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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 52
AT a meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners on Wednesday evening it was decided by a majority of more than 4 to 1 to uphold the action of the delegate board in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has been received from Murchison that Chandler and party brought in 30cwt of stone from their claim, seven miles from Murchison, which gave 100oz retorted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the usual daily meeting of the Greta Lodge on Friday evening, Mr. J. Unsworth in the chair, a communication was read from Mr. T. Jones emphatically denying that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—The Fassifern Coal Company, New South Wales, with a capital of £50,000, has been registered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual weekly meeting of the Sea Pit miners was held in the Merewether Hotel yesterday morning, and presided over by Mr. Joseph Fraser…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN accordance with the resolution passed at their meeting on Friday night, the Wallsend miners took a ballot yesterday to decide whether or not the reductions proposed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Professor Vivian B. Lewes, Professor of Chemistry in the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, has, it is reported, suggested, as a preventive of fires in coal cargoes, the placing amongst the coal of steel bottles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BY a cablegram received yesterday we are informed that the Fassifern Coal Company has been registered in London, with a capital of £50,000. The intelligence caused some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Now that the ballot has decided in favour of accepting the company's terms, and as work will be resumed to-day, it is hoped that the company will now carry out their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There does not seem to be any attempt on the part of the old Co operative miners to enter into negotiation with the manager. These men, whatever may be said as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual daily meeting was held in North's Hall on Monday; Mr. J. Unsworth in the chair. The customary formal business having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is announced by Mr. William Howie, secretary of the Wickham and Bullock Island miners, that a ballot will be taken at the pit to-morrow, if there is work, on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glebe minors held a special meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall and the attendance was as usual good. Mr. J. Atkieson presided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE whole of the lodges in the Miners' Association have been notified by the general secretary that the strike levy for next pay will be 10 per cent. on the gross earnings of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. T. BANKS, chairman of the Trades and Labour Council, Tasmania, gives the following account in the Hobart Mercury of the strike at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Stoker's Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the fortnightly committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the usual daily meeting hold on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Unsworth presiding, Mr. W. Patrick moved, " That the press representative for the Newcastle Morning Herald be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. James Curley, miners' general secretary, attended a meeting of the Duckenfield miners on Tuesday evening, presided over by Mr. John Bothwell, and addressed them on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—A deal of misapprehension seems to exist both with the members of my lodge and a large number of the outside public with regard to the report submitted by me to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →UNFORTUNATELY, although the whistle is blowing fairly regularly for work at Lambton, only a portion of the mine is being worked. Farish's flat…
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