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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 52

The Mining Situation. Brown's Collieries. The Miners and the Proposed Reduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 5

ANOTHER largely attended meeting of the Back Crcek and Duckenfield miners was held in Wile's Hall on Monday night. M Mr. J. Richmond presided. The district officers…

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The Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 5

Our Greta correspondent writes:— The tenants of the houses on the company's property received Supreme Court writs to-day, giving them 16 days' notice from date…

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The Seaham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 5

Our West Wallsend correspondent writes : —Mr. J. Curley paid a visit to our town yesterday, and attended a meeting of the Scaham miners, who received him most cordially. He…

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Correspondence. Greta Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 8

SIR,—Your Greta correspondent is once more in error in writing the report in connection with the camp at the colliery. It is hardly necessary for me to state the awkward…

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The Victorian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

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

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The Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

The men who have been idle since the recent wet weather, owing to Farish's Flat being flooded, all got a start yesterday morning, and although the mine is idle…

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CABLEGRAMS. Colliery Accident in England. Imprisonment of 500 Miners. Rescued Without Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—A collision occurred yesterday between two cages in the Whitwood Colliery, Normanton, York-shire, causing damage to the shaft and…

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Sydney Harbour Colliery Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Of the capital of £500,000 proposed by the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company, £325,000 has been underwitten…

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Meeting of the Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Lambton miners was held last evening in Stoker's Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the fortnightly committee…

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Eight Hours' Work for Miners. Apathy of the Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—In the House of Commons to-day, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the…

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The Mining Situation. Affairs at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

IN response to their advertisement for practical miners to work in the Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries, the firm of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, it is understood, are receiving…

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Brown's Collieries. Condition of Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 8

A NOTICE was posted up at Brown's collieries yesterday by the manager to the following effect :—"Those miners who have not signified their intention of accepting the new…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 5

A serious accident occurred at No. 8 Golden Gate mine, Croydon, yesterday. A miner named John Curran was buried by a fall of earth. An ankle was fractured, two…

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The Employers' Liability Act. Action Against the Stockton Coal Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 5

THE Full Court today delivered its reserved judgment in the matter of Donaldson v. the Stockton Coal Company, Limited, a demurrer by defendants to certain pleas filed by…

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The West Australian Goldfields. News from the Murchison and Coolgardie. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 5

A TELEGRAM from the Marble Bar field states that splendid stone is being raised from Francis's mine, which it is expected will return 6oz to the ton. There is an eager…

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The Mining Situation. Brown's Collieries. Combined Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

ANOTHER large and representative meeting of the combined miners' lodges at Minmi was held on Thursday night, in Mr. Wile's large hall. The building was crowded, and not a…

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The South Wales Collieries. Miners Receive a Month's Notice. 100,000 Men Affected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A serious state of affairs exists in the colliery districts of South Wales. The proprietors have given the workmen one month's…

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The Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

Notwithstanding the reliable information received relative to the large quantity of tonnage due for the Wallsend Colliery (writes our correspondent), it does not seem to have…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 12

'WHAT colliery company will announce the next reduction?' is a query which hundreds are now guessing at in this district. The firm of Messrs. J. and…

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The Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

The old Co-operative miners received strike-pay yesterday amounting to the sum of 7s 6d per man. Let (writes our Wallsend correspondent) those members of the…

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