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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 56

A Yorkshire Colliery Flooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1892 · page 8

Six miners were recently drowned at the pit belonging to Messrs. Haigh, colliery proprietors, Dewsbury, through an inrush of water from…

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Miners' Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1892 · page 5

AT the conclusion in of the conference between the associated colliery proprietors and the representatives of the Miners' Association on Saturday, the Delegate Barn met at the…

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West Australia. Another Rich Gold Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1892 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the Commissioner of Police received news from Southern Cross to the effect that a magnificent discovery of gold had…

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READ v. WITHERS. Action for Coal Supplied. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1892 · page 5

IN Chambers to-day the application by the defendant in the suit of Read v. Withers, to refer certain matters in dispute between the parties to arbitration, was decided by Mr…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 7

THE quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening in Baker's Hall, Mr. M. Gray in the chair. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Miners' Meetings Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock. There was a large attendance, Mr. Wm. Moss in the…

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West Australia. the New Gold Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 6

The news received as to the find of gold north-east of Yilgarn is of a most encouraging kind. At the same time nothing is known as to the…

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Australian News. New South Wales Inspectors of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 6

The Minister for Mines proposes to appoint two additional inspectors of mines. At present, including the chief inspector (Mr. Slee), there are…

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CABLEGRAMS. North Wales Miners' Federation. the Eight-hours' System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—A meeting of members of the North Wales Miners' Federation was held yesterday, fuily 5000 miners being present. Resolutions were carried in favour…

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The Miners' General Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1892 · page 4

MR. JAMES CURLEY, general secretary of the Miners' Association, has received official notice from Mr. F. W. Binney, secretary of the Associated Colliery Proprietors, of the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. the Gippsland Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1892 · page 5

A deputation from Mirboo to-day asked the Minister for Mines to make further tests for coal in that locality. The Minister promised that the Government geologist should…

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Miners' Meeting. Dudley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 8

A SPECIAL general meeting was held in Mr. J G. Watkins' Hall on Tuesday, Mr. W. Witherspoon in the chair. Moved, "That the correspondence from…

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Remarkable Rescue From a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 3

A VIENA message of July 24 said: —The three miners who were rescued on Thursday last from the Emeran coal mine, near Bilin, in Northern…

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JOHNSON v. Burwood Extended Coal Company. Verdict for Plaintiff. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 September 1892 · page 5

IN No. 2 Jury Court to-day the case of Johnson and another against the Burwood Extended Coal-mining Company, Limited, came on. It was a claim for £1461 10s 8d,…

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Gold in Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 4

IN answer to an inquirer, we have to state that it is most unusual to find gold-bearing stone in coal mines. The only authenticated instance of, gold occurring in the vicinity of…

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Miners in Rebellion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 8

THE miners of the State of Tennessee are out in force to oppose the convict lease system, especially the employment of convicts in the mines. It is…

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Coal Boring at South Mirboo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 8

A DEPUTATION from the residents of South Mirboo waited on the Minister of Mines for Victoria on Wednesday, and asked that the drill which was…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Emerald Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 5

THE secretary of the New Emerald Proprietary Company has received a telegram from Emmavile this morning, informing him that emeralds have been struck in the main shaft,…

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Miners' Meetings. BURWOOD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1892 · page 6

THE quarterly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Wednesday night last. Mr. Metthew Minto…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Sunday. the Lefroy Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 September 1892 · page 5

The Lefroy Amalgamated Mine, West Tasmania, has struck richer stone than anything previsously seen in the mine. A PRESIDENT APPOINTED…

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