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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

1,640 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 82

(From Metropolitan Papers.) The Coal-miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The question of the distress existing amongst the families of English miners on strike has been discussed at the Church of…

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The Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 8

THE quarterly meeting of the members of the Burwood Lodge was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. M. Minto presided…

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Mining at Copeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 8

A NEW reef has been discovered by Borum and party at Tucker's Creek, about six miles from Cobark. Mr. Borum states that while he can obtain fair prospects from the stone on…

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Parliament. Thursday, 5Th October. Legislative Council. The Coal Mines Bill. Referred to a Select Committee. The Costa Rica Packet Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 5

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. PIGOTT moved, "(I.) That the Coal Mines Regulation Bill be further referred to a Select Committee, with power to send for…

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The Waratah Coal Company, Limited. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 8

AN extraordinary meeting of the Waratah Coal Company was held this afternoon, Mr. W. C. Willis presiding. The following resolution, proposed by the chairman, and…

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Opal Mining at Wilcannia Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 5

THE Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Slee, has received a report from Inspector Hubbard from Broken Hill, under date September 23, giving the results of a visit of inspection to…

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The Coalminers' Strike in England. Shipments From America. Yorkshire Miners' Funds Exhausted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to the short supply of coal in England consequent upon the miners' strike, large shipments are being made to England…

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The Collieries. East Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 5

WORK at East Lambton Colliery has been resumed once more. Definite information as to who are the parties in charge cannot be obtained. One reports that a party of miners,…

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The Coal-miners' Strike in England. Arbitration Agreed To

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The prospect for an early settlement of the disastrous strike of coal-miners is now much brighter, the mine-owners having…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 11

WORK in the collieries of this district was very slack during the week. Unfortunately this sentence continually appears in the press, and so far the…

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The Recent Colliery Disaster Near Pontypridd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 12

THE report presented to the Home Office by Mr. S. Evans, M.P., regarding the disaster which occurred at Great Western Colliery, near…

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The Longevity of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 9

SOME interesting facts bearing upon the longevity of miners were given recently in an address at Newcastle-on-Tyne by Professor Philipson, the…

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The Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners Was held last evening in the ball of the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. H. Delargie in the chair…

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The West Australian Gold-fields. Another Phenomenal Find. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 5

AN exceedingly rich find of gold is reported. to have been made at Bayley's Reward No. 1 South Extended at a depth of 65ft. It is stated that the stone exceeds in richness…

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Cross-cutting in Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 9

'MINING INDUSTRY,' an American contemporary, writes as follows on the subject of cross-cutting:—We have many times in the past years urged the…

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(From Metropolitan Papers.) Miners' Wages in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Tom Mann, discussing the miners' strike in Great Britain, has stated that the wages of the men at present average…

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The Coal Trade of Germany in 1892

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 2

IN the course of an exhaustive report on the general trade of Germany in 1892, by the Austrian Consulate in Berlin, the condition of the iron and…

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The Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery. Sixty Miners to be Cavilled Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 5

THE management of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company have decided to reduce the number of miners in their employ. On Saturday a notice was posted at…

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Correspondence. Browns' Collieries. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 8

SIR,—Being one of the victimised men of Browns' collieries I cannot sit in my home for a period of 11 weeks and see my children starve for bread when we can avoid it. As…

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The Leigh's Creek Colliery. a Stormy Meeting of Shareholders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1893 · page 4

THE Leigh's Creek Coal-mining Company in South Australia has had a most chequered career, and last week another stormy meeting of shareholders took place. The Advertiser,…

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