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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 71

Strike of Miners in Scotland. Sixty Thousand Men Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—An extensive strike of miners has taken place in Scotland, 60,000 men having gone out…

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The Miners' Delegate Board. Request for Increased Hewing Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association, was held in the Rouse assembly rooms yesterday. Mr. Adam Cook presided, and…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 5

BAYLEY'S South Extended have struck a rich reef of stone, showing coarse gold freely. The claim below Bayley's South, the Consolidated, is also on good stone…

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The Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of the Greta Miners' Lodge was held in North's Hall yesterday, Mr. W. Kennedy in the chair. Several apologies for absence were read, and…

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The Pontypridd Colliery Explosion. Loss of Three Hundred Lives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The work of rescue at the colliery at Pontypridd, where a disastrous explosion occurred, is still being carried out. Up to the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. the Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 5

A deputation from Moe, Coalville, and Coalville North waited on the Railway Commissioners to-day, and requested that in future an opportunity might be afforded them…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Opinion of the Government Inspector. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 5

THE Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Slee, returned to Sydney to-day from Wyalong. Speaking of the now field, he said: "I think Wyalong has proved its permanency and fully…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Further Rich Developments. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 5

BALEY'S Reward mine is looking splendid. Some of the richest stone yet met with is now exposed in the stopes at the 100ft level. The output is 600oz weekly. A splendid shoot of…

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The Coal Miners' Strike in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 3

IN connection with the strike of coal miners at Korumburra, Victoria, Mr. C. N. Long, the manager of the Jumbuna Coal-mining Company, has…

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Position of the English Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 8

ACCORDING to Mr. John Wilson's report to the International Miners' Congress in Europe the workers in the Durham and Northumberland coalfields have no great reason to…

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The Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the Duckenfield Miners' Lodge was held in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. Wm. Wilson in the chair…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Rich Murchison Mine. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

MR. STANLEY, of Dunedin, has purchased the Emerald mine at Yalgoo. It is understood that the price paid is £15,000 and a one-sixth interest. The mine is said to be the…

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The Ferndale Colliery. Meeting of the Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Ferndale miners was held in the Wickham Park yesterday morning, for the purpose of considering the position of affairs at that colliery, and…

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Meeting of the West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

THE West Wallsend minors also met on Wednesday evening to hear the report of their delegate. There was a full atteadance, and the meeting was remarkably orderly and…

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The Southern Miners. Local Delegates to Visit Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

IT has transpired that the Miners' Delegate Board at their special meeting on Tuesday received a letter from the southern district asking that delegates should be sent from…

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The West Wallsend Reduction. Meeting of the Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 5

A MEETING of the Seaham miners was hold in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday evening, when there was a very large attendance. The delegate explained the result of the…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 8

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

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 11

THE decision of the Miners' Association to ask the proprietors for an advance of 4d per ton in the hewing rate will doubtless be carried by the…

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The Scotch Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In consequence of the extensive strike of Scotch miners, 50,000 workmen in other trades will be compelled to remain idle after…

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(From Metropolitan Papers.) The Greta Colliery Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—It has been decided to wind up the Greta Colliery Company voluntarily…

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