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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 89

Non-union Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 6

A MEETING of the miners and other employees of the Mount Keira and. Mount Pleasant collieries was held in the Church-street-hall on Saturday night. Mr. T…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 6

THE reported collapse of timber at the 200ft level of the British mine was not nearly such a serious affair as almost everybody on Saturday had been led to believe. It is evident…

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Wallsend Colliery, No. 2 Tunnel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 3

Inquiries relative to the number of men employed in this tunnel, the total output for each pay during this quarter, and the number of days worked, have resulted in the…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Tuesday evening. Mr. R. Punton was in the chair. The secretary explained that the meeting…

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American Coal in Europe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 2

NOT very long since we (Colliery Guardian) called attention to a shipment made of American coke to Belgium, and we now learn that a cargo of coal was exported recently…

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Australian Mining Notes the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 6

THE Central mine continues to absorb much attention. The crosscut at the lowest level has now been extended to the ore body for a distance of about a dozen feet, the whole of…

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Wallsend Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 3

SIR,—I notice by your issue of to day you are quoting the rate of wages earned by the men in the No. 2 tunnel of the Wallsend Company's mine as being 13s 6d, 5s 10d, and…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting was held last night, Mr. F. Reid in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved of…

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Miners' Meeting. Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening, Mr. C. Richardson in the chair…

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Japanese Coal in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 7

THE Californian correspondent of the Adelaide (S.A) Advertiser, under date San Francisco April 9, writes as follows:—"The presence in Chicago, Ill., of a representative of a…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 6

AN improvement in the north drvie of the 300ft level of Block 10, which was reported, continues, and this morning the face of the drive is apparently in high grade kaolin…

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Gippsland Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 6

THE members of the Victorian Coal-mining Commission, says the Argus, continued their inspection of the coal resources of South Gippsland on Thursday. The members who…

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Wages in the English Coal and Iron Trades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 6

A CIRCULAR relating to the western collieries of Northumberland, England, and the wages of the men, has been issued by the committee of the Northumberland Miners' Association…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 2

ON Wednesday night a very heavy influx of water occurred at the 400ft level, Junction mine, and the men engaged there were driven out. Next morning the water was fully 2ft…

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Off to South African Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 4

News from the South African goldfields has been lately published discouraging miners from leaving these colonies, but a vessel, it appears, is now on her way from the port of Auckland, New Zealand…

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An Original Belle. Chapter Xxiii. "My Friendship Is Mine to Give."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 2

STRAHAN'S convalescence need not be dwelt upon, nor the subtle aid given by Marian through flowers, fruit, and occasional calls upon his mother…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 6

AT the 400ft level, Junction mine, water was still coming in in steady streams from the face and roof on Saturday, and was well under the control of the pumps, but…

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Glebe Miners' Accident and Funeral Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 4

THE members of the above society held their quarterly meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's-hall. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 7

AT the Blocks 14 an inspection of the working on the 200ft level shows that the mine is looking very well. At a point 180ft north of the main shaft on the north drive there is…

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Cost of Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1890 · page 8

THE annual report of the board of management of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Permanent Relief Society, which was recently submitted to the annual meeting of the…

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