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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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East Greta Coal-mining Company. Meeting of Shareholders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 4

THE fourth ordinary meeting of shareholders in the East Greta. Coal-mining Company, Limited, was held at the company's office, Bond-street, City, on Saturday morning…

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Miners' Meetings. Duckenfield and Back Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 6

THE Duckenfield and Back Creek Lodge of miners hold their quarterly meeting on Thursday evening in Mr. T. Sharp's Hall, Mr. J. M. Gray…

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Scottish-Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A meeting of the shareholders of the Scottish-Australian Mining Co. was held to-day. The chairman during the course of his…

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A Mining Conference. Adjusting Disputes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 5

AT 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a Sub-committee committee or the Associated Colliery Proprietors met the district officers in conference for the purpose of discussing the disputes at…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 6

THE notice of the Corrimal miners expired on Saturday, The company are demanding a reduction of 2d per ton and 1d in the shilling or part thereof…

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The Burwood Miners. Conference Proposals Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Burwood miners was held at the Albert Victor Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr. M. Minto occupied the chair, and there was a large…

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The Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 2

NOTHING is yet definitely settled concerning the proposed reduction of the hewing rate at the Vale Colliery, Lithgow. The miners' delegate board…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 7

AMONG the shipping from the southern associated mines during the last week was the cargo of the s.s. Port Hunter, comprising over 6000 tons of coal,…

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Greta. the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 7

The Greta Colliery only worked five days the last fortnight. There is no shipping in Newcastle for Greta at present. The Anvil Creek Colliery is…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting. The Burwood Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association was held in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday for the purpose of dealing with the Burwood…

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The Stockton Colliery. Further Report on Its Condition. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 5

MR. SLATTERY to-night, acting on the recent motion of Mr. Scott, M.P., laid on the table of the Assembly the following further report from Messrs. John Dixon and William…

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Broken Hill Mining. Inspection of the South Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 5

AN inspection of the South mine to-day did not disclose a very cheering condition of things. The total driving and sinking for the week amounts to 128ft without any…

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San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 7

MR. J. W. HARRISON, San Francisco, under date March 31, reports:— "Since the departure of the last Australian mail there have been the…

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Legislative Council. The Coal Mines Bill. Marine Board Reconstruction

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

Mr. PIGOTT moved, "That the select committee appointed on the Coal Mines Regulation Bill be authorised to make visits of inspection and hold inquiries in such…

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Miners' Meeting. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 8

THE above miners held a special meeting last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. George Bullerwell was elected chairman for the quarter, and Messrs. T. Gray, W…

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Shipping Gold to Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 4

IT is stated from London that three of the largest banks doing business in this part of the world are sending £750,000 in gold to Australia, and it is likely that an additional…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 6

THE output at the Mount Keira Colliery for the past fortnight (6½ days) has been 3101 tons. According to the recent agreement entered into by the proprietary and the…

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The Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 6

IT is understood that a notice of similar reduction of 6d per ton to that proposed at the Vale Colliery was given at Lithgow on Thursday. At another mine at Hartley Vale…

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Colliery Work at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 8

DURING the past fortnight the Wallsend Colliery has worked five days, a most decided improvement on the previous returns. When it is considered that for the past two or three…

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The Breakage of Colliery Ropes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 12

MR. C. M. PERCY, of Wigan (Eng.), writes:—'I have read with considerable interest the report of the question asked in the House of Commons, and…

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