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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 56

Invention for Coal Loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 8

THE old method, of coaling steamers by manual labour is attracting the attention of inventors. Mr. M. J. Paul, of 12 Montague Place, Russell…

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The Coal Mines of New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1892 · page 3

THE annual report submitted by Mr. Henry A. Gordon, M.A., Inst. MI.E., Inspector of Mines for New Zealand, to the Houses of Parliament, up to…

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Miners' Meetings. STOCKTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday night, Mr. John Leitch, the local chairman presiding…

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Mining

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

SOME extraordinarily rich stone has been taken from Smith's reef, Baker's Creek mine, 26oz ore giving 27oz gold. A parcel will be exhibited at…

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Broken Hill Affairs. Broken Hill, Friday. MINING

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

THE Proprietary blew in two furnaces of the South smelters to-night. The Proprietary have engaged nearly all the surface hands they require. More underground men will…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. the Batavia Goldfield

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

Collins, a minor, returning from Batavia River goldfield, wires from Mein:—"Stop any men going, as the field is a rank duffer." THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP…

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Mine Managers' Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

Block 10 Mine, Broken Hill.—Report for week ending 5th November :—Campbell's shaft : No sinking done since commencement of strike. There is now 25ft of water in it…

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Miners' Meetings. GLEBE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 7

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held on Thursday night. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair, and…

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The Proprietary Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At a meeting of share-holders in the Broken Hill Proprietary Mining Company held to-day, Mr. MacAndrew announced that the cost of working the mine…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Welsh Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The executive of the Welsh Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto stating that 90,000 miners are desirous or joining the federation of British miners to…

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The Proposed Agreement Conference Between the Proprietors and Miners. No Definite Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 6

AT 11 o'clock on Saturday morning the associated colliery proprietors met the delegates of the various lodges in the minors' association in conference for the purpose of…

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Correspondence. Household Coal to Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 7

SIR,—Allow me to say anent new agreement I am in favour of and will support the retention of the word "householder," which means that…

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The New Lambton Miners' Appeal for Help. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 7

Sir,—I would like, through your valuable paper, to draw attention to an appeal made by the New Lambton miners to the Delegate Board for…

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Broken Hill News. Work at the Mines. Alleged Dynamite Outrage. More Men Engaged. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 5

Two furnaces of the Proprietary at Southern Nest, which were blown in on Friday, are running splendidly, and two more will probably be blown in on…

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Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Queen's Birthday Gold-mining Company, of Dunolly (Vic.), is issuing £25,000 worth of debentures at par, radeemable in five years…

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Northern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1892 · page 8

THE following resolution was passed at Teralba an Monday night;—"That the Gartlce miners be paid the 5 per cent, stopped last pay in addition to the shilling that was…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, November 15, 1892. Temporary Mining Inspectors. Masters and Servants Bill. Moneys Advanced to the Premiers. The Tramways. SYDNEY, Tuesday. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1892 · page 5

Sir GEORGE DIBBS, in reply to Mr. NEILD, said it was not a fact that, acting at the instance of his Eminence Cardinal Moran, he had issued orders to the management of…

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The Wallsend Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 4

MR. JACOB TROTTER, the deputy who was injured in the Wallsend Colliery on Tuesday morning by an explosion of gas, was very much prostrated last evening. On Tuesday…

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Greta Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 8

A MINERS' meeting was held on Tuesday night at Page's hall, Mr. J. Spint in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Gas in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 4

THE explosion of gas which, occurred in the Wallsend Colliery on Tuesday morning once again shows the necessity which exists for the most careful inspection of the working…

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