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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 71

The Sydney Harbour Collieries Company. Working Capital to Be Increased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Inglis, ex-M.P. of New South Wales, who is now in England to float the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company, which…

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The West Australian Gold-fields. Crushings at the Murchison. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 4

INTELLIGENCE received from the Murchison field states that No. 1 mine crushed 50 tons of stone, averaging 3oz to the ton. The Victory United treated a parcel of 50 tons,…

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Stockton Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 5

THE twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the Stockton Coal Company was held to-day; Mr. T. Cowlishaw, chairman, presiding. The report and balance-sheet were adopted…

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The Proposed Coal Duty in Victoria. Business People Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 July 1894 · page 3

A LARGE number of the leading manufacturing and engineering firms in Victoria have attached their names to the following letter to the…

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The Stockton Coal Company. Colliery Manager's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 8

THE following is the full text of the colliery manager's report presented and adopted at the half-yearly meeting of the Stockton Coal Company, which was held in Sydney on…

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Coal-mining Dispute in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 6

FOR some time past (says the New Zealand Herald) the re-working of the old Bay of Islands Coal Company's ground for small deposits of coal has been at a standstill,…

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The West Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

YESTERDAY the miners employed at the West Burwood Colliery brought out their tools. They had been informed the previous day by the manager that the colliery would be closed…

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Cremorne Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 4

IT is evident that Mr. JAMES INGLIS is doing his best to inspire London capitalists with enthusiasm as to the company he is endeavouring to float for the purpose of working the…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 9

DURING the week the coal trade has been almost brisk, and as the harbour is fairly full of shipping, the prospects for the next pay are good. The list of…

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The Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 7

THE regular monthly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Morewether Hotel on Thursday evening. The attendance was good, and Mr. J. Halliday occupied the…

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Cornish Copper Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 2

THE last report of the manager of the Cornish Copper Mine to the city directors states "that the shaft has been sunk a further distance of 40ft following the lode the whole distance…

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The United States Tariff. the Coal and Iron Duties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday.—The Senate, by a majority of 65 to 6, has confirmed its intention to insist on the duties on coal and iron ore being maintained…

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The Proposed Coal Duty in Victoria. Question in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 7

As briefly announced in yesterday's issue, Mr. L. L. Smith on Thursday introduced his motion for the imposition of a duty on imported coal in the Victorian Assembly. He…

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West Australian Goldfields. Latest Intelligence. Coolgardie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 5

SPLENDID gold has again been met with in Cosgrove's mine, at a depth of 140ft, in a shoot going north. Water was struck in the shaft at a depth of 98ft…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the School of Ar[?] on Friday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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The Scotch Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. James Bryce, President of the Board of Trade stated that the…

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Coal From This Port

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 4

AT the annual meeting of the Melbourne Gas Company the other day a testimonial of a very high kind was given to the coal sent out from this port. The chairman stated, in…

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The Shipping Trade and Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1894 · page 8

SIR THOMAS SUTHERLALND, at the meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, quoted the remark of one of his…

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The Proposed Coal Duty in Victoria. the Debate in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 7

DURING the debate in the Victorian Assembly, on Mr. L. L. Smith's motion to impose a duty of 2s 6d on imported coal, some important…

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The Victorian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 7

THE managers of the various coal mines in Victoria issued the following reports on Saturday:— Black Diamond Colliery,…

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