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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 56

The Miners' Association. Nominations for Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 8

THE action of the miners' delegate board in declaring the nomination of Mr. James Curley, for the position of general secretary, informal, is causing the greatest controversy…

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The British Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is regarded as possible that the stoppage of the collieries in England during March will affect 400,000 workmen…

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Miners' Meetings. West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the West Wallsend miners was held on Tuesday morning, Mr. R. M'Arthur in the chair. The place of meeting to call the roll on…

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Miners' Meetings. Duckenfield and Back Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above lodge was held on Tuesday evening, in Mr. T. Sharp's ball, to consider and deal with minutes of delegate meeting held on February 18…

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South Wallsend Miners' Case to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1892 · page 7

Sir,—Would you kindly grant me space in your columns to ventilate what I think you will admit is a substantial grievance, so far as those immediately affected are…

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Miners' Meetings. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 3

A MEETING of the above was held on February 24th, at the Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. W. Howes in the chair. Moved and seconced, "That the…

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The Miners' Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 5

IT appears that the miners' demonstration which takes place on the Wallsend racecourse on Saturday, March 5th, will clash with the race meeting of the Newcastle…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 5

A special meeting of the above lodge was hold last night to receive and discuss the minutes of the last meeting of the delegate board. Mr. W. M'Donald was in the chair,…

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West Wallsend Colliery. a New Screen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 5

THE West Wallsend Coal Company, with a view of raising the class of their coal as a marketable commodity, hare erected a patent travelling screen, which is constructed very…

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Queensland. Gold Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 6

The last escort which left Eidsvold carried 2456oz of gold, being the output for the present year. THE QUEENSLAND DEPOSIT BANK…

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The Miners General Secretaryship. The Curley Difficulty Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 5

THE difficulty with regard to the nomination of Mr. James Curley for the position of general secretary of the Miners' Association was got over last evening by that gentleman…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The miners in Scotland and Leicester have notified their concurrence in the resolution carried by the recent conference at Manchester, whereby all collieries…

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Export of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 6

The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the week ending Friday, 26th instant, was as follows:— Tons…

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Queensland. the Sapphire Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 3

An influential syndicate has been formed to work the sapphire mines at Withersfield, Central district. FOUND DEAD…

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The British Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1892 · page 4

A CRISIS of a very grave nature is impending in the British coal trade. Latest files of English newspapers contain the intelligence that several bodies of colliery proprietors…

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Colliery Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The stoppage of collieries employing a quarter of a million hands is almost certain on March 12th. It is hoped that a week's stoppage will be…

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Miners' Demonstration Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 3

Entries for the principal events close to-day, including Miners', Allcomers', Mile, and Quoit Handicaps, and entries for the Tug-of-war must be in not later than Friday next…

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Witwatersrand. the Johannesburg Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Compbell, an expert in mining matters, has been interviewed by a representative of the Pall Mall Gazette with reference to the possibilities of the…

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Brit[?] Coal Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The miners in the north of Eng[?] who propose to stop the mines next [?] for the purpose of reducing supp[?]oneider that a stoppage of…

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Miners' Meetings. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 5

THE ballot for the office of general secretary took place yesterday at New Lambton. Mrs. W. Hildred, the New Lambton miner' nominee was defeated by Mr. Curley by a…

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