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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 71

The South Wales Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 7

Messrs. Thomas and Davey, of the Bute Docks, Cardiff, report as follows, under date May 22:—Since the Whitsuntide holidays the coal market has shown considerable…

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The Sea Pit Miners. The Quarterly Meeting Breaks Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel on Thursday evening. The attendance was exceedingly large, and Mr. Joseph Halliday occupied…

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A Mine Manager's Bankruptcy. Order on his Salary. Sydney

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

AN application was made to the Judge in Bankruptcy to-day, on behalf of the official assignee of the estate of Francis Martin Drake, of Lucknow, mine manager, for an…

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Imports. Earp, Gillam, & Co., Billiter House, London, E.C., Bond-street, Newcastle. Importers of General Merchandise, and Exporters of Coal, Coke, Hardwood, Produce, Bonedust, and General N.S.W. PRODUCTS. E. G. and Co's. Current Imports Just Landed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 4

Edward Pembroke 4 Tank Oil Stores 500 Pkgs Oil Stores 167 Casks Soda Crystals 260 Casks Whiting…

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Export of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 5

The official return of the export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the quarter just ended is not yet available. Approximately it is stated that 919,505 tons were shipped,…

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The Coal Trade. An Opinion from the South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1894 · page 8

IN its loading article on Saturday the Worenara Times dealt with the "competition" in the coal trade between the Newcastle and the Illawarra districts. It states: "Some…

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Indian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1894 · page 7

Now that Indian coal is being more extensively inquired for in the market investigations are (says the Bombay Gazette) being carried on through…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Bayley's Mine Rivalled. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1894 · page 5

IN connection with the remarkably rich reef which has been discovered at a lease 12 or 13 miles south-west of Bayley's, known as Londonderry, 5000oz which were…

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Boys Starving in a Coal Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1894 · page 7

THREE boys were recently discovered in a disused coal pit at Dunfermline after being without food and water for 32 hours. They went down the…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Gold Fossickers Dispatched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1894 · page 5

THE Department of Mines to-day granted pass to 96 men desirous of going fossicking on the desirous going of the colony. HEAVY FINE…

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Miners' Meetings. Sea Pit

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

THE adjourned meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel on Monday evening. The object of the gathering was to consider their…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Account of the Londonderry Mine. Richer than Bayley's Worth Millions of Pounds. Perth

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

MR. SCANTLEBURY, of Sydney, arrived from Coolgardie yesterday, bringing ample confirmation of the good news concerning the Londonderry reef. The lucky holders of the…

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The Victorian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 3

THE managers of the various coal mines in Victoria issued the following reports on Saturday:— Coal Creek Proprietary,…

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The Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 6

THE usual weekly meeting of the Greta Miners' Lodge was held in North's Hall yesterday, Mr. W. Kennedy in the chair. A few apologies…

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Coal Versus Oil

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

The enthusiastic advocates of liquid-fuel (says Fairplay) who continuously urge shipowners and naval authorities to abandon coal and burn oil seem unable to realise that, great and rapidly increasing as…

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The West Wallsend Trouble. Meeting of the Seaham Miners

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

A MEETING of the Seaham miners was held on Tuesday night in Sharp's Hall. The chairman announced that in answer to a telegram asking that a special meeting of the delegate…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Gold Output

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1894 · page 4

The approximate return of the output of gold from Queensland for the quarter just ended was 165,687oz, compared with 13,438oz the previous quarter…

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The West Australian Goldfields. The Jumping Cases. Perth

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

THE question of three cases which the warden at Coolgardie recommended should be forfeited owing to non-fulfilment of the labour conditions came before the Executive…

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Wallsend. Colliery Work

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

The Wallsend Colliery has now been in full work for some time, with the satisfactory result that business all round shows a marked improvement. Unfortunately, however, for…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 11

As anticipated the output of coal in this district for the three months ending June 30th was very large, and higher than any previous three months…

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