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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Waratah Coal Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 5

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the Waratah Coal Company held to-day, the following resolutions, carried at a meeting held on 30th October, were confirmed:—I…

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The Burwood Miners. Important Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Burwood miners was held at the Albert Victor Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Joseph Manning presided…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening in the hall of the Wallsend School of Arts, Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 3

THE regular monthly meeting of the members of the above lodge was held at the Merewether Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. Joseph Halliday presided…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 11

THE discovery of coal at Cremorne is one of the most important events in the history of mining in this colony. Of course it is not the best news…

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Deputation to the Mines Department. The Branding of Stock. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 5

TO-DAY a deputation representing the tanners, harness-makers, and bootmakers waited on the Under-Secretary for Mines and asked that the Branding Act might be altered so that…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Cremorne Coal Find. The Dredge Service. Protective Duties. Proposed Alterations in the Electoral Act. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 5

AFTER our report of the proceedings in the Assembly last night concluded, a good deal of work was speedily done. Mr. SUTTOR moved that the Trustees of…

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The English Coal Miners' Lockout

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 4

THE result of the conference suggested by Mr. GLADSTONE with a view to the settlement of the disastrous lockout of coal-miners in England must be regarded as satisfactory…

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Colliery Disaster near Glasgow. Fifty Miners in Peril

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A colliery is on fire at Coatbridge, about nine miles north of Glasgow, and 50 of the miners are entombed. Grave fears…

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Dudley Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

THE Dudley miners held a special meeting on Friday for the purpose of dealing with the delegate's report. The attendance was small. Mr. J. Brown in the chair A letter was…

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Gippsland Coal. a Most Favourable Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 7

A SPECIAL quality of a practical character in Gippsland coal has been demonstrated (says the Argus) at the works of Messrs. Davies and Baird,…

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CABLEGRAMS. The British Miners' Strike. a Settlement Effected. Intervention of Mr. Gladstone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The conference suggested by Mr. Gladstone, under the presidency of Lord Rosebery, has been hold, and it has come to a…

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Goldfield Near Walcha

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

THE Walcha Witness states that payable alluvial gold has been discovered in the river bed 14 miles south-east from Yarrowitch station. John Holmes, an aged man, who had…

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The Pacific Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 5

A MEETING of the shareholders in the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company was hold at Teralba on Saturday. Mr. J. W. John son, the chairman of the directors, presided…

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The Victorian Coal Trade. Strike at the Coal Creek Mine. Opinion of the Directors. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 5

THE dispute at the Coal Creek Colliery reached an acute stage this afternoon, when the manager dismissed several of the men who took a prominent part in Sunday's meeting…

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The English Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 7

Now that the English miners' strike has been settled, thanks to the intervention of Mr. Gladstone, people who do not read the papers are asking the…

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Broken Hill Items. Broken Hill, Monday. North Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 5

THE North mine despatched for last week over 40 tons second grade carbonate. The mine continues to produce carbonate and copper ore of excellent grade from the drive…

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Miners' Meetings. New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of New Lambton miners was held on Monday night at Mrs. Love's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. Robert Craig was in the chair…

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The Victorian Coal Strike. Additional Grievances. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 5

THE miners on strike at the Coal Creek Colliery complain of additional grievances against the company. They state that the standard weight of a skip is fixed at 15cwt., and if it…

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The British Broken Hill Mine. Resignation of the Directorate. the Chairman's Opinions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. James MacAndrew, the chairman of directors of the British Broken Hill Company, who, with his fellow directors, intends…

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