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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 54

South Australia. the Echunga Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1891 · page 6

Inspector J. V. Parkes, who re-turned to the city. from the Echunga goldfield on Saturday, reports that up to that day miners had been unable to…

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Miners' Meeting. Duckenfield and Back Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1891 · page 8

The adjourned monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. F. Sharp's hall on Tuesday evening. In the absence of the chairman Mr. J. Brown was voted to the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1891 · page 5

The work going on at the Junction North consists of sinking the shaft still deeper, and it has now attained a depth of 478ft. Argentiferous sandstone has made its appearance,…

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South Wallsend Colliery. Work Stopped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 5

FOR some weeks things have been very unsettled at the above colliery, but yesterday it arrived at a climax, After dinner the miners were ordered to…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening. There was a very large attendance, fully 500 being present. Mr. R…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 7

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening last in the Albert V ctor Hotel. Mr. William Howes occupied the chair. The attendance was…

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New Zealand. a Moonta Mine Contribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1891 · page 2

Legal opinion has been given to the effect that £100 voted by the [?]hames Miners' Union, for the relief of the strikers at Moonta, cannot be sent, those voting for it…

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Miners' Meeting. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1891 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening at the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. John Harvey presided, and the attendance was good…

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New Idea in Mining. Electricity Generated by Water. HOBART

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1891 · page 5

THE Tasmanian Parliament passed a bill last night conferring special water rights at Mount. Zeehan and Dundas upon the Australasian Rights Purchase Association. The…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1891 · page 4

AT the recent conference in Newcastle between the representatives of the Associated Colliery Proprietors and miners of the northern district the…

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Miners' Association. Election of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1891 · page 4

THE balloting for the election of the president, treasurer, and auditors of the Miners' Association for the ensuing year is now over in the various lodges; and yesterday Mr…

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The Wallsend Colliery Dispute. the Miners' View of the Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 6

SINCE Saturday the Wallsend Colliery has been idle, the miners having refused to draw the now cavil, because there are several matters in dispute. So keenly did the miners feel…

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West Australia. Yilgarn Gold Crushing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 7

The fortnightly crushings at Yilgarn were: M'Intesh's Gold-mining Company, 137 tons gave 141oz; Fraser's Gold-mining Company, 297 tons gave 322oz 8dwt…

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Condition of the Northern Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 4

YESTERDAY a meeting of representatives of the Northern Colliories' Association was hold in Sydney. The proceedings were as usual held with closed doors. It is understood,…

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The Weighing of Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 5

MR. EDDEN has given notice in the Assembly of his intention to ask the Minister for Mines to-morrow:—1. Is it a fact that several of the local coal companies in the…

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The Coal-mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 4

WHILE differences of opinion and turmoils of a more or less severe character in the sphere of industry have had to be recorded during the…

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Dispute at Wallsend Colliery. an Official Statement to the Miners' Case. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 6

SIR.—Kindly allow us space in your valuable journal to lay before the public the various grievances under which the miners are suffering at the Wallsend Colliery…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 6

At the meeting of the above miners, held yesterday morning, the business transacted was the reception of the check inspectors report, and a report of the present dispute,…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Baker's Hall, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Queensland. Money for the Moonta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1891 · page 7

The Queensland Labourers' Union has voted £75 to assist the Moonta miners on strike. DEATH BY SUFFOCATION…

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