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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

863 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 44

Scottish Australian Mining Company

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

The Scottish Australian Mining Company has declared a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. The directors thoroughly supported Mr. Shannon's…

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Correspondence a Coal-trimmer's Dream. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 3

SIR,—Last night as I was reclining on my virtuous couch thinking on the various labour disputes, more especially the coal-trimmers and the…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Thursday. the Coal Crisis in England

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

The coal strike in the Manchester district is ended, the masters having granted the advance demanded by the men. The proprietors of many…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1888 · page 3

MESSRS. JAMES FLETCHER AND CO. report that excellent accounts continue to arrive as to the progress of work at the above company's property, at…

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Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. the Strike of Yorkshire Miners Ended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1888 · page 4

THE strike of colliers in Yorkshire and other mining districts has ended, the masters having conceded the demands of the men for an advance in wages…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 5

A MEETING Of the above miners was held in the park on Thursday morning. Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Ending of the Yorkshire Collieries' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 5

The strike of colliers in Yorkshire is ended, the masters having acceded to the demands of the men…

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Young Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 2

THE mining manager reports for the week ending November 3rd:—"Sinking operations have been carried on night and day since my last report, in…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

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

ON Friday evening the Wallsend minors hold their first meeting in the large hall of the Wallsend Horticultural Society. There was a very large…

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PARIS, Sunday. Terrible Colliery Explosion

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

News has been received of a terrible colliery explosion having taken 'place at Compagnae by which forty miners lost their lives, and many…

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MAORIS v. MINERS

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

The team of Maori footballers, who at present are playing a series of matches in England, met a team selected from the miners of Newcastle,…

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Filling Small Coal at Wallsend Stopped. The so-called "Blacklegs" leave for Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1888 · page 8

THE labourers who have been employed at the Wallsend colliery filling small coal for the past three weeks were paid off on Saturday morning,…

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Serious Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 8

AN alarming explosion recently occurred at Tynybedw Colliery, Rhondda Valley, seriously injuring two men, and doing considerable damage to…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the large hall of the Wallsend Horticultural Society, last night, Mr. John Hamilton in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on last (Monday) evening, Mr. A. Cook in the chair…

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Statistics of British Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 7

THE London Iron and Steel Trades Review says that during the past year the output of coal in Great Britain and Ireland amounted to no less than…

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Correspondence the Miners' Secretary. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 3

SIR,—It is plain to see that "Amicus" is a personal enemy of Mr. Curley, and I fail to see where there is anything in any of his letters in union…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 6

A MEETING of the Lambton miners was held in the park on Tuesday morning, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The secretary read the minutes of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in Simpson's large hall yesterday morning, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair. There was a very large…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 3

THE above miners held a special meeting yesterday morning in the Mechanics' Institute, Hamilton, Mr. T. W. Weir in the chair…

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