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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 71
ANOTHER attempt is being made to form a coal trust to embrace all the collieries in this district, and as the values of the various estates have declined considerably during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LATEST intelligence from Coolgardie states that all water has failed on the road between Southern Cross and Boorahin, teamsters refusing to undertake the carting. Hard times…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Duckenfield miners took place on Thursday evening at Sharp's Hall. Mr. William Wilson presided, and there was a fair attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MINING matters in this district for the past week have been brisk. The Stockton Colliery is at present working with a full complement of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible colliery explosion has taken place at Shantung, in the province of that name, Northern China. Four hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE case of Hudson Brothers v. the Greta Collieries, Limited, came before Chief Judge Owen in the Equity Court this afternoon. The case was one in which Messrs. Hudson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two miners named Williams and Pearce were working in the stopes at the Victoria Quartz Company's mine at Bendigo, when the earth fell in, killing Williams instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEN our report of the proceedings in the Assembly last night closed, the Mines Department Estimates were under consideration. Mr. Edden, Mr. Fegan, and Mr. Cook had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THAT the strike has not been definitely settled in the south has been made apparent during the last two or three days by the friction occasioned at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE miners on strike at the South Waratah Colliery held a meeting on Friday morning at Adamstown for the purpose of calling the roll. Prior to calling the roll a discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—There is another drag on the poor unfortunate miners of this district through the closing down of the Co-operative Colliery, and the colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE fortnightly meeting of the Northern Institute of Mining Students was held in the Technical School on Saturday, Mr. R. J. Jury presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IT is rumoured in the locality that the West Wallsend Colliery will start work shortly Nothing definite is yet announced, but as the rumour is not contracted it must be inferred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MESSRS. Mullens and Company, in their monthly circular for March, report:—The improved prospects of trade in Newcastle have brought buyers into the market. Higher prices are offered for Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SCOTT asked the Colonial Secretary: In view of the announcement made by him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE latest news from Coolgardie states that provisions are terribly, searce, and unless carters got through shortly a famine must result. The Government has issued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT is generally understood in the locality that the West Wallsend Colliery has changed hands, and consequently work will shortly he commenced. The names of Messrs. Victory,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Lambton miners was held on Tuesday night in Baker's Hall; Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The attendance was only small, probably owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—I observe in your issue of to-day's date a letter over the signature of "A Wallsend Miner," the writer of which endeavours to place…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GREAT surprise was caused in Stockton yesterday afternoon when it was known that the members of the Miners' Lodge had hold a special meeting, and by a majority of four…
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