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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 89

Australian News. New South Wales. the Mary Vale Coal-mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 6

MR. M'KENZIE, examiner, and Mr. Rowan, inspector, coal-mines, visited the Mary Vale coal-mine, near Wellington, on Wednesday, and expressed…

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Queensland Coal in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 5

As a result of the strike, and the consequent scarcity of coal in Newcastle, the schooner Rio brought 70 tons of coal to this port from Brisbane last week, which was…

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SYDNEY. Railway Coal Supplies Nearly Exhausted. Assistance Refused by the Defence Committee. Commissioners Intend to get Coal. A Shearers' Agent Fined £145. The Southern Miners. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 5

The most important of the recent strike developments took place yesterday. For some time past the Railway Commissioners have been greatly exercised as to where…

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Peak Hill Diggings. Adamstown Miners Returned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 7

MESSRS. MEREDITH, GREENWOOD, and other Adamstown residents who left a fortnight ago to try their luck at Peak Hill diggings, returned on Saturday,…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. a Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 5

AT the Brown's creek gold mine on Friday night, several tone of earth gave way, bringing down five sets of timber with it. Two brothers named Gooby were slightly injured,…

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The Maritime Strike. Affairs in Newcastle. Ship Leaves in Ballast. Queensland Coal Sold Here

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1890 · page 5

THERE is nothing fresh to chronicle is connection with the strike in Newcastle, trade remaining paralysed, and on Saturday evening there was a large decrease in the amount…

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QUEENSLAND. Export of Coal. Earnings of the Miners. Non-union Labour Plentiful. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 5

Strike affairs are quiet. Eight steamers are now in port waiting cargoes of coal. The output last week was 6000 tons, and arrangements are being completed to increase this,…

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More Coal Arrived

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 5

Yesterday four trains of coal reached the dyke for shipment—two trains from Rix Creek and one each from Monkwearmouth and Homerille-Greta. In all about 616 tons…

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The Coal Famine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 4

THE results of the strike on the coal supply are now very marked. Coal is selling locally at any price from 30s to 35s per ton. Slack is eagerly…

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Mining Affairs. The Wallarah Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 4

In the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, the Wallarah Coal Company, through their manager, Mr. Thomas Parton proceeded against John Sperring for an alleged breach…

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The Maritime Strike. Railway Coal Requirements. Subscriptions to Strike Fund. Wool Shipments at Newcastle. Coal from Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 5

NOTHING of an interesting nature in connection with the strike has transpired during the past 24 hours, and everything is going on very quietly in the city. The news of the…

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Correspondence the Strike and the Hunter River Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 8

SIR,—I quite agree with others of your correspondents, that it is time something was done to get the district into working order again. Idleness is…

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MELBOURNE. The Conference Outlook. Plenty of Money, though it is Locked Up. The Coal Supplies. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners say there is no fear whatever of coal supplies running short. The Trades Hall people to-day replied to…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 8

A MEETING of the above miners was held yesterday afternoon in Mrs. Ralph's Druids, Hall. There was a large attendance, and Mr. R. Mooney presided…

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Coal for the Railways. No Coal to be Cut by Union Labour. The Gas Company and the Labour Party. SYDNEY, Tuesday (Midnight)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1890 · page 5

Mayor Burdekin interviewed the representatives of the Labour Conference to-day, and urged them to accede to the request of the Railway Commissioners, and enable the…

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Sunlight Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 5

Cleaned up 6th October on account of stoppage through accident to pump gear; 268 tons yielded 492oz amalgam, containing 183oz [?]melted gold; average, 13dwt 16gra…

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Oakey Creek Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 5

The mine manager of the Oakey Greek Gold Mining Company (no liability) reports, under date 4th October :—Have broken 20. tons of stone for fortnight, making a total of…

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 8

THE above miners held their usual meeting on Tuesday morning in Simpson's fall. The attendance was very large, and Mr. James Rice presided…

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Mining Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 5

The scarcity of coal continues to become more apparent every day, and so far as can be seen it is likely to continue for some time. Yesterday the paymaster of the German…

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Colliery Carpenters and Engineers. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1890 · page 6

Sir,—Noticing in your outspoken paper a letter signed T. Richardson, also one signed W. Gerrard, having direct reference to Mr. Hayes,…

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