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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Select Poetry. Silver and Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1888 · page 2

FAREWELL my little sweethcart, Now fare you well and free; I claim from you no promise, You claim no vows from me…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 7

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

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The Coal-trimmers' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 8

THE union coal-trimmers of this port are in possession of information to the effect that Mr. J. Sullivan, of Newcastle, had engaged fifty non-union…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids Hall on Monday evening, Mr. D. Mason in the chair…

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The West Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the West Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, was held at the company's office, Sydney,…

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Meeting of the Coal-trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL, meeting of the Newcastle Coal-trimmers' Union was held yesterday afternoon in the assembly rooms at the Rouse Hotel. There was…

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The Coal-trimmers' Dispute. Fresh Developments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 7

THE dispute which has existed between the members of the Newcastle Coal-trimmers' Union and the "bosses" for several weeks past has…

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An Australian Diamond Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1888 · page 5

The Australian Diamond-mining Company of New South Wales, with a capital of £75,000, is ready to be placed on the London market as soon…

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The Charges against Wallsend Miners. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 5

The jury, after being locked up for the night, returned to court at 10 o'clock, and found Simmons, Simcox, Scott, Halliday, Thornton, Bruton,…

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The Coal-trimming Dispute. The Trouble Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 3

A DEPUTATION of coal-trimmers waited upon a number of the " boss" trimmers at the Metropolitan Hotel, Scott-street, yesterday morning. Mr…

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Discovery of Coal Near Warkworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 3

ON Saturday last (says the Singleton Argus) Mr. Henry Taylor, while sinking a well on his selection, Eden Yale, some two miles this side of…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 8

THE above miners met on Saturday morning in the Mechanics' Institute, Hamilton, Mr. Weir in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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New Lambton C Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at Cowell's Hotel, New Lambton, on Friday night, for the purpose of considering their position,…

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Argentine Republic Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 7

To encourage the development of the coal-mining industry, the Legislative Assembly of the Argentine Republic has approved a proposal made by a…

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Great Northery Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning the railway authorities received intimation that the order for coal trains to run to the Great Northern Colliery that day were…

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An Improved Coal Chute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1888 · page 6

AN apparatus whereby coal may be loaded from a high coal dock into the hold of a vessel below without pulverising or breaking the coal is shown…

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Eight Miners Killed

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

Later news concerning, the fire at the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mine, in North America, states that the fire was started by an incendiary while…

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The Dubbo Coal Measures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 8

MR. WM. ANDERSON, Government Geological Surveyor, has sent in a report to the Minister for Mines (Mr. F. Abigail) in regard to the Western…

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The Newcastle Coal-trimmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 3

THE Newcastle Coal-trimmers held a special meeting on Monday at the All Nations' Hotel, Carrington. There was a large attendance, and the chair…

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Mining in the Grafton District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1888 · page 6

AT the Mann River, Murray and party obtained from their reef, the result of a crushing of 17 tons 3 cwt. of stone, 121oz. of amalgam, which, being…

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