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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 52

The Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 5

Apparently the Borehole miners are not very much concerned in the present unsettled state of mining affairs in the district. Owing to the miners employed at the colliery…

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The Glebe Miners. Actions of the District Officers Upheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the members of the Glebe Miners' Lodge was held in Simpson's Hall last night. Mr. John Atkinson, the chairman, who was late in arriving owing…

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The Mining Situation. Discussing the Seaham Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 5

A DEPUTATION of the Seaham Miners' Lodge, accompanied by Messrs. Adam Cook, James Curley, and J. M'Fadyn, the district officers of the Miners' Association, met Mr. J…

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The Mining Situation. Seaham Colliery Dispute. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 6

SIR,—Allow me a small space to show the public where Mr. A. Cook is leading the people astray. Mr. Cook says, in your issue of Saturday, 19th, that…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 4

ONE of the marked peculiarities of the position of affairs in the coal-mining industry of this district is the multiplication of differences of opinion and…

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The Miners' Association. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 6

Sir,—It would appear from the opinions of numerous writers in the columns of the Newcastle Herald, and from the recent retrogression of the…

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Mining Troubles. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 6

Sir,—The appearance of abusive letters from day to day, casting a reflection upon the character of the district officers, is a matter of deep…

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The Mining Situation. Special Delegate Board Meeting. The Seaham Terms Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association took place in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday. Mr. Adam Cook, the president,…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at the Newcastle B Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 4

WHAT might have proved a serious accident happened to a young man named Andrew Rae yesterday morning in the Newcastle Coal-mining Company's B Pit. It appears…

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The Mining Situation. the Wallsend Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 5

THE situation at the Wallsend Colliery still remains in a very unsatisfactory state. At the end of the current week it is evident that some agreement must be arrived at with…

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West Australia. Coolgardie, Wednesday. Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 5

The Australia Mine at Hannan's cleaned 22 tons for 65oz. The Lake View Company resumed crushing for themselves to-day. New developments have taken place at the…

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Meeting of the Wallsend Miners. Delegate Minutes Discussed. The Company's Terms Again Considered. A Further Adjournment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 5

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. Wills in the chair. There was a large attendance, several…

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The Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

The Lambton Colliery has not worked since Tuesday, when Farish's Flat was flooded, and no whistle having blown yesterday the rest of the week will be idle time for the…

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East Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

This colliery has been abandoned. The pumps and rails are removed from the pit. The machinery is being taken to pieces and removed to South Waratah Colliery. During…

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The Glebe Miners. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

Sir,—I see by the report of Wallsend meeting in your issue of Thursday that Mr. Drummond, the delegate, asserts that out of 476 members at the Glebo Lodge only 287 are…

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Wallsend Mining District Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 8

THE second annual meeting of subscribers in connection with the above hospital, was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute, a large number of subscribers being…

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The Mining Situation. Paying the Strike Allowance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 5

THE Holton miners were paid strike pay at the rate of 25s per man on Wednesday night. As the lodge called upon the wheelers to strike also, the sum of 2s 6d was deducted…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of arts last night; Mr. R. Punton in the chair. A letter was read from Mr. W. Court,…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 12

'MINER,' Wallsend, asks us to decide a wager a to whether or not Victoria is ahead of California in the production of gold. The question has…

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Old Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 5

A special meeting of the old Co-operative miners was held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Friday morning, Mr. D. Mitchell in the chair…

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