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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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Coal Contracts at Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 6

THE Victorian Railway Department has accepted tenders for a triennial supply of coal. The estimated requirements at Melbourne are 380,000…

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The Coal Trade Referee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 6

Ms. JUSTICE OWEN, the Chief Judge in Equity, has (says the Telegraph) appointed Mr. A. Oliver, barrister, Registrar of Trades Unions and…

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The San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 4

Recent advices from 'Frisco state: During the past week there have been the following arrivals: From foreign ports, 14,908 tons; from the northern mines, 15,824 tons. There…

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The Proposed Mining College

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday last Mr. J. C. B. P. SEAVER on a motion for adjournment, called attention to the necessity for the…

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Kimberley Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 6

THE following information was lately received by Mr. J. M. Sweet from his fellow pioneer to the Kimberley field, Mr. John Russell, son of Mr. James…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 5

OUR Carrington correspondent writes: An advertised meeting of the above was held yesterday afternoon at Smith's Hotel; but, I presume, owing…

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The Release of the Imprisoned Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1888 · page 5

MR. FLETCHER, M L.A., has received the following communication, and we congratulate all concerned in the agitation for the men's release on the…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1888 · page 3

THE above miners held their usual quarterly meeting on Tuesday evening in Mrs. Golding's Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappel in the chair…

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The Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1888 · page 8

AFTER the excitement of the strike, we may read with a calmer mind, not unmixed with a sense of the ludicrous, the following report, which…

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Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 5

BAER's Creek South Gold-mining Company, Limited, December 17:—"Shaft in tunnel has come on gold bearing stone, so much so that gold…

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The Release of the Three Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 2

THE following communication has been received by the Members for the city and county:— "Department of Justice,…

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Two Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 8

ON Saturday morning a miner named William Haase was taken to the Newcastle Hospital, suffering from injuries received through a fall of…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 3

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

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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the Borehole miners was held on Saturday evening in the Mechanics' Institute. There was a good attendance, and…

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The Released Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 5

ON Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, after being confined in Darlinghurst gaol since November 13, the Globe miners—Jury, Topin, and…

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Influx of Gold to England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1888 · page 5

Gold to the extent of £850,000 has been paid into the Bank of England…

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Exciting Rescue of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1888 · page 2

AN instance of what patient perseverance will do in the case of a mining disaster has just been shown in Hungary. On the 7th November, a…

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Find of Alluvial Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1888 · page 5

MR. P. MARCOLINO, who returned from Solferino, showed the editor of the Clarence and Richmond Examiner about 15oz of alluvial gold obtained…

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Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borehole lodge was held last evening in the Mechanics' Institute. There was a fair attendance of members, and Mr…

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The Mines Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1888 · page 8

MR. W. ABRAHAM, M.P., in consequence of communications received by miners' associations in South Wales, had an interview with the Home…

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