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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Legislative Council. the Mining on Private Lands Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

was further considered in committee. In clause 13. Mr. PIGOTT moved to amend the clause so that notice be given to the registered…

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The Co-operative Colliery

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

WITH reference to the offer made to work the above, Mr. James Barr, colliery manager, writes:—"The offer referred to was made at the resistance of some of one party of men,…

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The Submarine Miners

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

YESTERDAY afternoon the boatmen in the pilot service were entertained at luncheon by Captain Broughton, of No. 3 company of Submarine Minors. This graceful…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Working of Collieries

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

THE select committee of the Assembly on the working of collieries took the evidence of Dr. Robertson to-day, and adjourned till to-morrow…

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Copeland. a Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 8

In the Warden's Court yesterday the case of W. B. Sharp, who had lodged an objection to the registration of an extended quartz claim to W. Harris and party, on the ground…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Latest from Coolgardie. Perth

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

LORD PERCY DOUGLAS has obtained the right to prospect over the property of the Hampton Plains syndicate which contains 21,600 acres, mostly auriferous country. He will have to…

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The Californian Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 8

REPORTS regarding the San Francisco coal trade show that Australian coal was in short supply, but there was a plentiful supply of other descriptions available. Mr. J. W…

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The Back Creek Miners. Ledge Officers Appointed

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

A LARGELY-ATTENDED meeting of the Back Creek minors was held in Wile's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. James Marsden in the chair…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Perth

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

WATER has been struck by Raoside's bore at Hannan's at a depth of 128ft. A good has been obtained, slightly salt, but highly mineralised…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was hold in the hall of the School of Arts last evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 12

FOR the third time the Stockton Coal Company have secured the Melbourne gas contract. The price is not definitely known, but among well-informed…

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Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—A shocking mining accident has occurred near Breslau, in Prussia. At a mine in the locality a number of miners were at…

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Largest Coal Cargo on Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

The large steamer Samos left the Albert Edward Dock, near North Shields, on the Tyne, recently, with a cargo of between 9000 and 10,000 tons of coals of the team class for Bombay. The cargo is believed…

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The Co-operative Colliery. District Officers Interview the Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

YESTERDAY the district officers, Messrs. Cook, Curley, and M'Faydn, interviewed Mr. Barr, manager of the Cooperative Colliery, relative to the proposal submitted to the men for…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Experience of Mr. A. TIGHE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

UP to the present time very few persons have returned from the West Australian gold-fields, and, owing to a variety of reasons, it has always been difficult to got an authentic…

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The Copeland Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

THERE has boon a good deal of excitement at Copeland during the past few weeks owing to the discovery of a now reef. Harris and party found a lade near the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Tramp to Coolgardie. The New Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

FOLLOWING is the conclusion of the article on a trip to Coolgardie, taken from the Melbourne Standard, which was commenced in Monday's issue:—"We reached the new find…

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(From Metropolitan Papers.) The British Coal Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The colliery proprietors in England are again discussing the question of enforcing a further reduction in the rate of wages paid to…

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The Rix's Creek Coal Mines. Loss of the Railway Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1894 · page 3

IN announcing that the Anvil Creek Colliery has obtained the contract for the supply of loco. coal to the depots at Singleton and northwards, a…

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Miners' Risks. Two Accidents at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1894 · page 5

SHORTLY before 11 o'clock yesterday morning one of the Stockton non-union miners named Ernest Grumm met with a serious accident while working in the colliery. He was with…

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