on his letter, for it needed your qualifying touch. The reference…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1888 · page 8

MINUTES of delegate meeting held at Newcastle, on Saturday, August 11th, 1888. All the lodges were represented, along with the district officers…

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Important Conference of Masters and Miners. No Satisfactory Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1888 · page 6

A CONFERENCE between a sub-committee of the Associated Colliery Proprietors and the delegates representing the miners of the Hunter River district was held on Saturday…

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Gold Discovery in Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 8

A further rich discovery of gold is reported in Wales…

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Increase in the Price of Coal at Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1888 · page 2

THE increase in the price of coal which was made in Melbourne on Thursday was (says the Argus) the first step in the direction of causing the public to…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1888 · page 6

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

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The Bay of Island Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1888 · page 6

THE Northern Luminary, Kawakawa, N.Z., remarks as follows, on the half-yearly report of the above company:—Notwithstanding the many…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 7

CHECK-INSPECTORS' report of Burwood Colliery, July 21st and 22nd, showing air current in cubic feet per minute:— Main intake, north side of the pit.—…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 5

With reference to the coal-mining difficulty, the Ministers favour the concession made of half-penny a ton on the carrioge of Victorian coal, and…

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Borehole Miners' Meeting. Work to be Suspended after

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held last night in Mr. J. Williams' Assembly Rooms, Hamilton, Mr. Thomas W. Weir in the chair…

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The Mining Crisis. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 7

SIR,—Anxious, as thousands more are, that a strike may be averted, I would make a suggestion: That, in the event of the deputation from that…

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