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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 44

Mining Situation at Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 3

A BULLI correspondent of the Illawarra Mercury writes: It will be remembered that some time ago the miners of Bulli waited upon Mr. Ross…

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The Coal Supply of San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 5

THE Alta California has the following: "A coal famine, it is asserted by one in a position to deserve consideration on the subject of San Francisco's…

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Miners' Home Lodge, G.u.o.o.f., Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the Miners' Home Lodge, G.U.O. of O.F., took place in the Wallsend School of Arts on the 17th inst. The secretary, Bro…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 3

AT a meeting of the above miners, held on Saturday last, after the conclusion of formal business, it was resolved that the delegate minutes of…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 7

A meeting of the above miners was held in the Park on Tuesday morning, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous general…

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Commercial. the San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 4

A TRADE report dated September 15th has the following:—During the week there have been the following arrivals of coal from Great Britain and Australia, 973 tons; from…

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New Lambton C Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 5

THE above miners mot yesterday morning at Adamstown, Mr. Wilcock in the chair. A deal of discussion took place…

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The Mining Conference. An Adjournment for a Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 6

THE conference between the sub-committee of the Associated Masters and the sub-committee of the miners' delegates, which was adjourned from…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 5

A meeting of the above miners was held on Tuesday morning in the Park. Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 5

A meeting of the above miners was held last evening at Mrs. Love's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. Boundry occupied the chair…

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The Yorkshire Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 11

AN important meeting of the council of the Yorkshire Miners' Association has (says an English paper) been hold at the miners' offices, Barnley, for the…

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Threatened Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 2

A DIFFICULTY has occurred between the Brunner miners and the Grey Valley Coal Company (N.Z.), over the system of weighing coal in trucks…

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Coal in the Black Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 8

THE Daily News' Odessa correspondent writes: In order to avoid a recurrence of the coal famine which prevailed in Odessa last winter, the…

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Correspondence Miners' Delegate Meetings. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 7

SIR,—When the resolution to admit the press to the miners' meetings was carried, it was understood, I believe, that the results of the delegates'…

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Borehole Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1888 · page 3

THE Borehole miners held their usual weekly meeting on Saturday morning at the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. T. W. Weir in the chair…

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District News. Merewether. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1888 · page 5

THE above miners held a meeting on Saturday morning last in Simpson's Hall. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Fourteen Shillings a Day for Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1888 · page 5

SIR,—Will you kindly grant me a small space in your widely-circulated paper that I may bring under the notice of working men like myself…

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Cablegrams. London, October 21. Mining Disputes in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 5

THE Associated Miners having had under consideration the resolutions passed by the masters at their meeting on the 19th inst., have definitely refused to accept the…

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The Waratah Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 6

THE fiftieth half-yearly meeting of the Waratah Coal Company was held in Sydney on Monday afternoon. The report and balance-sheet were adopted…

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Derby Miners Returned to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 5

The strike of colliers in Derbyshire has ended, the owners having consented to the advance demanded by the miners…

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