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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 56

The Collieries. Hard Times

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 4

SEVERAL collieries continue to work very slackly, end there is apparently little prospect of an improvement. Complaints are heard on all sides about the bad times, and funds…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday night, Mr. W. M'Donald, local chairman, presiding. The purport of the meeting was to…

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The Refuse Question. Victory for the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 6

Mr. Brucker's award in the dispute with regard to the application of the refuse scale to the coal under the band of jerry in the Wallsend mine is as follows :—…

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Miners' Meeting. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of miners was held on Thursday evening in Mr. Thos, Sharp's Hall, Minmi, Mr. F. Wright presiding There was only a moderate attendance…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. the Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 5

The Government has decided to take over the construction of the railway line to the Coal Greek Mining Company's place, for the purpose of cesisting the coal industry…

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Correspondence Working of Collieries. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Referring to the article contained in yours of the 25th instant under the heading, of "The Collieries," I would point out to you…

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Newcastle Coal Trust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—A letter from an Australian correspondent, condemning the proposed Newcastle Coal Trust, is published by the Economist. The writer, who dates…

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Sudden Death in a Coal Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

YESTERDAY a miner named Thomas Hall[?] residing at Adamstown, died very suddenly while at work in South Waratah pit. Hale and his mate, Thomas Beddow, had just…

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Proposed Newcastle Coal Trust. Important Meeting This Afternoon. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

NEGOTIATIONS for the formation of a Newcastle Coal Trust have advanced another stage. This afternoon when the sub-committee of colliery proprietors, appointed at…

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Mining on Private Property Bill. Promised Early Next Session. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

THAT the importance and necessity of the introduction of a bill to give the right to mine upon private property are recognised by the Government is shown by the…

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Coal Mining in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 4

THE subject of coal-mining has been exercising the minds of the Victorians for many years past. It seemed a pity that a little country endowed…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday night in Mr. Baker's hall; Mr. M. Gray in the chair…

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The Young Wallsend Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 5

THE 11th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Young Wallsend Coal Company took place at the office, Scott-street, yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. S. Rodgers…

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Wallsend Miners. the Recently Disputed Places. Serious State of Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Wallsend School of Arts on Tuesday morning at 11 a m There was a large attendance, Mr. R. Punton in…

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The Proposed Coal Trust. Opinions of Experts. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 5

WITH regard to the meeting held on Monday with reference to the coal trust, at which the scheme for the amalgamation of the collieries was considered, the representatives of two of…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, June 28. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

WILLIAM CAMPBELL, a youth, was charged that he, being hanger on at the South Wallsend Colliery, Cardiff, did on April 29th neglect to carry out…

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Miners' Meeting. Hetton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above lodge was held at Cox's Hotel, Wickham, on Tuesday evening last; Mr. R. Hall in the chair…

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Victoria's Coal Resources

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 8

A LECTURE on Victoria's Coal Resources was delivered by Mr. James Stirling, the assistant Government geologist, in the supper-room of the…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 4

ALTHOUGH everything is so dull in commercial circles throughout this city the railway authorities report a slight improvement in haulage operations at the dyke. Last week…

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Check Inspectors' Report. Co-operative Colliery. June 6th and 10th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 3

No. 1 SPLIT.—Aired from No. 3 air shaft and main tunnel. The current at intake was 6855ft, the current at No. 11 bord was 8085ft, at 21 bord was…

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