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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 54

Miners' Meetings. Stockton

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

A SPECIAL meeting of this lodge was held on Friday night, following one held on the previous night, to consider the question then raised by the…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Mining on Private Property

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

THE Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, will on Thursday next move in the Assembly : "That this House will on Wednesday next resolve itself…

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The Maitland Colliery. The Miners Locked Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 5

THE miners employed in the Maitland colliery, at West Maitland, were looked out last week. Mining affairs in the district have been going very smoothly since the…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 7

THE adjourned meeting of this lodge was held on Saturday morning at 12 o'clock, as resolved on the previous night. The lodge met to receive a…

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The Amalgamated Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 8

THE recently formed chief council of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia, will meet in Adelaide on the 17th instant. The most important business to…

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The Dispute at the Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 8

On Saturday Mr. Thomas Dix, the general secretary of the Miners' Association, acting under instructions from the delegate board, wrote to Mr. Binney, secretary of the…

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The Maitland Colliery. The Reason of the Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 8

Mr. GEORGS M. HYDE, the managing' director of the Maitland Coal Company, bee placed before us the whole of the correspondence, and other matters which have…

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Hill End Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 5

News was received this afternoon in confirmation of the notification published last week that gold had been struck in the Great Amalgamated Gold-mining Co.'s tuanel at…

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Miners' Meeting. Wickham and Bullock Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of members of the Wickham and Bullock leland Mining Lodge was held at the Criterion Hotel at 7 o'clock last evening. Mr. Georgo Herron occupied…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 5

At Brisbane Blocks the shaft is down 100ft, driving south by west has been commenced. This drive is about 9ft, mostly in decomposed soft schist country; but for the…

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Jersey Gold-mining Company, Walcha

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 5

Jersey Gold Mine, Niangale, September 5.—Put about three tons quar[?] in first paddock this week, and four tons in second paddock. Am starting crushing Monday…

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Maitland Colliery Dispute. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 8

Sir,—In your issue of the 9th instant, I notice a statement by Mr. Hyde, of the matters in dispute at the Maitland Colliery. I must acknowledge that it was sloverly…

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Moonta Miners' Difficulty. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 5

MR. J. B. BURTON, general secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia, has summoned representatives from New Zealand, Illawarra, the Barrier, Hunter…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 5

A large number of visitors inspected the South mine to-day. The carbonate body in the 230 and 300 levels maintains its character, and is yielding well. The assays from…

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Co-operative Colliery Dispute Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

THE Proprietors' Association have acceded to the request made by the Miners' Association to hold a conference with regard to the dispute on the dirt question existing in the…

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Correspondence Maitland Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 3

SIR,—I am averse to surfeiting the public with "press parades" on subjects indirectly concerning its welfare. Yet, an abortive evolution of…

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Mine Managers' Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 6

PEAK HILL Proprietary Gold mining company (No Liability.)—Mine manager's report 5th September: No. 2 shaft sunk to 194ft to about ½oz stuff. The mine generally…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at Parry's Merewether Hotel on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance, Mr. John Hunter in the chair. The…

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The Dispute in the Co-operative Colliery. Conference between the [?]arties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 3

A CONFERENCE between the colliery managers of the Associated Mines and the representatives from the Miners' Association took place yesterday in the Great Northern…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1891 · page 8

Is the House of Commons recently Mr. Crawford asked the Home Secretary whether his attention had been called to several recent cases in…

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