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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 56

The Silver Mine Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1892 · page 8

IT has now been officially ascertained that the number of miners who descended the Birkenberg mine, near Przibram, on the afternoon of the…

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Killed by a Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1892 · page 6

YESTERDAY morning an inquest was held by Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., district coroner, at the Agricultural Hotel, Hamilton, concerning the…

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Miners' Meeting. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held last night, for the purpose of hearing the delegates' report. Mr. J. Robison occupied the chair…

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Mr. Cann's Arrival. State of the Proprietary Mine. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1892 · page 5

Mr. Cann, M.P. for Broken Hill, arrived in Melbourne to-day, and had several interviews with the managers and directors of the Proprietary mine, but nothing was done…

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The Idaho Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Idaho miners on strike, who took refuge in the mountains to avoid arrest by the military, have challenged the troops. They assert that they…

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Miners' Meeting. The £1000 Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 4

AT a special meeting held by the members of the Burwood and Sea Pit Lodges last night She minute from the delegate board recommending that £1000 be donated to assist the…

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The Proprietary Mine. The Question of Assessment. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 5

THE appeal of the Proprietary Mine against the annual municipal assessment was concluded to-day, after a long and weary hearing. The improvements on the mine were…

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Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners. The 15 per Cent. Levy. MINMI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 5

THE ballot on the 15 per cent levy question was taken to-day at Duckenfield and Back Creek tunnels, and resulted as follows:—For paying, 185; against 149; informal, 14…

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Greta. Colliery Items

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 7

The above colliery has worked full time during the past week, provided there is no unusual occurrence to-day, Friday. It is also reported upon reliable authority that…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 8

SOUTH Waratah miners met at Cowell's Hall, New Lambton, on Thursday night and debated the proposal to send £1000 to aid the miners on strike at Broken Hill. A…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Baker's Hall, Mr. M. Gray in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Correspondence the £1000 to the Broken Hill Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I have noticed in your paper letters by different writers commenting on the £1000 recommended by the delegate board for the support of the Broken Hill miners…

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Bunker Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 7

AT the last half-yearly meeting of the P. and U. Company in London, the chairman, Sir Thomas Sutherland, M.P., referred to the subject of fuel as follows:—"Owing to…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above lodge was held on Friday night, Mr J. Leitch in the chair. The business was to receive and deal with…

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Proposed Coal Wharves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 4

NEW YORK, Saturday.—An American officer has started for Samoa to select sites for coal wharves…

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The Southern Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 2

IT is currently reported (says the Illawarra Mercury) that the B[?]lli Pass Coal and Coke Company have obtained the contract of supplying one of the large steamship…

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Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The Australian Mining Company has declared a dividend of 1s per share…

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The Southern Railway Coal Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 7

THE Railway Commissioners have informed the members for the Illawarra district that the Metropolitan Coal Company had secured the railway coal contract in which the…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1892 · page 5

AS anticipated on Friday, sales yesterday increased in value. The advance in Broken Hill scrip yesterday morning was not by any means a large one, but it was one which…

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Colliery Explosion. Eight Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible colliery explosion is reported from Pottsville, (Pa.). A number of miners were in the pit at the time of the disaster, and it has been…

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