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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's hall on Monday night. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair, and there…

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Mr. A. Brown and Miners' Strikes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 6

THE following letter Mr. F. W. Binney has appeared in the Sydney press:—"Sir.—In reply to Mr. Brown's letter of the 4th, I am…

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Correspondence. the Miners' Association. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 8

SIR,—In these days of political agitation, bank failures, etc., it appears to me that a very important matter to the miners of this district is being…

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Breach of Coal Mines Regulation Act. The Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 8

AT the Police Court yesterday, Daniel M'Auliffe, manager of the Stockton Colliery, was charged on an information laid by John Mackenzie, Examiner of Coalfields, the gist…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 3

THE Woonona miners' notice expired on Saturday last, and as the prices intended to be imposed for bords and pillars are said to be below other…

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South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 8

THE above miners met on Tuesday night at Cowell's hotel, New Lambton; Mr. John Boundy occupied the chair. The meeting was called for the purpose dealing with the…

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The Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 3

THOUGH no immediate prospect of a settlement appears to exist, the position of affairs regarding the Vale Colliery, Lithgow, dispute is now more…

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Correspondence. the Mines and Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 3

SIR,—You published yesterday the views of Dr. Robertson on mines and miners. The doctor is just back from his extended tour. It is not stated…

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Stockton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting of the above lodge was held last night, Mr. J. Leitch, local chairman, presiding. There was an unusually large attendance…

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Castle Wellington Tin-mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 8

THE mine manager's last weekly report states that the lode now being worked at the 40ft level of No. 1 shaft is from 15in to 18in wide, the ore being equal to over 1½cwt of tin oxide…

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Miners' Meetings. Sea Pit

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held at the Merewether Hotel on Wednesday night. The meeting was called to consider the…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 6

THE Woonona miners are still on strike. Meetings continue to be held, but nothing definite has been decided upon. The secretary is still communicating with the…

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Wallsend. Colliery Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 2

IT is understood that the prospects of the Wallsend Colliery are assuming a brighter aspect for the future. During the past week the pit has worked four days, and it is…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 11

DURING the past week the coal trade of this district, though far from brisk, has shown a marked improvement. This is to be accounted for by the…

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Missing Coal-laden Sailing Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 12

THE Journal of Commerce (Liverpool) says:—One of the questions which is always with us is that referring to the lamentable number of coal-laden…

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Mr. A. Brown and Miners' Strikes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 2

THE following letter has been sent to the Sydney press by Mr. Alexander Brown, in reply to that of Mr. F. W. Binney, which appeared a day or two ago:—"Sir,—When…

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Labour Federation in Britain. Sailors and Firemen Affiliate with Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The Amalgamated Sailors' and Firemen's Union has become affiliated with the National Miners' Federation, the step having…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1893 · page 3

THE contretemps which arose through the attempted reduction in the hewing rates at the Woonona Colliery (says the Clifton Times) still continues to…

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The Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 3

IT will be remembered that last Friday week the district officers of the Miners' Association waited on Mr. Chapman at the Vale Colliery office, and that,…

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West Wallsend. the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 8

During the week both the coal collieries have worked full time, and it is stated that the prospect of work for the future is better. At West Wallsend work has been so slack for…

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