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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 56

Texas Copper-mining and Smelting Company, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 7

THE [?]arly meeting of the above co[?] place last Wednesday, in E[?] Lambton, Mr. N [?] There…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. the Percy Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 4

Telegrams of a reliable nature state that the Percy goldfields, where the sensational finds have recently been reported, are comparatively worthless…

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Plattsburg. Summerhill Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 5

For some time past considerable dissatisfaction has existed throughout the district with regard to those small collieries where the miners are paid at per day instead of by…

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Redhead Coal Mining Company's Railway. Arbitration Case. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 5

THE arbitration in the claim of Mr. W. W. Johnson, of Wallsend, against the Redhead Coal Mining Company, Limited, in connection with the construction of their railway,…

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The Mining Question. a Deputation to the Treasurer. Prompt Attention Promised. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. G. H. Reid and J. Want, Ms.P., this afternoon introduced a deputation of gentlemen interested in the mining industry to the Colonial Treasurer, and brought under…

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The Coal Trust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 5

THE following letter appeared in the Economist, London, on June 25th last, and a brief summary of it was cabled to Australia:—…

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Burwood Coal Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1892 · page 5

Sir,—I, as a shareholder in the Burwood Coal Company, urge my follow-shareholders to stand by our valuable interest in this splendid property, second to none in this…

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The Silver Crescent Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 5

THE plant of the Silver Crescent mine sold to-day for £250…

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Greta. COLLIERY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

Work has been rather alack at the colliery during the past fortnight ending on Saturday. Last week proved a blank, and up till Friday night of the present week only two…

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Miners' Meeting. Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 2

THE regular 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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Burwood Coal Company. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 6

Sir,—In your Thursday's issue "A Shareholder" urges those interested to discard the Coal Trust on the teams offered for Burwood (£90,000), and he then proceeds to compare…

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West Australia. Perth, Friday. Southern Cross Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 5

The action of the Government in granting exemption from the labour covenants to the Southern Cross mines in causing adverse comments. The directors have wired to…

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Hetton Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 5

THE fourteenth half-yearly meeting was hold to-day, Mr. W. A. Steel, acting-chairman of directors, presiding. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The report…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. R. Ponton in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly,…

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Northern Coal Trust. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 8

Sir,—"Another Shareholder" in your issue of to-day says my figures re valuations for Coal Trust are altogether unreliable, and then he cites one without giving the name of…

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New Lambton. Mechanics and Miners' Institute Debating Class

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 5

Mr. Reid occupied the chair at Friday's meeting of the above. The subject of debate was "Individualism versus Socialism." Mr. George Errington led off on behalf of…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 5

BUSINESS was fairly active on 'Change yesterday morning, but prices were very much weaker than on Friday. The downward tendency in Broken Hills was…

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The Bi-Chloride of Gold Cure. Dr. Leslie E. Keely's Advance Agent. Scientific Tests in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1892 · page 7

IN the Sydney Daily Telegraph of Thursday, August 11th, appeared a long interview with Major Alfred Calhoun, who arrives in Australia with a power of attorney from Dr. Leslie E…

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Miners' Meetings. Borehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 6

A LARGELY attended meeting of the Borehole miners was held at Gray's Hotel, Adamstown, on Saturday night. Mr. John Harvie occupied the chair…

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District News. Greta. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 5

A MINERS' meeting was held on Friday Mr. W. Jackson in the chair. A letter was received from Mr. Dixon (inspector of collieries), no the practice of…

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