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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 56

Miners' Meetings. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the above lodge was held on Wednesday at the Albert Victor Hotel; Mr. C. Woollett occupied the chair…

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Mining Royalties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 7

A DOLGELLY correspondent states that the Crown has taken possession of two estates, which cost Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., between £30,000 and…

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Miners' Meeting. Wickham and Bullock Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the above lodge was held at Lloyd's hall, Islington, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. Johnson in the chair. The secretary (Mr. Edmunds) read…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday night, to receive delegate minutes and discuss the business. After the disposal of the minutes, a letter…

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Discovery of Coal in Holland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 12

WHILE England is in the midst of a coal crisis, says an English paper, intelligence comes from the other side of the North Sea to the effect that a…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association. Meeting of the Chief Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

THE meeting of the chief council of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia, which was commenced in the Temperance Hall, Sydney, on Wednesday last,…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

AT the Junction North the main shaft is down 522ft, and the sumph is being sunk. Very little water is coming in now, which is considered due to North mine having…

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Greta. Colliery Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

The miners received 6¾ days' pay on Friday, which amounted to £1200, but although this amount was circulated in our town, the week end passed away very…

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Miners' Meetings. Duckenfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the Duckenfield Lodge of Miners was held on Thursday evening in Mr. T. Sharp's Hall, Mr. T. Wright…

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The Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Ten thousand Durham miners have resumed work, merely for the purpose of assisting the 8000 who are still out…

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Tasmanian Silver-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The prospectus of the Tasmanian Crown Silver mining Company has been issued. The capital has been subscribed privately…

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The Carcoar Mining Accident. Burial of John M'Kee. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 5

AN inquest was held on Saturday last at Carcoar on the body of John M'Kee, who met his death at the cobalt quarries on Friday. Dr. Hawthorne examined the body, and gave…

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Ventilation at the Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 5

MR R. STOKER, the secretary of the Hetton Miners' Lodge, writes to the effect there is no deficiency of air in the Hetton Colliery workings. In our report of the Co-operative…

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The Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Many of the proprietors of the Durham collieries have expressed their determination not to reopen their mines unless the miners on strike submit to a…

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The Day's Work of a Colliery Overman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

IT may not be uninteresting to many of your readers, living as they do in the most important coal-producing centre of Australasia, to learn…

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Miners' Association Affairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 7

Sir,—I hope you will give me a little corner to reply to "Union Man," whose letter, I am very sorry to say, is not written in the interest of unionism…

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The Teralba Coal-mining Company

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

IN the Equity Court re Teralba Coal-mining Co.—In this motion for call Mr. Langer Owen appeared in support, and after hearing affidavits, the order was made for calls…

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The English Coal Trade. Combination of Colliery Owners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.— The colliery owners of Lancashire and Cheshire have combined for the purpose of defending themselves against the demands of labour…

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Disfranchised Miners

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

LONDON, Tuesday.—Lieutenant General Sir Havelock-Allen, speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, referred to the strike of miners at the Durham collieries for the…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 7

THE adjourned meeting of the Lambton miners was held in Baker's Hall on Monday evening, Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair…

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