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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 56

The Miners' Association Position of Assessor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 5

FOR the position of assessor to the Referee's Court on behalf of the Miners' Association the following nominations have been received by Mr. James Curley, the general…

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The Coal Trust. Conference in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4

ON Monday, at the invitation of the promoters and valuing board of the proposed coal trust which is to take over the collieries in this district, a large number of colliery…

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The Miners' Demonstration Committee. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 7

Sir,—I was considerably surprised on reading the report (as published in your issue of the 7th inst.) of the Sea Pit miners' meeting, in which the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 5

The manager of the British mine is highly pleased at the manner in which the carbonate ore at the 200ft level continues to open up. That part of the property has been steadily…

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West Australia. the Murchison Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

Further satisfactory news is to hand concerning the gold discovery at Murchison, where splendid rains have fallen…

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The Coal Trust. The Promoters' Proposals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 5

THE principal topic in business circles yesterday was the progress that is being made with the formation of the gigantic Goal Trust, which is to include all the collieries…

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Broken Hill News. The South Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 5

EVERY inspection of the South mine demonstrates the importance of the carbonate development from the 230ft level down to 400ft level, and no discovery ever made in…

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Victoria. Boring for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 6

The giant drill in boring for black coal between Korumburra and Strezlecki pierced a seam 3ft 10in thick at a depth of 534ft…

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Miners' Wants in Victoria. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 4

A DEPUTATION from the Amalgamated Miners' Association waited on the Minister for Mines to-day, and asked that a bill be brought forward at an early date with…

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Correspondence the Newcastle Coal Trust.—burwood Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

SIR,—As a son of labour and one who has invested his all in the Burwood Company, I should like to say a word or two on the above subject…

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CABLEGRAMS. Terrible Mining Disaster in the States. Forty-eight Men Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A terrible mining disaster has occurred in Roslyn mine, Washington. The explosion was terrific, and immense damage was done, the mine being…

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Miners' Meeting Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday night, Mr. W. M'Donald, local chairman, presiding. After the minutes had been road, a report…

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Miners' Meeting. West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

THE West Wallsend miners' monthly meeting was held in Mr. Johnston's hall. In the absence of the chairman (Mr. M. Arthur), Mr. A. Leitch was voted to the chair…

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The Proposed Coal Trust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 4

EVERY step in the negotiations for the establishment of a gigantic Coal Trust to embrace all the collieries in the Newcastle district with the…

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West Australia. a Seam of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

Mr. Psndleton, the officer in charge of the Government boring apparatus at the Collie coalfields, reports that upon putting the bore down the shaft mentioned in Dr. Robertson's…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. Sensational Gold Fine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

A sensational find of gold has been made on the Percy River, 300 yards outside of Georgetown. Three miles of claims have been pegged. Mr. Johnson, who has been…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

It has been decide to forward another parcel of argentiferous sandstone from Junction North to the Metal Extraction Company at Footscray. It is not known what steps…

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Newcastle Coal Trust. An Envoy to America. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

THIS afternoon Mr. W. A. Hutchison, chairman of the Hetton Coal Company, who on Monday leaves for America, was entertained at a complimentary luncheon in the…

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Greta Collieries Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice to-day the Greta Collieries Company, Newcastle, N.S.W., moved for an injunction…

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Hunter River Colliery Surfacemen's Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1892 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Colliery Surfacemen's Union, Hunter River District, took place on Wednesday last, under the presidency of Mr…

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