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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

1,106 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 56

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

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

THE matte furnace was started to-day at the British, and it is the intention to have a general cleaning up of dresses before Christmas. The concentrating mill will not be…

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Glebe Miners' Meeting

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

THE regular monthly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at Simpson's hall, on Monday night. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair,…

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The Brown Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1892 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was convened by the Morwell Shire Council (Vic.), and held last week at Morwell, to discuss the brown coal industry, with the view of floating a company…

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Our Intercolonial Coal Trade

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

The sailing tonnage engaged in the intercolonial coal trade has, during the past few years, dwindled down to in surprising extent owing to the number of steamers entering into competition. The few sailers…

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Victorian Coal on the Railways. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1892 · page 5

THE Victorian Railway Commissioners have to-day concluded a contract with the Korrum-burra Coal Mining Company to take from 2000 to 3000 tons of coal per month, the price…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1892 · page 8

WITH a view to further develop the Southern coalfields, surveys are being made on the Coal Cliff Property Company's estate in close proximity to…

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Victorian Coal

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

THE other day we published certain particulars regarding the large supplies of coal arriving at San Francisco from England, British Columbia, and…

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The Southern Collieries. The Clifton Dispute

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

IT may be remembered that an application was made to the Clerk of Awards (Mr. Clegg) on the 2nd inst. by the miners at work in the South…

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Collieries Amalgamation and the A. A. Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1892 · page 7

THE following letter, signed "S.G. Brown," appears in the Daily, Telegraph:— "Sir,—In July last the following…

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West Wallsend Miners

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the Seaham miners was held on Thursday evening in Sharp's Hall, Mr. R. Blakely in the chair. The chairman intimated that the meeting…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Police Court. Thursday, December 22. (Before W. E. Henry, P.M., and H. Rushton, J.p.) Breach of Colliery Rules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1892 · page 6

ZEPHANIAH JACQUES was charged by Mr. John Dixon, Inspector of Collieries, with a breach of the special colliery rules of the Duckenfield…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 14

THE export from the Illawara Collieries for November amounted to 54,089 tons coal, and this with the mines working at about half-time…

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Gift to the Miners' Association

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

MR. JAMES CURLEY, the general secretary of the Miners' Association has received the sum of £7 12s 9d from, the Locomotive Drivers and Firemen's Association, Hamilton, for…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1892 · page 8

THE Coalcliff Proprietary Company's estate, which lies in close proximity to Helensburgh, and adjoins the Illawarra railway, is at present undergoing a survey with a view to…

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Gold in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Great exrcitement prevails in the Western States of North America in consequence of the discovery of a now goldfield in Utah, on the Colorado River…

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Coal-mining in Tasmania

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1892 · page 5

EAST Coast Harbour and Coal-mining Co.— A correspondent, writing to the Hobart Mercury from St. Marry's says that the East Coast Harbour and Coal-mining Company…

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British Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Federated Miners of Great Britain are agitating for increased wages, and are considering the desirability of a national strike…

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Colonial Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1892 · page 5

THE following letter appeared, in the Cape Times last month. It may be mentioned that in the House of Assembly there on the 9th August the Commissioner of Public Works…

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New Zealand Coal Company Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1892 · page 3

THE Commissioners appointed by the shareholders of the Mokihinui Coal Company (N.Z.) have made their report. It is a voluminous document…

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The Proposed Coal Trust. Meeting of the Newcastle Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 6

AN extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Newcastle Coal Company was held in the office Scott-street at half-past 12 yesterday…

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