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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

1,640 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 82

Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 6

THE quarterly meeting of the above lodge was held last night, Mr. John Leitch (local chairman) presiding. After the minutes had been read,…

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Western Australian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 4

THE coal used on the excursion trains from Perth (W.A.) to Bunbury on the occasion of the opening of the line from Colliefields answered, according to the local authorities,…

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The Rockwell Silver Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Broken Hill Silver Fields Company has boon registered with a capital of £40,000. It has been formed for the purpose of…

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Newcastle and Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 4

THE colliery proprietors of Victoria are evidently determined to lose no opportunity of demonstrating that their coal is infinitely superior to the imported article. They cannot…

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Wallsend Mining Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

THE used monthly meeting of the committee of management of the Wallsend Mining District Hospital was held at the institution on Wednesday evening. Present: Messrs…

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The Coal Trade. Termination of Two Agreements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

MR JAMES CURLEY yesterday received a communication from Mr. F. W. Binney, secretary of the Associated Colliery Proprietors, stating that the general agreement with the miners…

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Merewether. Mining on Private Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 8

After the business of the public meeting, which was held the other night, was over, Alderman Orr suggested that a public meeting should be held at an early date to discuss…

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The Herbert Park Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

A REPORT has been received in Armidale from the Herbert Park goldfield, that the prospectors yesterday washed up two troughs of dirt, equal to about a load and a half, from…

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The Coal Mines Bill. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

Sir,—Amongst the numerous political questions that are occupying the attention of the people, that of whether the working classes are sufficiently benefited by the direct…

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Burwood Coal-mining Company. Meeting of Shareholders. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

AN extraordinary general meeting of shareholders holders in the Burwood Coal-mining Company was held this afternoon, at the Chamber of Commerce, to receive the report of the…

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The Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting of the above lodge was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. M. Minto presided…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 11

THE decision of the Associated Colliery Proprietors to terminate the general agreement at the end of the year is a matter of most serious…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

NOTHING has yet been decided by the Miners' Association with regard to the notice received from the Associated Colliery Proprietors that the general agreement will be terminated at…

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An Electric Coal Drill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 12

AFTER a series of experimental tests made in practical work in coalmines the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, of Columbus, Ohio, are reported to…

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The Coal Trade in British Columbia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 7

We have received from one of the mercantile firms in this city the following extract from their correspondent's letter, dated San Francisco, 17th August, 1893:—"The…

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Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 3

THE Duckenfield and Back Creek minors held their monthly meeting on Thursday evening in Sharp's Hall, Mr. J. M. Gray presiding. The meeting commenced at 6.30, and the…

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The Trial of Newcastle and Victorian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

THE fleet engineer of the Victorian Navy, Mr. Breakes, has furnished the Secretary for Defence (says the Melbourne Argus) with a report on a comparative trial of Victorian…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

THE crushing and chlorodising plant which is being erected by the Proprietary Company at the south end of Block 11, on the west side of the big embankment for the treatment of…

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The British Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A ballot of the Federated Miners' Union on the question of acceptance or otherwise of proposals for a peaceful settlement of…

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The English Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 4

THE terrible struggle in the British coal trade still continues. A conference was recently held at which the delegates favoured a return to work, and abandoned any claims put…

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