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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 56

Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was hold on Thursday evening in the Agricultural Hall, for the purpose of considering the delegate minutes, and more especially to…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. Twenty-five Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—A terrible colliery explosion occurred yesterday in a colliery at the town of Frameries in Belgium. Twenty-five miners were killed and many others…

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Small Coal

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

THE Lithgow Mercury has the following:—"It has been the custom, as most of our readers are aware, for miners to have (free) portion of the…

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Miners' Meeting. Sea Pit

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

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the above lodge was hold at the Merewether Hotel on Thursday night last. Mr. Joseph Whittle occupied the chair, and…

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Coal, Wool, and Meat Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 September 1892 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, under date, 1st September, report:—Although the prices at present obtained for Newcastle coal in the foreign markets continue very low, accounted for…

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Miners' Meetings. Co Operative

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. There was a…

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The Newcastle Colliery Engine Drivers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 8

NEWCASTLE Colliery Engine Drivers' Protective Association held their first banqueton Saturday, September 3rd, in the Hall of Science, for the purpose of celebrating their…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. a New Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 5

Gold has been discovered on a block of sand upon the Tewantio beach, and the deposits will shortly be systematically worked. The gunboat Paluma forwarded to the…

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Miners' Meetings. New Lambton

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

THE above miners held a special meeting on Tuesday night at Gray's Hotel, Adamstown. The meeting was called for the purpose of hearing the case of two miners who were…

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Gold Bearing Aerolite

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—A telegram from New York states that an extraordinary occurrence is reported from Idaho. An aerolite bearing gold fell and was found by…

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The Co-operative Colliery Dispute. The Approaching Ballot

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

IN accordance with the resolution of the delegate board a ballot among all the member of the association will commence to-day to determine what action is to be taken with…

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East Lambton Colliery Company. In the Bankruptcy Court. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 4

THE case of the East Lambton Colliery Company, which came before Mr. Justice Manning, sitting in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction recently, came on again this morning. James…

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The Broken Hill Strike. Several Serious Assaults. an Attack on the Proprietary Mine Feared. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 5

TO-DAY has been full of excitement. It commenced by an assault committed by four toughs named Morris, Kearn, O'Donnoll, and Jones, on two men employed at the…

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Greta Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 5

A MINERS' meeting was held on Tuesday night, Mr. W. Jackson in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting, also finance committee meeting, were read and…

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Co-operative Colliery. The Manager's Version

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 8

WITH a view of obtaining both sides of this vexed question, at an interview with Mr. Barr, manager, in reply to a question, that gentleman was pleased to give a few…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 4

A large parliamentary party left to-day to inspect the new goldfield at Wadnaminga in the north-east…

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The Broken Hill Strike. Non-unionist Miners. Another Batch for Broken Hill Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 5

THE Broken Hill express which left the city this afternoon had on board 18 non-unionists, engaged to work in the mines at Broken Hill. Some got into the train at the North Terrace…

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Parliament. Thursday, September 8, 1892. Legislative Assembly. Newcastle Water and Sewerage Board. Members' Allowances. North Coast Railway. Explosions in Mines. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m., and several members of the Elections and Qualifications Committee were sworn in. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS…

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Miners' Meeting. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above minors was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening; Mr. William Moss in the chair…

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The Co-operative Colliery Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 4

AT the ballet for ceasing work at the Co-operative Colliery, the verdict of the men working at that colliery was as follows:—For ceasing, 231: against, nil. The…

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