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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Recent Coal Strike in England. The Papers on the Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1894 · page 7

ALL the London papers were in accord in hailing with satisfaction the termination of the coal war in England, and more especially that the terms of…

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The Coal Trade. Majority of the Mines Resume Work. Several Collieries Closed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 5

WORK was resumed yesterday at the Wallsend, Wickham and Bullock Island, Sea Pit, Borehole, and Newcastle Collieries. At Hetton the men worked for a few hours, and…

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The Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 5

The Wallsend Colliery commenced work yesterday under the new condition of things. The white flag, denoting no work, is up for to-day, so that the encouragement by way of…

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The Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 5

At the instance of Mr. Powell, the colliery manager, the Ferndale minors to the number of about 30 mot at the pit-top yesterday morning. They wore informed that the…

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The Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 5

Matters have taken a peculiar turn at the Seaham Colliery. Towards the end of last week the manager made certain proposals to the men, the outcome of which was that a…

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The Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 5

A special meeting of the Lambton miners was held yesterday morning on the park, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The chairman reported that the manager…

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End of the English Coal Lock-out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

THE settlement of the great lock-out of English coal-miners has confirmed the truth of the old saying that it is well not to prophecy unless you know…

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The Victorian Coal-mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 7

THE managers of the various Victorian coal-mines issued the following reports on Saturday:— Coal Crook Proprietary,…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 7

THE coal trade at Clifton shows an improvement. For the fortnight ended Saturday last the South Clifton mine worked six days and the…

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The Ferndale Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

Yesterday the difficulty which was looming over the Ferndale Colliery was settled by the management agreeing to pay district rates. The miners mot during the morning, and on…

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The Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

A meeting of the Greta minors was hold at Page's Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. W. Patrick occupied the chair, and the hall was uncomfortably full. The meeting was called…

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Dudley Coal Company. Voluntary Liquidation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

The shareholders of the Dudlet, Coal Company have resolved to voluntarily wind up, and Messrs. John Woods and W. G. M'Pherson have been appointed liquidators…

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The Coal Trade. Wallarah and Ferndale to Resume Work. Important Delegate Minutes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

IN accordance with a resolution passed at a special meeting of the miners' delegate board, held on Tuesday, a deputation consisting of the district officers of the Miners' Association…

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Western Australia. Perth, Wednesday. the Murchison Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

Warden Downey gives a glowing account of the prospects of the Murchison goldfields The gold reefs have been traced upwards of 300 miles. Gold-bearing stone has been…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 6

THE Associated Southern Coal Proprietors met in Sydney on Wednesday to discuss the position at the mines, in view of the decision of the miners…

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The Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 8

A report has boon circulated that arrangements have been completed for working the colliery on tribute, and the names of several miners have been mentioned. However,…

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The New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 8

It has transpired that the New Lambton miners have not been asked to accept any further reduction. Last near the miners, in consideration of working in 16 yard bords,…

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The South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 8

Owing to the Waratah Company insisting on their offer to the miners to get the coal at 2s 10d per ton no work has been done at the colliery this week, and in all probability the…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Gold Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

The gold returns of the colony for the year just ended show a total output of 600,327oz, being a decrease of 15,231oz on the previous year. The output for the latter half of the…

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The Coal Trade. the Situation at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 8

YESTERDAY afternoon Mr. D. M'Auliffe, the manager of the Stockton Colliery, received a deputation consisting of Messrs. Cook (president), J. Curley (secretary), and Forester…

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