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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 89

English Coal Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 9

THE exports of British coal coke, cinders, and fuel during November amounted to 2,488,084 tons, of £1,345,534 value, this being an increase of 192,086 tons in quantity and…

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Miners and Wharf Labourers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 8

THE executive committee of the Trades and Labour, Council met in the Trades Hall, Sydney, on Tuesday. The consideration of the dispute at the North Bulli Colliery was…

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Miners' Eight-hour Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The miners at the Birmingham Conference resolved to appoint a reputation to wait on Lord Salisbury, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, and Lord…

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Price of Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

A DEPUTATION from the Moe Coal Mining Company waited on the Premier of Victoria last week with respect to the price paid for coal to the Company by the Government…

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Increased Coal Output of Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

THE following notice on the increased output of Canada has appeared in the Canadian Gazette. According to the report of the Geological Survey of Canada recently issued,…

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Miners' Association. Committee of Management Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

THE committee of management of the Miners' Association met on Friday, January 24th, 1890. Present: Messrs. J. Thomson, in the chair, A. Cook, James Duke, William Blakey,…

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Nativity and Age of American Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 10

THE Pennsylvania miners' examination law now being enforced is bringing out some very interesting statistics, a compilation of registrations up to date, just published,…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. Amalgamation of Copper Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 5

The Moonta and Wallaroo Copper Mining Companies have agreed to amalgamate, and will have a joint office in London. BLEW HIS HAND OFF…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 2

AT the Victoria Cross mine the crosscut to the east has penetrated 113ft; the country being passed through is soft gneiss rock, easily worked, and must be regarded as…

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Miners Delegate Meeting. Coal Rising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At a meeting of the miners' delegates, at Birmingham, to-day, it was resolved that the rise in the price of coal warrants the men…

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Miners' Interests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 8

NOTICES have been served upon the various colliery owners in North Wales, on behalf of the miners, demanding an advance of 10 per cent. in wages, to commence on…

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Colliery Engine-men's Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 5

A MEETING of the above union was held on Saturday night at Tattersall's Hotel, Hunter-street. After the ordinary business of the meeting was got through, the eight hours'…

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Splendid Ore at Junction Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 5

Splendid carbonate ore, carrying native silver, has been found in the Junction mine at 150ft level…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 6

THE Silverton Silver and Copper Company's property is exciting great interest lately. During the last week the mine was visited by a large number of persons, including several…

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German Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

A BERLIN correspondent telegraphs that the managers of the Government mines in the Saar district have been instructed to re-engage the men who were dismissed in consequence…

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Newcastle Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

THE twenty-sixth half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company will be held in the office, Scott-street, at noon to-day, to receive report and balance-sheet and elect…

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Actions against Mine Agents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

THE Coleford (England) magistrates imposed fines of £2 and costs each upon Edward Tarret, agent, and Richard Morgan, manager, of the Daws Drift Colliery, Whitecroft, for a…

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Latest Mining. Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

SINKing will probably be resumed on Thursday at Block 10 mine, as the water in the shaft is decreasing steadily…

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Greta Miners and District Levy. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3

SIR,—In to-day's issue of your paper I notice a communication from one G. U. Batey, taking exception to what he is pleased to call a very much garbled report given by me…

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The Inspectorship of Mines. a Farce! to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 3

SIR,—The New South Wales Government is advertising in your columns for an additional inspector-salary, £250 a year. He must have a "thorough knowledge of…

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