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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

1,413 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 71

The Mining Situation. To-day's Conference. the Wheeling Difficulties Patched Up. Work Resumed at Seaham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 5

TO-DAY'S conference was the all-absorbing topic of conversation in the city yesterday. Mr. Gregson, the general superintendent of the A.A. Company, and Mr. Keightley, the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Coal Creek Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 8

Mr. Hardwick, manager of the Goal Creek mine, has resigned, and has been re placed by Mr. Robinson. This is considered more significant in that Mr. Robinson was secretary…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the Lambton miners was held yesterday morning when the chief business taansacted was calling the roll, which showed that some 50 members are still…

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The East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 5

The miners employed at the East Greta Colliery, whose wages were reduced some eight months ago from 9s per day to 8s per day, have, it is stated, intimated plainly by…

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Correspondence. Heated Coal Cargoes. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

SIR,—Newspaper controversies are much opposed to my nature, and particularly so on scientific subjects. From the display of bad taste of Mr…

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The Mining Situation. Conference in the Metropolis. Representative Gathering. a Lengthy Discussion. Basis of Agreement for Submission. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

THE conference of colliery proprietors of the Newcastle district and the representatives of the miners, convened by the Premier, assembled at 11 o'clock this morning in the…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A full meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held at Johnson's Hotel last night to receive the delegates' report, and to vote for or against accepting the proposal made by…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

The meeting of the above miners, hold last evening at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, to receive the delegate's report of the conference held in Sydney on Wednesday lat was even…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

The Waratah miners' lodge met last night at New Lambton to deal with the derision of the conference held in Sydney the previous day. The ball at Thomas' Hotel was…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held in Simpson's hall last evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr. R. Wilbraham presided…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

The Burwood miners met when the pit knocked off yesterday. The .delegate, Mr. Crompton, was present, and reported the result of the Sydney conference. It was…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

The Lambton miners mat last evening in Stoker's Hall to consider the proposals made at the conference held in Sydney on Wednesday. There were about 30 members…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Wallsend School of Arts last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. William Bower was in the…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute. There was a good attendance. Mr. D. Rees was in the chair. The delegate fully…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A special meeting of the Sea Pit minors was held in the Merewether Hotel last night. Mr. A. Shepherd presided, and there was a fair attendance…

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Fatal Accident in the Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

AN accident occurred yesterday at the Hetton pit, by which a minor named James Jackson was so severely injured that he died shortly after being admitted to the Newcastle…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

A meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners' Lodge was hold in Lloyd's Hall, Islington, last night. The hall was crowded, and great interest was evinced in…

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District Lodge Meetings. Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

The Borehole miners sot to consider the decision of Wednesday's conference at Thompson's Miners' Exchange Hotel, Hamilton, last evening. Mr. C. Quiding, the…

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Seaham and West Wallsend Miners. West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

Both the Seaham and West Wallsend lodges met to-night, and Unanimously rejected the proposals made by the proprietors at the conference in Sydney…

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Correspondence. Heated Coal Cargoes. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 3

SIR,—To Professors Penny and Miller, with Dr. Carter Moffat, the Andersonian University, and the Glasgow Mechanics' Institute, belongs the…

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