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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 52

The Burwood Colliery Dispute. Work to Be Resumed on Monday. An Amicable Settlement Anticipated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 5

THE dispute concerning the removal of the bottoms of the coal seam in the Burwood Colliery is likely to be amicably settled. At any rate, the whole of the miners, close upon…

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The Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1895 · page 5

WORK will be resumed at Burwood Colliery this morning on the understanding that a conference will take place at an early date between Mr. Merewether and representatives…

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Gold Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 4

THE keen interest taken in the industry of gold-mining in every part of the world is the principal feature of the time. The search for the yellow…

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The Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 4

The Burwood miners returned to work yesterday morning. Mr. Croudace, the general manager of the company owning the mine, promised Messrs. Adam Cook and…

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Accident at the Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 5

A MINER employed at the Hetton Colliery names Sims was injured in the Hetton mine yesterday morning by a fall of coal. He was conveyed to his home at Smedmore in a 'bus,…

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The Coal Trade. Conference of Proprietors Desired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 4

ACCORDING to a prominent official of the Miners' Association, the men are hopeful of much good resulting from a conference between the colliery proprietors. They fear…

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Legislative Council. Mining Laws Amendment Bill Negatived

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 5

Mr. WANT moved the second reading of the Mining Laws Amendment Bill. He said the bill was not of such a socialistic character as some members seemed to think. It…

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Parliament. Tuesday, December 17. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Eddy' Visit to Europe. Foreign Hawkers. Southern Coal. Appropriation Bill. Extension of Franchise Bill. Proposed Free Education. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. AFFLECK, said that the book of his department did not…

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Ventilation of Coal Cargoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1895 · page 3

AT a recent meeting of the Cardiff Shipowners' Association the ventilation of coal cargoes was the first subject considered. A letter was read…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Appropriation Bill. Deficiency Bill. Ventilation of Coal Mines. Problem of the Unemployed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1895 · page 5

THE Assembly sat until 5 o'clock this morning. After our report of last night's proceedings concluded, the debate was continued upon the motion for the third reading of the…

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Coal Mining Regulation Bill. Report of Royal Commission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 5

THE report of the Royal Commission on the Coal Mining Regulation Bill was laid on the table of the Assembly by Mr. Brunker late to-night. The document is a lengthy one…

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Mining Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 5

A MINER named John Johnson was severly crushed about the body yesterday morning by a fall of coal in the Burwood Colliery. Johnson was conveyed home and examined…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Coal Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 5

At the half-yearly meeting of the Korumburra Coal Company to-day a dividend of 3d per share was paid on preference shares. It is hoped to continue this dividend monthly…

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The Coal Mines Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 4

As the Commission on Collieries, which has just concluded its labours, has been termed a Royal one, it is well to pay some show of reverence to defunct…

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The Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 5

ACCORDING to arrangements made between Mr. T. Oroudace and the Burwood miners last week, the sections in the bottoms have been taken by representatives of the company and…

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A Company Difficulty. Electricity in Gold-mining. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 5

THE matter of the Crompton Electric Supply Company of Australia v. the Hillgrove and Armidale Electric Supply Company was before the Chief Judge in Equity to-day on…

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The Bulli Coal-mining Company. Application in Equity. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 5

AN application was made to the Chief Judge in Equity to-day in the matter of the Bulli Coal-mining Company for directions concerning the trial of a proof in the winding…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 12

IT is earnestly hoped by the miners that something tangible may yet come of the conference of colliery proprietors. They feel that the mine-owners…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 5

A FATAL mining accident occurred at Calcola, near Rockley, this morning, when a miner named Joseph Fell was killed owing to a fall of earth while working in a claim…

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Dreadful Colliery Accident. Explosion in an American Mine. Forty-three Lives Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 December 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A frightful explosion of firedamp occurred at Raleigh Colliery, in the State of Carolina, resulting in 43 people being killed…

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