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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 54

Miners' Meeting. Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening. Mr. William Moss in the chair. In the…

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Moonta Miners' Strike. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 5

A MINERS meeting was held this morning at Moonta, when there were 700 present. It was decided that the men having " dirt on the points of their stopes" be allowed to…

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Latest District News. Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners' Family Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 8

THE committee desire to acknowledge the following additional donations:—Dr. J. B. Nash, £3; A. Macrenie, on account of the Bakers Union, £2; The Ainwick, £1 1s;…

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Thrift Among Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 8

In a paper read before the British Association, by. Mr. Campbell, some figures were given as to the progress of thrift among miners in recent years…

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West Wallsend Colliery. Presentation to the Manager

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

ON Wednesday night a very pleasing ceremony took place in our town, when the employees of West Wallsend gathered together, in order to present their manager, Mr. J. A…

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Argentine Finances. Suspension of Gold Coinage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Argentine Government has issued a decree for forced paper currency, and payment by gold is to be suspended for two years. The new…

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New Gold and Silver Extraction Process

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1891 · page 7

THE Ayr Advertiser has the following: Mr. John Cuninghame Montgomerie of Dalmore, Ayrshire, in conjunction with Mr. Henry Parkes of London,…

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Wallsend Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 7

Sir,—Since Wallsend Colliery had its existence it has been the rule to cut one side before a shot is allowed. No doubt the same was to the interest of…

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Colliery Engineers' Association. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 5

A DEPUTATION representing the Newcastle Colliery Engineers' Association today interviewed the Minister for Mines, with reference to certain amendments they desired…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 5

The Central mine has been working shorthanded for the past fortnight owing to the large number of men being laid up with influenza, which is exceedingly prevalent in…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood Extended

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

A GENERAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday, September 30th, Mr. Dawber in the chair. Moved and seconded, "That a deputation…

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Miners' Association. Meeting of the Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various miners' lodges will commence in the assembly room at the Rouse Hotel this morning. There is a great deal of business…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 5

At the South mine the levels in the hauling shaft look uncommonly well, and splendid ere in large quantities is being mined and sent to the furnaces. At the…

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Wallsend Mine. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 3

Sir,—I hasten to correct two small errors in my letter to you on the Newcastle Wallsend Colliery on the 7th instant. In the first paragraph…

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Miners' Association. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 4

THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various miners' lodges in the district commenced in the Rouse Assembly Booms yesterday morning. Mr. William Hestelow…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, 8Th October. New Bills Introduced. Electoral Reform. Diseased Meat Bill. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in reply to Mr. Williams, said it week a fact that some night…

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Burwood Extended Coal Company, Limited. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 3

Sir,—With reference to the report in your issue of October 8th of the meeting of the Burwood Extended miners, I should feel obliged if you…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 5

AT the monthly meeting of the above miners, held last night, the motion from the committee recommending the sum of £50 to be donated from the local funds towards the…

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District News. Wallsend. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 6

MR. A. COOK, secretary, acknowledges receipt of the following additional amounts received in aid of the Family Relief Fund: —Imperial Dance Club, per Mr. W…

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Distress Among the Co-operative Miners. a Sympathetic Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 8

A PUBLIC meeting of citizens convened to take place from the balcony of the Criterion Hotel last evening, for the purpose of taking stops to relieve the distress existing among…

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