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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

1,413 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 71

The Mining Situation. Saturday's Aggregate Meeting. Circular Issued by the Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 5

IN connection with the aggregate meeting to be held in the Lambton Park to-morrow morning to discuss the mining situation, a circular has been issued to the miners of the…

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The West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 5

OWING to the Seaham minors not being represented at the delegate board meeting held on February 21st, a combined meeting of the West Wallsend and Seaham lodges…

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Greta. the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 7

The Anvil Creek Colliery had 8 days to draw for the pay, and Greta Colliery 6 days. The latter, however, have done nothing this week, and, unfortunately, the…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 9

TO-DAY'S aggregate meeting, in the Lambton Park may possibly mark another epoch in the history of the Newcastle coal trade. According to…

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The Mining Situation. To-day's Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

THE result of the aggregate meeting of Newcastle and Northern District miners to be held at the Lambton Park, at 11 a.m. to-day, to consider the mining situation, is being…

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The Heated Coal Cargo the Knight of St. Michael Case. Government Geologist's Report. The Whole Cargo to be Discharged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

THE report of the Government Geologist (Mr. E. Pittman) concerning the heated coal cargo on the ship Knight of St. Michael was to-day handed to the Minister for Mines, and a…

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The Ventilation of Collieries. The Proposed Test Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 4

THE representative of the Newcastle Herald, upon making some inquiries concerning the legal action to be taken by the Government to secure an authoritative decision as to the…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 4

THE result of the aggregate meeting of miners held at Lambton on Saturday could have been foretold by those who have been accustomed to the…

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Aggregate Meeting. Increased Hewing Rate to be Demanded. Prospects of a General Strike. Mr. Curley's Denunciation of the Colliery Proprietors. An Unanimous Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 6

AN aggregate meeting of the miners of the Newcastle district was held at Lambton Park on Saturday, for the purpose of considering the present…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 5

NOTWITHSTANDING the unanimity of Saturday's aggregate meeting some of the colliery proprietors declare their belief that there will be no strike. Captain Cross, the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Development at the Black Flag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 7

AMONG the peculiar and valuable properties now being operated upon in the Black Flag district (says the mining reporter of the Coolgardie…

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Correspondence. Coal Mines Regulation. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 7

SIR,—In your "To-day's Topics" you recently drew the public attention to the fact of Mr. Edden having some four months ago drawn the attention…

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Accident at Wallsend Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 5

AN accident happened yesterday at the Wallsend Colliery, to a miner named Richard Wardle, through a fall of coal. The unfortunate man's right leg was broken. He…

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The Victorian Coal Industry. Unexpected Revelations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Coalville Colliery Company, held in Melbourne, the chairman said that they had received notice from the Government to stop…

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The Proposed Smelting Works. a Site Practically Selected. Difficulty with the Coal Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 5

THE long-talked-of proposal for the establishment of smelting works for the treatment of sulphide ores within the Newcastle district is gradually approaching a successful…

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The Mining Situation. Feeling Among the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—In days gone by when a strike resolution was adopted by an aggregate meeting of the miners, and formal arrangements…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 4

THE position of the Newcastle coal trade is undoubtedly a peculiar one. A number of colliery proprietors, disgusted at the result of past…

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Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 8

THE Duckenfield and Back Creck miners held a special meeting in Wile's Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. John Mitchell presided, and the attendance numbered about 50. The…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. the Mine Salting Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 5

The Angipena salting case terminated in the Criminal Court to-day, after a six days' hearing. The jury found Rogers, one of the promoters, guilty of obtaining money from…

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The Weighing of Coal at the Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 5

COMPLAINTS having been made of the method of weighing at the Waratah Colliery, the district officers were requested to look into matters, and communicated with the Mines…

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