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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 5

FOR some time past, quite two months the representatives of the press have been prohibited from inspecting the underground working of Block 10. To-day, however,…

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The Helensburgh Mining Dispute. Before the Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 5

THE hearing of the case of the dispute between the Metropolitan Coal Company and their miners was continued' before the Court of Arbitration to-day…

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The Gartlee Mining Case. Appeal to the Full Court. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 5

IN the Full Court to-day the matter of Robert Crompton, miner, Newcastle, and James Curley, secretary of the Miners' Association, Newcastle district, came on in…

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The Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 5

SINCE Wednesday, when Mr. Mackenzie examined the Stockton mine and stated that he could not certify to its safety, there has been nothing definite done. On Saturday…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Coal Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 5

The output of coal at Korumburra this week averaged 150 tons per day. THE FOOTSCRAY MYSTERY. Andrew Young, the man who was arrested…

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The Helensburg Mining Dispute. Before the Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 5

THE sitting of the Council of Arbitration was continued to-day to consider the matter of the dispute between the management and men of the Metropolitan Colliery,…

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The Stockton Pit. Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1893 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Stockton lodge was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. John Leitch, local chairman, presiding…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1893 · page 5

AFTER the representatives of the Metals Extraction Company left for Melbourne last week to personally, explain to their directors the reason of the failure of experiments with…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 5

THE reduction in connection with the hewing rates of cold which has been effected recently at South Clifton and Mount Kembla is now likely to extend to the Mount Keira, Mount…

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Miners' Meeting. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the Duckenfield and Back Cree Lodge was held on Thursday evening in Mr. T. Sharp's hall. There was a good…

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The Stockton Colliery. Another Meeting of the Miners. Inspection to be Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 8

THE adjourned meeting of the above lodge was held yesterday morning. The business of the meeting was to receive the reply, if any, to hand from the Inspector of…

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The Household Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 4

THE case of SKELTON v. CROUDACE, decided in the District Court yesterday, disclosed action on the part of the defendant which was strongly animadverted on by the Judge,…

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Wallsend Mining District Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 8

A MEETING of the committee of management was held in the Wallsend Council Chambers on Monday evening. Present: Messrs. A. Cook, O. G. Steel, H. Rushton, W. Blackie,…

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Parliament Legislative Assembly. The Income Tax Proposals. Glove Fights. Civil Servants' Salaries. Mining on Private Property Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 5

AFTER our report of the proceeding in the Assembly last night closed, clause 8 of the Income Tax Assessment Bill was amended by making the exemption apply to income used…

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Parliament Legislative Assembly. An All-night Sitting. Mining on Private Property. Coal Mines Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 8

THE Assembly sat till half-past 5 o'clock this morning. The whole of the clauses in the Mining on Private Property Bill were debated in committee at considerable length,…

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Royalties on Coal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

MR EDDEN will ask in the Assembly on Tuesday :—What amount of money is due to the Mines Department from Stockton Coal Company to date for royalty upon coal extracted…

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Scene at Wallsend. The Mine Flooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 5

At Wallsend the principal damage to property is along Irvine-street, where, notwithstanding the additional culvert just completed at the inter section of the Newcastle-road,…

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Banking and Mining Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Night.—Sales of Australian banking and mining shares have been made during the week as under :—Banks: Commercial Bank of Australia, £7 5s,unchbnged. Mines: Mount Morgan…

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American Convict Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 12

A MAN named Hudson, who has spent two years and a half as a convict in the mines near Princeville, Tennesee, has been making some revelations…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 8

THE usual monthly, meeting of the above miners was held in the Wallsend School of Arts last evening; Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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