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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Stoppage at Browns' Collieries. Two Tunnels to be Laid Idle. 380 Men and Boys Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1893 · page 5

DURING the last couple of days there have been ugly and ominous rumours at Minmi, to the effect that Browns' Nos. 2 and 4 tunnels were to cease working. On Saturday when…

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The Coal Export Trade and the Next Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1893 · page 8

Sir,—I beg to thank you for your courtesy in inserting my letter re the next election. I observe that it has been noticed by a correspondent who has failed to grasp the gravity…

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The Riotous Coal-miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Renewed rioting has taken place at Pontefract, Yorkshire, amongst the miners on strike. A mob of the strikers made an attack…

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Large Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 4

News from London, dated 4th August, says:—Coal shipments from the Tyne and Wear are expanding under the influence of the Midland strike. Trade is very active and considerable consignments…

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Mining at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

To date about 1400 tons of Junction sulphides have been forwarded for shipment to Port Pirie, and the balance of the parcel (100 tons) will be despatched if trucks are…

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Mining on Private Property. Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

THE Mining on Private Property Conference was continued to-day, under the presidency of Mr. Tonkin, M.P., when Part I. of the Mining on Private Property Bill was…

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Mining in the Copeland District. The Warden's Court. Copeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

THE mining case in which William Shakespeare applied to be placed in possession of a gold-mining lease under application to Charles Burley was dismissed by the warden (Mr…

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The West Australian Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 8

THE latest telegram from Perth (W.A.), dated Friday last states:—"The third instalment of gold from Bayley's Reward claim since the mine has been under the charge of…

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The Coal Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The strike of coalminers in the Midlands shows signs of collapsing. The Staffordshire strikers have resumed work at…

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The Stoppage of Browns' Collieries. Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Duckenfield and Back Creek miners was held on Monday night in Sharp's Hall. The large hall was densely packed by eager and anxious…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 4

THE coal trade is in no worse condition in Newcastle than it is in some other parts of the world. Certainly it is in a healthier state than in England,…

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The Californian Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 6

MR. J. W. HARRISON'S circular gives the following details regarding the Californian coal trade:—"Since the departure of the last Australian mail there…

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The Durham Colliery. Tenders Called for the Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 4

IT is pleasing, during the present dull times, to find that one of the large colliery companies in this district, having faith in the future of Newcastle, are calling for tenders for the…

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Western Australia. Perth, Tuesday. the Gold Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

Bayley's Reward Claim has yielded half a ton of gold to date, without a battery. The latest news from the fields states that a large number of men are doing nothing. The…

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The Coal Trade. Meeting of the Associated Proprietors The Agreement to be Terminated. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

THE Associated Colliery Proprietors held a meeting at the Wallsend Company's office, Bridge-street, this morning. Mr. Jesse Gregson, superintendent of the A. A…

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A Victorian Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 6

MESSRS. J. Badge and S. Corben, two of the directors of the North Coalville Coal Company, visited the mine on Monday, to inquire into the…

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Mining on Private Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 3

THE committee appointed by the Mining on Private Property Conference, to conclude the business of the sittings, met in Sydney on…

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The Coal Trade. Interviews with Proprietors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 5

THE intelligence published in these columns yesterday that the associated colliery proprietors had finally decided to terminate the general agreement, was received throughout…

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The Coolgardie Goldfields. Water One Shilling Per Gallon. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 5

THE latest news from Southern Cross states that Cutlore, Casman, and party dollied over 1000oz of gold from their reefing property at the 45 mile. Lake, Lefroy, and several other…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 7

EVERYTHING is remarkable quiet at Austinmer (says the Bulli Times), and save for the presence of a detachment of police no one would suppose that a…

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