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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 71

Correspondence. Greta Colliery Affairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1894 · page 7

SIR,—If there had not been a possibility of those of your readers to whom I may be unknown, believing the false statement contained in the letter…

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The Borehole Colliery. Sea Pit Miners Accept Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1894 · page 5

DEVELOPMENTS of a somewhat serious nature so far as the miners working at the Borehole are concerned have taken place during the last day or two, by which a number of the…

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Legislative Council. Mr. Brown on Mr. Reid. Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1894 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. SUTTOR moved the third reading of the Labour Settlements Acts Further Amendment Bill…

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Two Miners Suffocated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1894 · page 4

Two more wore killed on Monday at Norrigundah, which is about 30 miles from Moruya. Thomas Callendar and T. Galbraith were working down the deep shaft of…

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The Londonderry Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The directors of the Londonderry Gold Mining (Company, Coolgardie, West Australia, it is understood, intend to treat the…

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Legislative Council. Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 3.30 p.m. The Coal Mines Bill was further considered in committee. Mr. PIGOTT said he had intended to…

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The Coal Mines Bill. The Council's Principal Amendments. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines states that he is not at present disposed to make any statement regarding the manner in which the Coal Mines Bill has been amended in the Council,…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Latest from Coolgardie. Coolgardie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 5

THE now shaft at the Maritana mine is down 70ft. The reef is 2ft wide, and carries coarse gold. Some wonderful specimens have been broken out, and one is now on view at…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 12

THE statement placed before Mr. G. H. Reid, the Premier, and Mr. J. N. Brunker, the Colonial Secretary, by the executive officers on Monday last,…

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The Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 8

THE Sea Pit miners held a special meeting yesterday morning in the Merewether Hotel. The attendance was large, and Mr. J. Fraser presided. The principal business was the…

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The Mining Situation. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 6

Sir,—I write re the mining situation in this district and the scarcity of work. Unfortunately men have seceded from our ranks and become non-unionists. We are all…

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Coal-mining in New Zealand. the Westport Coal Company. Interview with the Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 5

FOR the past several days Mr. Thomas Brown, district manager of the Westport Coal Company, which is at the present running two largo collieries on the west coast…

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The Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 5

OUR Greta correspondent writes:—Miners' roll-call meetings were held every evening last week in North's Hall, Mr. J. Hanley presiding. The most important business…

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The Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 4

FOURTEEN days ago, the Waratah miners received notice hat on and after to-day they would receive the average yardage rates of the district. That means that the yardage…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Rich Development at Lindsay's Mine. Coolgardie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 5

An important development has occurred at Lindsay's mine. The shaft was sunk 100ft, and in driving west the hanging wall of the reef was out, and the drive north is now [?]…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Butter and Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 5

Four hundred and ton tons of butter and 189,000 sovereigns were shipped by the R.M.S. Oceana yesterday. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES…

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The Wallsend Miners. Consideration of the Winning Lodge Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was hold in the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. R. Punton occupied the chair, and there was only a moderate attendance…

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The West Wallsend Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 5

THE state of affairs at each of the local collieries is such as to cause a sense of uneasiness to prevail in the minds of the resident here. The West Wallsend Colliery…

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District News. Wallsend. Colliery Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 7

THE result of the interview to take place this evening between Mr. Binney, secretary of the Wallsend Goal Company, and a deputation from the…

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The Victorian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 7

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

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