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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

1,413 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 71

Proposed Restriction in the Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1896 · page 4

FOR some time past discussion has been prevalent in the district regarding the advisableness of applying some mode of restriction for the…

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The Coal Mines Act. Examination of Managers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 5

THOSE persons who desire to be examined for certificates of competency as manager or under-manager of a mine under the Coal Mines Act of 1896 must communicate with…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 4

The total amount of coal shipped at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a. m. yesterday amounted to 46,479 tone, as against 43,120 tone for the corresponding period of last year. The increase on boat year's…

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Break-up of the Coal Trade Conciliation Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 7

Mr. J. WADSWORTH, vice-president of the Yorkshire Miners' Association, speaking of the now defunct board of conciliation, expressed his earnest…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Gold and Wool for America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 5

THE R.M.S. Mariposa sailed this afternoon for San Francisco with a valuable freight of gold and wool among her other cargo The gold amounts to £350,000, shipped by the…

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The Mining and Business Outlook. a Gradual Improvement Expected. Present Condition of Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 5

Now that the harbour is once again well filled with shipping, and as there are a number of vessels still listed to arrive, the prospects are favourable to a return to that…

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Examinations Under the Coal Mines Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

YOUNG members of the mining community will be interested in the approaching examinations under the Coal Mines Regulation Act. The…

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Colliery Managers' Certificates. Candidates for the Competitive Examination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 5

THE first examination under the now Coal Mines Regulation Act will be held on a date to be fixed in January next. Persons desirous of being examined for first or second…

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East Greta Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 8

Work at the East Greta Colliery continues brisk, as the heavy demand for mineral has not abated. The company are continuing to develop end improve their property, which is…

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A Block of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 8

The proprietary of the East Greta Colliery have been asked by the Mines Department to provide a block of coal to be sent to the New South Wales section of the Imperial…

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Forest of Dean Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 8

THE sliding-scale, which in 1895 was arranged for the regulation of wages in the Forest of Dean (England), lapsed by effluxion of time on…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 5

It is stated that the prospects of the Burwood Company for next year are bright, and that Mr. T. Croudace intends to make things hum at the colliery shortly. The south side…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was hold in the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. Wm. Bower in the chair…

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The Miners' Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 5

The Burwood miners are greatly pleased by the decision of the Railway Commissioners to ran a train to and from the colliery for their convenience. The running of the train…

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Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 12

THE mining outlook is gradually brightening. If at one or two pits work is a little slack for the moment, orders are plentiful at other collieries,…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 5

THE fortnight terminating to-day has witnessed an improvement in the coal trade, both in the output and outlook. The Greta miners are, however, not sharing in the…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1896 · page 5

AT a meeting of the miners on Saturday, Mr. Joseph Halliday in the chair, Mr. Curley gave an address on the darg question now before the district. He spoke against it, and…

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Gold Shipments From Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1896 · page 4

The mail steamer Mariposa, which left Sydney for San Francisco on Monday last, took 400,000 sovereigns, half of which went from Melbourne last week, the other half…

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Coal Trade of British Columbia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1896 · page 4

The following interesting extract is taken from the Vanconver Board of Trade report :—From now onwards, owing to the importation of Welsh…

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Australasian Gold and Finance Corporation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 November 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The Australian Gold and Finance Corporation, which, was formed with a capital of £200,000, of which £100,000 was…

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