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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 54

Pennsylvania Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The refusal of 12,000 miners at the Pittsburg collieries, in Pennsylvania, to strike for eight hours, has caused dismay to the promoters of the…

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Shanghai Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 6

A Shanghai advice, under date 20th Ultimo, states that Australian coal remains in a very satisfactory state; prices now ruling are steady, and purchasers are…

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Proposed Colliery on the Railway Reserve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held from the balcony of the Criterion Hotel, Hunter-street, last evening, with the object of taking action against the opening of a colliery on the…

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Scottish-Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Scottish-Australian Mining Investment Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent. It is proposed to issue 50,000 additional shares,…

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Colliery Operations Near the Fort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 4

THE public meeting held in Newcastle on Friday last, for the purpose of protesting against the colliery operations, for the carrying on of which…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly…

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Westphalian Miners on Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

BERLIN, Saturday.—A dispute between the mine-owners of Westphalia and the men in their employ, regarding wages and hours of labour, culminated yesterday in an extensive…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) The Pennsylvania Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Twelve thousand colliers at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, have refused to come out on strike for the eight-hour principle at the orders of the leaders. This…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

THE share market was firm to-day, silver stocks generally receiving attention, and Bear Hill and H[?]lgrove shares were inquired for…

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Miners' Meeting. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening, at the Mechanics' Institute. The attendance was good, and Mr. William Rouse presided. The…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 3

Sir,—I see by your leading article that you are sympathising with the miners in the same way that you always have done. You seem to think that there is only one way for…

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Waratah Coal Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 5

The fifty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Waratah Coal Company. Limited, was held to-day at the offices, Exchange Corner. Mr. C. Cecil Griffiths,…

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Proposed Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The miners throughout Belgium have resolved to go out on strike, if the German miners will proclaim a general strike…

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Correspondence Colliery Operations Near the Fort. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 3

SIR,—After perusing your leader of this morning, I was rather amused at its deductions, viz, that the winning of coal is tolerable anywhere outside the city…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 5

The Central Mine continues to look well, and carbonate are at the 400ft level maintains as good a character as it did last week, native silver permeating the face and sides in…

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Haulage of Coal Waggons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 3

THE Railway Commissioners have made the following by-law with reference to the charges for the haulage of coal waggons to Bullock Island:—The minimum number of…

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San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 6

THE following coal circulars from San Francisco are to hand by the R.M.S. Mariposa:— February 28th: During the week…

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San Francisco Coal and Lumber Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 4

Writing on April 3, Messrs. J. J. Moore and Co. thus refer to the San Francisco coal and lumber markets :—Coal: The arrivals of coal at this port for the month of April, while not as large as the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 5

Good progress has been made at the Globe mine lately. The concentrators have been kept constantly going, and an average of at least twenty tone of concentrates have been…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 6

Weekly progress report:—Main shaft 425ft level, west crosscut advanced 10ft. South drive advanced 21ft. North drive advanced 7ft. West crosscut off north drive…

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