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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

1,413 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 71

Coal Productions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 6

IN 1894 the United Kingdom produced 188,277,000 tons of coal, Germany 76,741,000, France 26,964,000, Belgium 20,534,000, Austria 9,573,000,…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 12

UNFORTUNATELY for the miners and for the district, every calculation made prior to the strike has miscarried. Their rejection of the terms offered at…

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Mining Company Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Gloucester Hauraki Gold-mining Company, Hauraki, New Zealand, has boon formed with a capital of £120,000, of which…

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The Strike. Mr. Binney's Reply to Mr. Curley. Decision of the Delegate Board. Board of Arbitration Suggested. Mass Meeting Called for Next Saturday The Premier's Circular to the Mine Owners. Mr. Reid Urges a Conciliatory Attitude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 5

AT a meeting of the delegate board of the Miners' Association yesterday the present position of affairs was discussed in all its bearings. Though the delegates had no…

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English Coal Mines Bill. Second Reading Passed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The House of Commons last night passed the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, without division…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1896 · page 5

At a meeting of the Glebe miners, held at Simpson's Hotel on Saturday morning, the delegate (Mr. John Lloyd) gave a report of the delegate board meeting. The minute…

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Mining Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Mount Hepburn Gold Mining Company, Gippsland (Victoria), recently formed with a capital of £200,000, has allotted…

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Northern Territory Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1896 · page 4

The South Australian Minister controlling the Northern Territory has received the following telegram from the Government Geologist (Mr. H. Y. L. Brown), dated from…

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Hetton Miners. Delegate Board Minutes Adopted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1896 · page 5

A meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, on Saturday morning. Mr. Samuel Ingram presided, and there was a fair attendance of members…

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Minmi. Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 8

THE weekly meeting of the above lodges was held yesterday in Mr. George Wile's hall. Mr. John Mitchell presided. Owing to the illness of the delegate, Mr. Loosemore, there…

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West Australia. Perth, Monday. the General Gordon Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 5

Over 20,000 shares out of 35,000 shares in the General Gordon Main Reef Gold Mining Company reserved for West Australia have been applied for in Coolgardie…

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The East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 8

Yesterday marked another epoch in the history of the coal industry of the Maitland district in the commencement of work connected with the sinking of the new shaft on…

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The Coal Trade and Southern Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 4

WHILE men may differ upon the conclusions to be derived from the present condition of the coal trade of New South Wales the facts themselves…

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The Strike. Mr. Binney's Letter to Mr. Reid. What the Miners Think of It. a Guarantee Against Reductions Much Desired. Delegate Board Meeting Called for Thursday. A Motion Likely to be Sent to the District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 5

THE ultimatum by the proprietors, as set out in Mr. Binney's letter to the Premier, was the general topic of conversation in the district yesterday. It was hoped by the majority…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the above miners was held in the hall of the Wallsend School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon. There was a very large attendance…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 8

A meeting of the miners' lodge was held yesterday, when 79 members received 8s each strike pay. During the fortnight the sum of £7 12s 3d was received by the officers as…

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New Lambton Miners

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held last night at Love's Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. J. Jennings in the char. The minutes were adopted, and it was…

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Duckenfield and Back Creek Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 8

THE above lodges met yesterday in Mr. G. Wile's hall. There was a full attendance, and the chairman, Mr. John Mitchell, presided…

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Wallsend Mining Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 8

Very little information can be obtained (writes our Wallsend correspondent) regarding the feeling of the men relative to the proposal of the proprietors at the recent…

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The Miners at the Sulphide Works. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 7

Sir,—For this week past I, with a lot of others, have been going out to Cockle Creek in hopes of getting some work to do. But when we have gone…

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