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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 56

Profitable Class of Vessel. Large Coal Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 5

THE four-masted ship Palgrave, which took her departure yesterday for San Francisco, bears the distinction of taking away the largest cargo of coal over sent out of this port…

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Sickness at the Murchison Goldfield. Fatal Sickness. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT, writing to Adelaide from the Murchison goldfield, states that there is a terrible amount of sickness there, and that men who are travelling thither are dying on…

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Wallsend Coal Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the shareholders of the Wallsend Coal Company was to-day held at the company's office, Bridge-street, for the election of a director to fill the vacancy…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Tuesday last. Mr. Matthew Minto occupied the chair…

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The Durham Miners' Strike. a Settlement Arrived At

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

LONDON, Thursday.—The disastrous strike of miners in the of Durham, which has been proceeding for some months, has at length been settled, the mine-owners…

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Greta. COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 8

The above colliery has worked nine days during the past fortnight, ending on Saturday, and although the number of vessels available in the harbour to load Grete coal,…

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Australian Gold - Mining, Hydraulic, and Sluicing Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

THE prospectus of the Australian Goldmining, Hydraulic, and Ground Sluicing Company, Limited, appears to-day in our advertising columns. It is proposed to form…

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Northern Colliery Workmen. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 7

Sir,—As intimated a few days since, the miners and other workmen at the above-named colliery received 14 days' notice that their services…

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Scottish-australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company was held in London on the 29th April last. The report states that the sales of coal from the…

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New Zealand. Proposed Duty on Newcastle Coal

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

It is rumoured that the Government intends imposing an import duty of 5s per ton on Newcastle coal, in retaliation for the New South Wales duty on…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

Work is being steadily pushed on at North mine, but no important changes are noticeable. The drive at the 700ft level is still being extended. It is in similar country,…

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District News. Wallsend. District Mining Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 3

A MEETING the committee in connection with the above movement was held on Friday evening in the Wallsend School of Arts. Present: Messrs. Boyd, Cook, Weakley,…

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Correspondence Burwood Coal-mining Company Re the Coal Trust. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I would like to call the attention of those shareholders in the Burwood Coalmining Company who were not present at the meeting held in Sydney, May 6th, re the…

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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. the Reason No Dividend Is Declared. Not the Slightest Danger of a Strike. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 5

WITH reference to the statement made at the meeting of the shareholders in the Broken Hill Proprietary mine on Saturday, Mr. Knox, the manager, refuses to…

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 6

THE regular monthly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held on Monday night last. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair, and there was a large number of…

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CABLEGRAMS. Proposed International Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The International Miners' Congress assembled at Westminster. The main object of the meeting was to establish an international miners' federation…

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Queensland. the Mining Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 6

The market continues a good one. North Ph[?]nix crushed 1200 tons yielding 1450oz of amalgam. Sales: Columbia Smithfield, 2s 5d; Great Eastern and Orient, 9d; South…

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Broken Hill News. Broken Hill, Wednesday. the South Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 5

WORK at the South mine is progressing in a most satisfactory manner. The stopes show no material change, and the usual faces of good psyable [?]re continue to be exposed…

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Gippsland Coal. Alleged Supply for 500 Years. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 5

A DEPUTATION from the Great Morwell Coal Co. waited on the Treasurer to-day to ask that £15,000 might be placed on the estimates for the purpose of bringing out a briqust…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 8

To-day (Friday) the men at the Co-operative Colliery will start work for the first time this week, this making one day's work for the week. Truly this state of affairs is…

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