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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 52

Accidents to Coal-Laden Ships. Six Vessels on a Reef. Possible Cause for Missing Vessels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 5

ONCE more attention is being directed to the disappearance of and accidents to ships carrying cargoes of coal from this colony, and as already reported Mr. Joseph Abbott has…

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The Dispute at Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 4

A MEETING of the miners employed at the Waratah Colliery was held on Saturday morning it the railway crossing at Adamstown. Only 40 members put in an…

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The Gold Standard. Opinion of London Financiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Fifty of the leading city merchants, bankers representative of all the private banks and the principal discount banks have…

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The Waratah Colliery. Work to be Resumed Under Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

THE Waratah miners met at 6 30 o'clock yesterday morning at the pit to consider the yardage question, and there was a full attendance. A deputation waited upon the…

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Californian Coal Market. Unsatisfactory News. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

REGARDING the prospects of Newcastle coal in foreign markets, the R.M.S. Alameda brings the reverse of favourable news as far as California is concerned. According to…

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Accident at the Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 5

AN accident happened to Mr. V. Collins, a shiftman, employed at the Hetton Colliery, yesterday afternoon. The injured man was engaged cleaning up the roads when a…

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The Duckenfield Colliery Fire. An Open Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 3

THE inquest into the origin of the fire at the engine-shed of the Duckenfield Colliery, which was commenced on Saturday last, was resumed yesterday…

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A Gold Standard. Favoured by Sir W. HARCOURT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying to a memorial presented to him by leading bankers…

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To the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 8

A month or two ago a party of four residents of West Maitland started out with the object of trying their fortunes at the goldfields. Copeland was chosen…

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Legislative Council. The Coal Mines Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 5

Dr. GARRAN, in reply to a question, said that tenders had been invited for the proposed alterations to the Government Printing Office. The lowest tender was…

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[?]Coal Car[?]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 4

Messrs. [?] the Port [?] yesterday for San Francisco [?] with [?] of [?]left Newcastle [?]…

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The Seaham Colliery. Notice Given to the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 5

THE miners employed at the Seaham Colliery were considerably surprised upon knocking off yesterday afternoon to find that work was to again cease at the close of the coming…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 12

Now that the Waratah miners have gone to work under protest, there is not a single labour dispute going on among the collieries of this district…

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Coal Near Madras

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 9

THE idea that coal may be found in the South of India is, the Times of India points out, by no means a new one. During the sixties and early…

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The Waratah Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 5

NOTHING fresh has transpired re the yardage question at the Waratah Colliery. The miners are working under protest till a deputation is able to meet Dr. Robinson, or Dr…

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Greta. the Colliery Doctor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 7

During the past week or two it has been reported that the Greta Colliery management intended dispensing with the services of Dr. W. H. Rogers as…

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New Lambton Colliery. Fourteen Day's Notice Given

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 5

THE following notice was posted at the New Lambton Colliery on Saturday:—"New Lambton, June 1st, 1895.—Notice is hereby given to all miners and other persons…

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Mount Lyell Mining Co. the Issue of Debentures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The members of the London Stock Exchange express great indignation at the withdrawal of the Mount Lyell Company's…

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The Collieries at West Wall-end

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 5

Our West Wallsend correspondent writes:—The two local collieries have worked well for the incoming pay, West Wallsend having put in full time, and Seaham 7¼days. But…

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Mining Developments. Reduction at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 5

THE Stockton Coal Company have decided to follow the lead of the Hetton and Wickham and Bullock Island Companies, and on Saturday the miners received notice that…

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