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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Colliery Explosion in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 5

The number of lives lost through the explosion at the Aveyron colliery, in the south of France, is, according to the latest information, given at 73…

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The Hetton Miners

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

A MEETING Of the Hetton miners was held yesterday morning at Smith's Hotel, Carrington; Mr. Richard Stoker in the chair. The delegate minutes…

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The Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 8

THE back-shift men of the above colliery met yesterday morning, when the proposed new agreement was submitted and rejected as very…

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Mining Under Harbour and Foreshores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1888 · page 3

THROUGH the kind permission of His Worship the Mayor (Alderman Buchanan) we are enabled to publish the following correspondence:—…

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Associated and Non-associated Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 3

THE following correspondence appears in the Sydney Daily Telegraph: "Sir,—At the conference between the Associated Coal Proprietors and the…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

A MEETING of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 8

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting, held at Newcastle on Thursday, November 8th, 1888. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend,…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening, Mr. Adam Cook in the…

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Sale of the Bingera Diamond Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 5

Mr. P. Falk, who is new in London representing the diamond interests in Bingera, New South Wales, has sold the diamond mines for £40,000,…

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Correspondence the Miners' Strike to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 7

SIR,—I think the thanks of this city and district are due to those gentlemen who, as mediators, headed by the Hon. J. N. Brunker, Rev. Canon…

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The Miners' Agreement. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 7

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me a small space in your journal wherein I can express my opinion of those, who, I am sorry to say, are called…

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Correspondence Wallsend Miners and the Ballot. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 7

SIR,—In perusing the Herald and Advocate of' to-day's issue, I find that the strike is at at end. I would ask the miners in general…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1888 · page 8

A MEETING of the above miners was held in the park, Lambton, on Saturday morning, Mr. D. Mason in the chair…

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Borehole Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1888 · page 8

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

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1888 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the skating rink of the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, Mr. Adam Cook in…

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Gold-mining Royalties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

The Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has declined to reduce the royalty upon the gold mines in Wales. The Crown…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the large hall of the Wallsend Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Mr. John…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 7

A MEETING of the above miners was held yesterday; Mr. R. Stoker in the chair. The delegate minutes of November…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion in Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 5

An explosion occurred in a colliery at Pittsburg, America, and it is feared that 160 persons have perished…

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Borehole Miners. They Decide to Sign the Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borehole miners was held yesterday morning in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute; Mr. Thomas W. Weir in the chair…

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