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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,402 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 71

The West Australian Gold-fields. The Emerald Hill Mine. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

LATEST news from Yalgoo mines states a second crushing from the Emerald Hill averaged 16oz to the ton. This mine was purchased by Gibbs, Bright, and Co., of…

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The Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 8

It transpires that the notice to the effect that their services are no longer required, which has been received by the Burwood minors, was from the management of the old…

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The Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 8

The Hetton miners held a special meeting at Wickham on Tuesday evening to consider the minutes of the delegate board, and deal with the action of the manager in asking for…

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Meeting of Parliament. the Governor's Speech. The Coal Mines Regulation Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

AT noon to-day the fourth session of the 15th Parliament of New South Wales was opened by Commission. The ceremony, owing to the absence of the Governor and…

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Heavy Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

Regarding the shipments of coal from the port of Cardiff (an English exchange of the 15th ult. says) last week the shipments were above the average, and at Barry there was a large increase, the total trade…

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The Victorian Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 7

WITH regard to the trouble at the Coal Crook Proprietary Mine, which has been settled by a majority of the miners voting against a strike, the…

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Wallsend Mining District Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of management of the Wallsend Hospital was held at the institution on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs. A. Cook (in the chair), W…

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Anvil Creek Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 8

The Anvil Creek Colliery has worked seven days for this pay. The dispute which occurred at the commencement of the fortnight between the tributors and the management…

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Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 8

The Duckenfield miners held a special mooting on Wednesday evening in Sharp's Hall. Mr. Wm, Wilson was voted to the chair…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 8

A special meeting of the Lambton minors was hold on Wednesday night in Baker's Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the fortnightly committee…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Duckenfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

AN accident of a rather serious nature occurred in the Duckenfield Colliery on Wednesday. It appears that a miner named Wm. Willonghby was working in his place…

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The Coal Trade. the Situation at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 8

YESTERDAY afternoon, at a little before 3 o'clock, the Stockton Miners' Lodge assembled at the Temperance Hall, Mr. John Parkinson, local chairman, presiding, to…

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The Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

NOTWITHSTANDING that at 12 months' agreement was signed by the miners at South Clifton, they are taking a second ballet as to whether they shall accede to the desire of…

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The Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

As a result of the advertisement of miners of take the place of those on strike at Stockton some 30 men applied for work at the pit yesterday. The company offer the…

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The Wallarah Colliery. an Enterprising Company. Description of the Mine. No. I.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 6

OWING to the stagnation in the coal trade, and the reductions in wages which have been made during the past two years, the city of Newcastle and the many mining townships…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Greta miners was held at the Masonic Hall on Thursday afternoon to hear the report of the special delegates, who were deputed to go…

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The Coal Trade. the Duckenfield Miners. They Decide Not to Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

THE Duckenfield minors hold a second ballot yesterday to decide whether or not they would accept the recommendation of the delegate board and lay down their tools if the firm of…

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The Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

The Mayor of Plattsburg has received a requisition signed by a largo number of the residents of the borough requesting that a public meeting be convened for the purpose…

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The Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Miners' Federation has passed a resolution calling on the Labour members in the House of Commons to move an…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 12

THE coal trade continues to be very slack, and yesterday the amount paid to the miners of the district in wages was the smallest seen for many months…

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