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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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New Gold-saving Process

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—Captain Angell will shortly visit Adelaide with a view to testing a process which he believes capable of treating Reedy Creek and…

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The Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1893 · page 4

THE action of the Legislative Council with regard to the Coal Mines Bill shows that the chief object of the existence of that Chamber is to block the bills sent up to it by the…

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Summons Cases. Alleged Breach of Coal-mining Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1893 · page 6

John Mackenzie, Examiner of Coalfields, proceeded against Daniel M'Auliffe, manager of the Stockton Colliery, on a charge of having on the…

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Legislative Council. The Coal Mines Bill. Referred to a Select Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1893 · page 5

Mr. PIGOTT gave notice of motion for May 4th for a call of the Council to give attendance on the Appropriation Bill coming up for discussion…

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The Stockton Colliery. Reports by Mines Officials. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 5

IN the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Slattery, Minister for Mines, laid upon the table, in accordance with a resolution previously carried on the motion of Mr. Scott,…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Baker's Hall; Mr. D. Mason in the chair…

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The Victorian Coal Industry. Further Reduction in Railway Rates. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 5

THE returns furnished by the Secretary for Mines show the cost of landing coal in Melbourne from Newcastle to be 14s 4d per ton, and that from Korumburra 14s 10d. The…

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Notes Instead of Gold. The Payment of Civil Servants. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 5

THE Government have issued a circular to Civil servants, recommending that in presenting their cheques at the banks they should accept bank notes instead of gold, leaving the…

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Broken Hill Mining. An Offer to Junction North Company. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 5

IT has transpired that an offer has been made by a private syndicate to purchase from the Junction North Company 2000 tons of their argentiferous garnet sandstone, to be…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, April 27. Royalties on Coal. Railway Commissioners' Bank Account. Carrington Cranes. Bank Notes Issue Bill. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 5

THE SPEAKERS took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SEE, in reply to Mr. FARNELL, the approximate cost of running the late…

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Colliery Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 11

At Ystradgynlais Petty Sessions, the Anthracite Syndicate Limited, owners of the Gwauneladd Colliery, Wales, were summoned for contravention of…

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South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 8

THE work of securing the top of the main shaft at the South Waratah Colliery has been completed, and the men are now engaged in putting in now timber. It is the intention of…

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The Coalville Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 2

THE wages dispute between the miners and mine-owners of the Coalville Colliery has not yet been finally disposed of. The strike lasted 20 weeks, and was only settled last…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 12

AT Broken Hill one of the heaviest items of expenditure in working the silver mines is that of fuel. There is little firewood within an area of…

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Pay-day at the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 8

IT was the fortnightly pay-day at the various collieries yesterday, and owing to the number of banks which had suspended payment since last the men received their wages…

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A Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

A SUB-COMMITTEE of the Associated Colliery Proprietors will meet the district officers of the Miners' Association in conference, this morning, at the A. A. Company's office…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

AT Block 10 an inspection to-day showed that the kaolin veins being worked at various levels are still holding their own, and as they approach the western or hanging walls are…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company. Half-Yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company was hold to-day at the Exchange. There was a large attendance, and the…

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Leigh's Creek Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 3

THE half-yearly report of the directors of the Leigh's Creek Coal-mining Company (S.A.) states:—"Upon the arrival of the mine manager (Mr. Morgan) they instructed him to…

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The Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 7

ON Tuesday morning the miners employed at the New Vale pit, Lithgow, received 14 days' notice of a reduction in the howing rate amounting to 6d…

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