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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

1,038 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 52

Colliery Explosion in France. Fifty Men Killed. Others Horribly Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday.—Intelligence has been received of a dreadful colliery disaster at Montceau-les-Mines in the department of the Saoaone-et-Loire…

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New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

NEW Lambton Colliery has only worked 1¾ day during the past four weeks. Last pay the miners only had 1¾ day to draw, and this fortnight, so far, no work has been done. The…

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Northern Institute of Mining Students

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 7

A MEETING of the above institute was recently held in the Technical School Mr. R. Jury, the president, in the chair…

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West Australia. Perth, Wednesday. Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

Fraser's Gold-mining Co. has crushed 450 tons for a return of 224oz. The yield of gold at Murchison for January was 524oz…

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The Miners' Association. Special Delegate Board Meeting. All Strikes Declared Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners' delegate board was held in the Rouse Assembly Rooms yesterday. Mr. Adam Cook occupied the chair, and it was noticeable that for the first…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Glebe minors was hold in Simpson's hall on Wednesday evening. The attendance was fair and Mr. J. Atkinson presided…

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The Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

THE condition of the local Miners' Association, as manifested by the statements which have recently been officially made regarding its finances,…

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Manila Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

Under date December 26, Messrs. Warner, Blodgett and Company, report as follows of the Manila coal market :—"Arrivals are, from Newcastle, Concordia and Adolph Obrig, both cargoes…

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San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Harrison's coal circular contains the following:—"Since the departure of the last Australian mail the following vessels have arrived from Newcastle, New South Wales : John Ena,…

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The Southern Collieries. Proposed Harbour Schemes. Another Deputation to the Minister for Works. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

THE vexed question of providing a harbour as an outlet for the collieries of the Hawarra district was again brought under the notice of the minister for Works to-day by adeputation…

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Gold in the United Kingdom. the Winter of Its Discontent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The cold is intense throughout the United Kingdom, and in parts of the midland counties of England the thermometer recorded…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 6

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

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 12

ALTHOUGH large quantities of Japanese coal are still being mined and exported the war is restricting the supply, while, owing to the large number of foreign…

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Plattsburg. the Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

The position of the Co-operative miners is a very difficult and trying one to arrange. These men have now been out on strike for 14 months, and during the greater portion of…

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Another Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Black Swan (Bayley's) Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, has been registered with a capital of £85,000. The shares have…

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The Mining Situation. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 5

BEFORE starting work on Saturday morning the Burwood miners hold a meeting at the pit top to consider the intimation of the general secretary that a 5 per cent. levy was…

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The Mining Situation. a Reduction at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

A NOTICE has been posted in the pit-top at Stockton, stating that after 14 days the company will no longer pay the miners a yardage rate of 2s 2d when working in six-yard bords…

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The Victorian Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 3

THE managers of the various coalmines in Victoria issued the following reports on Saturday:—Coal Creek Proprietary,…

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Brown's Collieries Proposed Reductions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

BOTH the Duckenfield and Back Creek miners' secretaries received communications from the manager (Mr. R. Thomas) on Monday evening, to the following effect:—"I…

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The Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

SINCE all strikes in the district were declared off by the delegate board the members of the Co-operative Miners' Lodge have loft no stone unturned in their efforts to get back to…

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