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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 56

The Broken Hill Strike. the Miners' Manifesto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 3

IN our telegraphic columns of yesterday's issue we gave a precis of the reply of the men to the mineowners' manifesto. We publish to-day the…

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The Miners' Association. Meeting of the Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association will commence in the Rouse Assembly Rooms, Hunter-street, at 10 o'clock this…

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Decision of the Mine-owners. An Informal Reception Tendered. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the mining companies' representatives was held this afternoon, when it was finally unanimously decided that, as matters stood, the delegates…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 8

THE ordinary monthly meeting of the above lodge was held last (Thursday) night, Mr. John Leitch in the chair, in the absence of Mr. W. M'Donald, the lodge chairman…

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Another Coal Find. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 4

THE party engaged working the coal-mining lease recently taken up at Coalville have come upon a seam on the stope above Narracan Creek. The find is said to be of the most…

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The Miners' Delegate Board. Quarterly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association commenced in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday morning. Mr. Adam Cook, the…

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The Stawell Gold Rush. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 5

THE gold rush at Stawell is attracting great attention. The locality is about a mile north-westerly from the town. A great rush has set in, and claims have been pegged out for…

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Support for Broken Hill. Meeting of the Miners' Delegates. a Gift of £1000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 4

AT the quarterly meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board, which commenced yesterday morning, it was decided to forward the sum of £1000 to the Broken Hill miners who are…

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Colliery Matters in the South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 5

AS to the Corrimal mine (says a correspondent of the Illawarra Mercury) the only work being done at present is filling slack, which is done by the shift men, who are kept at work…

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Miners' Meeting. Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Merewether Hotel on Thursday night last. Mr. Joseph Halliday occupied the chair, and…

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Short Weight in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 12

ALBERT ERNEST HARLEY, coal-dealer was, at Wolverhampton, England ordered to pay £20, and his mother, Mary Ann Harley, another…

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Terrible Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 12

THE catastrophe at the Przibram Silvermine in Bohemia, which is reputed to be the deepest mine in the world, is far greater than was at first…

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The Miners' Association. Meeting of the Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 5

THE quarterly mooting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association was resumed and concluded yesterday, in the House Assembly rooms. Mr. Adam Cook,…

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Scottish-australian Mining Company. Change of Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 5

FOR some time past a change of management in connection with the Scottish-Australian Mining Co.'s properties has been contemplated, which, however, is now an accomplished…

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Greta. Colliery News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1892 · page 8

The time worked at the above colliery for the past fortnight has been above the average compared with several previous pays, 10½ days; and although the output for the…

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Miners' Meeting. Borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1892 · page 5

A LARGELY attended monthly meeting of the Borohole miners was hold on Saturday night at Gray's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. John Harvey occupied the chair…

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The Lithgow Coal Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1892 · page 5

No published statement or official notification has (says the Lithgow Mercury) yet been made concerning the Government coal contract, but it is now generally known that the…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 5

ABOUT a quarter-past 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon a dreadfully painful accident happened in the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery. A young miner named William…

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The Miners' Donation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 5

THE members of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge have decided to confirm the action of the delegate board in donating the sum of £1000 to the minors on strike at Broken…

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Miners' Meeting. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 7

THE Duckenfield and Back Creek Lodge of miners held a special meeting on Saturday evening for the purpose of considering the 15 per cent…

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