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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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The Mining Situation. Municipal Conference. The Employers' Reply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 5

THE adjourned meeting of the committee of the municipal conference, appointed in October last to consider the best means of bringing about an improvement in the coal trade,…

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The Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

MATTERS in connection with this collicry still remain in a very unsatisfactory condition (writes our Greta correspondent). It was thought that when the pit made a start,'…

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The Coal Mining Royal Commission. Proposed Regulation Bill. Alterations in the Old Measure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 7

(a) POWER to enter and inspect, any place or building, the entry or Inspection whereof appears to the court requisite for the said purpose. (b)…

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San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Sarrison reports, under date Son Francisco, December 10:—"From the date of the sailing of the Mariposa in October till the departure of the R. M. S. Monowai on December 13, the only arrivals…

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The Coal Trade. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

SIR,—The correspondence herewith between myself and an old friend in San Francisco will interest your readers. It is satisfactory to know that our Colifornian competitors do…

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Queensland. Croydon, Thursday. a Rich Find of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 5

The most sensational strike of rich stone in the Waratrah mine ever known on the field of late years was made to-day. The stone laid bare was covered with gold. The reef…

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The Mining Situation. Annual Meeting of the Delegate Board. a Public Meeting to be Held. Proposed Deputation to the Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held at the Trades Hall, Hunter-street West, yesterday. Mr…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 12

THE miners' delegates, who met on Thursday, evidently found that it would be useless to demand an increase in the hewing rates until their forces…

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The Mining Situation. the Miners and the Citizens. a Public Meeting to be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 5

A MEETING of the representatives of the municipal bodies and the Chamber of Commerce appointed to consider the best means of bringing about an improvement in the…

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Mining in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

THE Minister for Mines realizes (writes the Melbourne Arygus) that much more might he done by the Mines Department in the direction of developing our mining resources with…

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The Coal Trade. Brighter Prospects for the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 5

THE pits throughout the district have worked well for the pay to be drawn on Friday. The Borehole, San Pit, Wickham and Bullock Island, Duckenfield, Back Creek, Waratah,…

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Accident in the Stockton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 4

A PAINFUL accident happened in the Stockton pit on Saturday morning. By some reason or other one of the horses got off the track, and a youth aged 14, named W. E. Reid,…

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The Coal Mining Royal Commission. Proposed Regulation Bill. Alterations in the Old Measure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 6

(IV) IF the owner agent, or manager fails within twenty days a after the requistion of the inspector, or within such further time as may be allowed…

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Proposed New Coal Charter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 4

There appears to be strong feeling among many of those engaged in the South Wales coal trade that the new coal charter, the drafting of which occupied the Documentary Committee some months, has been…

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The Mining Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

WHILE it is possible that the holding of too many conferences may be a weariness to the flesh, it is also to be remembered that in a multitude of…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Rich Mining Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 5

A rich discovery of gold has been made in the [?]meo district. Thirty-six tons of stone from the Highland Chief Mine gave 257oz. Mining near Queenstown continues…

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Accident in the Borehole Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning at about half-past 8 o'clock a miner named Richard Nicholls, who lives in William-street, Hamilton, met with an accident whilst working in the A.A. Co.'s…

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The Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the hall of the local School of Arts last evening. Mr. W. Bower occupied the chair…

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The West Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the West Wallsend minors was held in Sharp's Hall on Monday, Mr. G. Ford in the chair. A letter was read from the secretary of the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. the Mine-salting Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 5

The Angipena mine-salting case was continued to-day, when Wm. Rogers was charged with salting the shaft and specimens taken away. The man Fitzpatrick, a witness…

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