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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 56

Colliery Proprietors' Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Northern Association Colliery Proprietors was held to-day at the offices of the Newcastle and Wallsend Coal Co., Bridge-street. There was a good…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 8

THE New Lambton Miners' Lodge met on Monday night at Gray's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. Thomas Gray in the chair…

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South Wallsend Coal Co. Order for Winding up. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 5

IN the Equity Court, before Judge Owen, to-day, Mr. Knox appeared for the petitioners, the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, and moved to wind up the…

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French Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. G. B. Clémençeau, the deputy, having pledged himself to secure the pardon of the Carmaux rioters, the strikers were induced to resume work. He…

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The Barrier Miners' Strike. Defence Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 5

A MEETING of the committee appointed at the Islington Reserve, was held last night at Fryar's Royal Hotel, when there were present: Messrs. D. Moore (chairman), Hunter,…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting. The Proposed New Agreement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association took place yesterday in the Rouse Assembly Rooms, for the purpose of considering the…

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French Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The French Government has granted a pardon to the miners convicted of rioting in connection with the recent disturbances…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 12

A MILLION tons of coal are every four days removed from the land of Great Britain by mining. An explosion recently occurred in…

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Coal, Wool, and Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 7

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, under date 1st instant report:—Coal: Continued depression exists in the coal trade, and, with one or two exceptions, all the pits are…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Stockton

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

A MINER named Frederick Parker was seriously injured by a fall of coal in the Stockton pit on Thursday evening. He and his brother were working together, and they…

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Mining in Scotland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 11

IN a recent report upon the West Scottish mines, Mr. Donaldson, inspector for that district, says that accidents in mines by the falling in of…

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A Sydney Mint Visitor. Gold Offered for Sale. SYDNEY

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

AT about 11 o'clock this morning a tall, respectably-dressed man, wearing a tall black hat and long frock coat, and carrying an umbrella, visited the Sydney Mint,…

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Mine Managers' Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1892 · page 5

Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, November 1:—M'Culloch's shaft, No. 2 level, south drive extended 26ft; total, 239ft from shaft. Have commenced crosscut from this drive at…

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District News. Wallsend. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1892 · page 3

DURING the past nine weeks Wallsend Colliery has worked eight days, and the prospect for the future is anything but encouraging. There is a rumour…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 5

ON Monday evening, shortly after 6 o'clock, and accident occurred in the Borcholo Pit to a man named William Bellemy, by which his log was fractured. It appears that Bellemy…

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The Gartlee Trouble. Statement by the Northern Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 6

SIR,—I have been instructed by my lodge (the Northern miners) to forward the accompanying appeal to you for publication in reference to the Gartlee…

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Anvil Creek Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 5

THERE is some little chance of an early commencement of work being made at this colliery. An order for 100 tons of coal, to be delivered in Sydney, has been received, and…

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Coal Briquettes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 7

THE Victorian Secretary for Mines has been informed that the Gippsland brown coal which Mr. J. Cosmo Newbery took with him to Germany on his…

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Mine Managers' Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 5

BRITISH Broken Hill Proprietary Mine.— Report for week ending 2nd November:— No. 1, Blackwood's shaft, No 1 level, these faces unchanged. Drive to connect with…

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Russia Requiring Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is rumoured that Russia will require three millions sterling in gold within three weeks…

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