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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 52

Japanese Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 4

FOR some years past the condition of the export of coal from this port to the markets of South-eastern Asia has been, in common with that to many…

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JAPAN v. Australian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 5

MR. ALEXANDER BROWN, M.L.C., sends the following communication;—Under date 15th ult., one of the principal houses in Singapore writes as follows:—"The last year's imports…

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Wickham and B.I. COLLIERY. Notice of Reductions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 4

MR. W. HOWIE, secretary of the Wickham, and Bullock Island Miner' Lodge has received the following communication from Mr. James Fletcher, manager of the colliery:…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery. Meeting of the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners' Lodge yesterday it was moved and seconded that the press be admitted. A resolution, however, was carried to the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. News from the Murchison. Coolgardie Eclipsed. Oue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

THE Goleonda mine is ready for starting, water only being required. It is understood that the Orient mine will be amalgamated with the Austin leases…

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A Colliery Practice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

SHERIFF HARVEY, Hamilton, has (says a Scotch paper) decided an action of importance to colliery owners and checkweighmen. The pursuers, Messrs. M'Gill and Morgan,…

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West Wallsend. the Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 5

WORK at the local collieries is fairly brisk at present, the West Wallsend mine having worked 9¼ days for the pay, and Seaham 5½ days, while full time has been registered for…

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Accidents to Coal-laden Ships. Parliamentary Return Asked. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 5

MR. JOSEPH ABBOTT has given notice to ask the Colonial Secretary next Thursday:—Will he cause to be laid upon the table of the House a return of the vessels coal-laden or…

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West Wyalong Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 3

HAVING had 12 weeks of Wyalong, I think that I am able to give my opinion of the field by this time. From what I have seen and heard,…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. the Central Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 5

At a meeting of shareholders in the Central Broken Hill Company to-day, the question of selling the leases to an American company was considered. The voting was 35 for the sale…

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Colliery Accident in America 130 Miners Entombed. All Rescued Alive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible colliery disaster has occurred in the State of West Virginia (U.S.). An immense quantity of gunpowder…

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The Waratah Colliery. No Settlement Arrived At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 4

YESTERDAY afternoon the Waratah miners held a meeting at the pit, when the secretary, Mr. T. Owen, reported that the colliery manager had expressed himself prepared to…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Central Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 5

The poll ordered to be taken yesterday respecting the sale of the Central Broken Hill mine was declared this afternoon. It was as follows:—Voting for the sale, 93,972…

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The Quigley Estate. Royalty Paid by the Pacific Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 7

IN the Equity Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Manning, a petition for advice and instruction was made by the Perpetual Trustee Company, who…

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West Australia. Perth, Thursday. New Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 5

The Government propose declaring two new goldfields under the jurisdiction of two separate wardens. They will be called the East Murchison and North Coolgardie…

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The Sydney Harbour Collieries. a Mining Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 7

AN application was made to Mr. F. R. Wilshire, Warden for Berrima mining district, at the Mines Department in Sydney on Thursday, by Mr. T. S. Huntley, noting on behalf…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 12

THE rapid and extensive development of mines in the Waihi and Karangahake district of New Zealand is now attracting serious and widespread…

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Anthracite Coal Bricks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 12

THE Times gives an account of a process by which anthracite coal bricks are now being manufactured. The bricks are made of grains of…

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The American Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 11

THIS trade is unmistakably reviving. The aggregate production of anthracite in the first two months of this year was 6,196,781 tons, as compared…

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Mining in New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 4

THE report for 1894 of the Mines Department of New South Wales presents some striking features for public consideration. The value of…

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