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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

1,640 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 82

The Wallsend Miners

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

THE usual monthly meeting of the [?] miners was held in the hall of the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. R. Puntca in the chair…

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Gold Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Gold shipments have been made from London, as follow:—£200,000 for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney;…

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Underground Coal Pillars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 11

THE Philadelphia Record contains the following:—An innovation which means the reclaiming of millions of tons of coal has been introduced by…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 11

A SYNDICATE which is engaged conducting coal-boring operations near Ramsey, Isle of Man, have made what is regarded as an important discovery…

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Wallsend Mining District Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

A MEETING of the committee of management of the above was held on Thursday evening in the Council Chambers, Wallsend. Present: Messrs. Ross, Drummond, Tildesley,…

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The Burwood Miners. Conference Proposals Disagreed With

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

THE usual meeting of the Burwood miners was held at the Albert Victor Hotel yesterday morning. Mr. M. Minto occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of members…

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The Victorian Coal Industry. Resources of Gippsland

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

THE Victorian Secretary for Mines, Mr. A. W. Howitt, has prepared a report on the coal resources of Gippsland, based partly on a recent visit to…

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The Gold Discovery at Cobark. Excitement in the Copeland District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

WE learn from Raymond Terrace that much excitement has been aroused in Copeland and the surrounding district by a discovery of gold considered to be of an important…

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The Gartlee Miners' Case. Ex Parte James Curley. Injunction Made Absolute. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

IN the Supreme Court (Banco Division), this afternoon, before Chief Justice Darley, and Mr. Justice Windeyer and Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill. to the Editor

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

Sir,—I wish to say a few words in reply to J.C. in regard to what he said on my letter of the 23rd March on the above. I think I made my statement…

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The Western Collieries. Notices of Reduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 7

APPARENTLY we are at present in the midst of a reduction boom (says the Lithgow Mercury). The movement initiated at the Vale Colliery last week…

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Mr. A. Brown and Miners' Strikes

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

A WEEK or two back a letter referring to the above matter was sent to us by Mr. D. R. Watkins, secretary of the Wallsend miners, a copy of which appeared in the Sydney press…

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A Copper-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—A general meeting of shareholders of the English and Australian Copper-mining Company was held this afternoon. Mr. Harvey…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

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

THE New North drive, at the 100ft level north of the main shaft, has been extended 70ft. The fact of the surroundings showing good carbonate ore, the winze has been sunk…

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Notes As a Legal Tender. Shipments of Gold for Australia. LONDON

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

In the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr. Sydney Buxton, the Under-Colonial Secretary, replying to a question as to whether the unconvertible notes issued in…

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The Coal Industry of the World. the Mines and the Miners. Conditions of Working

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 7

DR. ROBERTSON, the coal expert, who has recently made a tour round the world, was interviewed by a representative of the Star upon his arrival in…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 6

THE shipments of coal from the port of Wollongong during last month were:—Jetties, 37,416 tons; Belmore Basin, 14,006 tons; total, 51,422 tons,…

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Broken Hill Mining. Rumoured Developments at the Proprietary Mine. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 5

AT the Barrier and in the capitals for many days past there have been persistent rumours that important developments have occurred in the lower levels of the Proprietary Mine, and…

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Mining Enterprise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

THE report of the Department of Mines for 1892 contains some figures which call for some attention at the hands of a community in which the…

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Conditions of Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 4

IN our yesterday's issue was published an interview between a representative of a Sydney contemporary and that very well-known mining…

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