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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 71

Gold Mining Up North. Dungog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1894 · page 5

A NICE cake of retorted gold was brought into town yesterday from the Wonga Wonga mine, Lower Wangat, weighing 152oz 18dwt, obtained from 90 tons of stone. The district…

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South Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1894 · page 5

SOME dissatisfaction exists at the Waratah Colliery. The manager has a number of miners engaged driving headings. Four men are employed in each place, and according to…

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The Greta Mine. Arrangements for Work. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners was held this evening in North's Hall to hear the report of the deputation to Messrs. Humphreys and M'Knay regarding the offer of those…

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Civil Cause. Musgrave v. The Scottish-Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1894 · page 7

This cause was continued from the previous day, and several hours were occupied in hearing evidence for the defence…

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The Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

THE guillotine, in the shape of a select committee, is now suspended over the neck of the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, and Mr. BROWN stands by as…

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The Greta Colliery. Meeting of the Delegate Board. The Terms Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 5

THE delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association hold a special meeting in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday, for the purpose of considering the situation at…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Thursday. (Before the Chief Justice.) MUSGRAVE V. Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 8

Mr. Blacket and Mr. R. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. Sparks and Millard, appeared for the plaintiff, and Dr. Sly, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and…

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West Australia Gold Mines. Warning to Investors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Friday. — Some London newspapers warn investors against taking up shares in certain West Australian gold mines…

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District News. Wallsend. Colliery Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 7

FOR some time past the Wallsend Colliery has been working exceptionally well, full time being the order of the day. During the past fortnight, however, a considerable…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 12

THE delegate board have had a very busy time of it during the week. They held a special meeting on Friday, the 21st inst., and on Thursday…

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The Greta Colliery. The Men's Side of the Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Greta Miners' Lodge was held in North's Hall on Thursday evening to hear the delegate's report. A letter was read from Mr. Humphreys,…

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Coal Measures of New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 6

A VERY able and interesting lecture was given by Mr. W. Humble, Inspector of Collieries, in Johnston's Hall, West Wallsend, on Wednesday evening, to a fairly large and…

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Accident at the Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 4

EARLY on Friday morning, at about 6o'clock, a young man named Edwards, about 19 years of age, who was employed in the Stockton Colliery driving timber skips, by some means…

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The Greta Colliery. Additional Police Dispatched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday evening Inspector Lynch received a telegram from Superintendent Meares, of Maitland, stating, that in consequence of alleged disturbances at Greta…

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The Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 8

THE members of the Sea Pit Lodge held a special meeting in the Merewether Hotel on Saturday morning, to receive land deal with the minutes of the delegate meeting held at…

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District News. West Wallsend. the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 6

WORK at each of the local collieries was fairly brisk last week, Seaham having put in full time, and West Wallsend 4¾ days. There is every…

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Stowage of Coal Cargoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 4

THE experience of the barque Poltalloch, which put back to port on Saturday, confirms the arguments used in this journal some time ago…

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The Greta Colliery. Arrival of Non-unionists. a Quiet Reception

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 5

THE first stop towards working the Greta colliery by free labour was taken yesterday, when some 48 men wore sent to the mine by special train from this city. When the Greta…

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Northern Institute of Mining Students

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 6

THE fortnightly meeting of the Northern Institute of Mining Students was held in the Technical School on Saturday, Mr. R. J. Jury presiding…

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The Greta Colliery

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

OUR Greta correspondent informs us that about 30 of the non-unionists went down the Greta mine yesterday, and got everything ready to start were thin morning, It was…

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