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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 56

Greta. COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 8

The pit has worked five days during the past week, and bright prospects are entertained for next week, which is highly gratifying after such a long period of slackness…

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Miners' Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The parleyings between the Durham colliery owners and the miners' representatives for a settlement of the strike have failed…

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BLOCK 14 Silver Mine. Directors' Meeting at Town Hall. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 5

THERE was a large meeting of Block 14 shareholders held in the Town Hall to-day. The Chairman of Directors, Mr. Thomas Ingram, said that the visit of the board to…

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Miners' Meeting. Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. William Moss in the chair…

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Miners' Demonstration Affairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 3

Sir,—I noticed in the columns of your journal, dated 11th May, 1892, a letter signed by Mr. Middleby, in which he takes great exception to the…

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The Greta Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 3

Sir,—The lodge secretary being notified by the general secretary that the above miners were suspended from the Association in accordance…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 5

At the Central Mine the work of prospecting for the continuation of the carbonate body going down below the main north stopes at 400ft level has been commenced, and a…

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South Australia. Fraser's South Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 6

A telegram received from the manager of Fraser's South Mining Company states that a battery of 20 heads worked for 11½d days, crushing…

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Deputation to the Minister for Mines. Brown Coal versus Black MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 5

A DEPUTATION of the Great Morwell Coal Company waited on the Minister for Mines to-day to ask the Government to place £15,000 on the estimates, in order to…

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Irrigation and Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The Moorbank Irrigation and Coal Company of New South Wales has issued its prospectus. The capital is stated at £22[?],000, which amount has been…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Wednesday night last. Mr. Thomas…

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District News. Wallsend. Colliery Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 8

THE wave of depression appears to be spreading in connection with the coal trade, as during the past week the Wallsend Colliery has not worked a single stroke, and the men…

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Miners' Meeting. Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the above lodge was held on Thursday night last. Mr. Joseph Halliday occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance…

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The Durham Coal Miners' Strike. Anticipated Reduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The strike of Durham miners shows signs of being brought to an end. A poll is being taken among the men to decide whether a reduction of 10 per…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1892 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above m[?] held in the hall of the School of Art[?] Friday evening; Mr. R. Punton in [?]…

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The Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The Durham miners, after agreeing to accept the reduction of wages to the extent of 10 per cent., have refused to resume work on the masters'…

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Newcastle-Wallsend Colliery. Joint Inspection with Check-inspectors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 7

WE have been requested to publish the following report of a joint inspection of Wallsend mine, made by Mr. W. Humble, Inspector of Collieries, with the…

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The Coal Trust and Burwood Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 5

Sir,—An able and opportune letter was "John Overman's" in your issue of the 18th instant. He questions are plain, fair, and square. They go straight to the point,…

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The Depression in the Coal Trade. Two More Collieries Stopped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 5

THE prevailing depression in the coal trade, coupled with the recent action of the associated colliery proprietors in reducing the selling price of coal, are having the…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. M. Gray in the chair. The usual fortnightly committee meeting…

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