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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 71

The Coal Trade of the East

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT of the London Times writes as follows:—"During the last few years there have been manifested unmistakable signs that the coal-producing countries of the…

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Japanese Coal in Hongkong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 3

ALTHOUGH it is not easy determine with any degree of precision how far the future of Japanese coal in Hongkong will be affected by the war, reports the Japanese Consul in…

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Victorian Tenders for Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 4

THE agitation now taking place throughout the district on the subject of reductions in the selling price, with the consequent decreases in…

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Correspondence. Waiting for Coal. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 3

SIR,—A few weeks ago, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, one of the members drew attention to the fact that the crane employees were in…

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The Greta Miners. The Claim Against the Old Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 5

OUR Greta correspondent writes:—At the usual roll call meeting of the miners, held in North's Hall on Saturday evening. Mr. J. Hanley in the chair, the following…

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State of the Coal Trade. Further Reductions Notified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 5

As anticipated, the coal companies of the district are seeking to impose further reductions in the hewing rates, and one by one the collieries are notifying their men of such…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Latest from Cue. Rich Crushing at Hannan's Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 5

NEWS from Cue states that the weather is excessively hot, the thermometer having registered 110 degrees in the shade. There are 18 typhoid patients in Cue Hospital…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 5

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

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State of the Coal Trade. Reductions Notified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 4

WE understand on the best possible authority that the miners employed at the Hetton Colliery have received notice of a reduction. For some unexplained reason the lodge kept…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Novel Experience. Coolgardie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 5

MR. W. R. WILSON has returned from a visit to Menzies' line of country. He had a novel experience when crossing the lake beyond Ninety Mile. A thunder shower had beyond…

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Other Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 4

Up to last night the miners employed at Newcastle, Burwood, Waratah, West Wallsend, Borehole, and New Lambton had not received notice of a reduction in the hewing…

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The Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 4

THE regular monthly meeting of the Globe miners was held in Simpson's Hall, Merewether, on Monday evening. The attendance was large, and Mr. J. Atkinson…

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State of the Coal Trade. The Hetton Notice of Reduction. Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Hetton Miners' Lodge was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last night for the purpose of considering a notice from the manager of the…

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Wallsend. Mining Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1894 · page 5

SOME disappointment was expressed when it became known that the Wallsend miners had decided to defer consideration of the notice received from the manager till after the…

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The New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 3

THE above miners met on Tuesday night at Mrs. Love's Hotel, for the purpose of electing scrutineers to draw the quarterly cavil. Mr. T. Gray occupied the chair, and Messrs…

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The West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 5

The members of the West Wallsend Miners' Lodge held their usual monthly meeting in Sharp's Hall on Monday night, Mr. G. Food in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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State of the Coal Trade. the Miners' Association. Special Meeting of Delegates. All Reductions to be Resisted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association took place in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday. Mr. Adam Cook, the president,…

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New Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The shares in the Gold Estates Company of Australia which was formed with a capital of £100,000, have been allotted…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 4

THE state of affairs throughout the district with reference to its chief industry is not brightening with the approach of the festive season. From…

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The Back Creek Miners. The Recent Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday last a deputation of the Back Creek miners waited upon Mr. John Brown, of the firm of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, for the purpose of endeavouring to get the deputation…

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