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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1896 · page 5

A MEETING of the above lodge took place last evening, Mr. Joseph Halliday in the chair. The number that attended was only nine out of about 240. The chairman said that the…

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Mine Host at the 'Crown.'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1896 · page 11

Some years ago, when doing a walking tour in England with a friend, we left the pretty little seaside resort of D—, for T—, a few miles distant, also situated by…

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Miner Killed at the Glebe. Fall of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1896 · page 5

ABOUT half-past 2 o'clock yesterday noon a miner named Charles Blyth met with a fatal accident whilst at his week in the Newcastle Coal Mining Company's now pit…

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The Danger of Gold Spots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 12

THE "cold spots," meaning thereby the surface areas peculiarly susceptible to cold, are principally the nape of the neck and the lower part of the…

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A Chinese Mining Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 7

OUR Vice-Consul at Chungking, in his latest report, mentions what became of a scheme for developing the mineral wealth of the province of Szu-chuan…

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The Glebe Colliery Accident. an Instantaneous Death. No Blame Attached to Anyone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 2

THE district coroner (Mr. G. O. Martin) conducted au inquest at Love's Hotel, Adamstown, on Thursday touching the death of Charles Blythe, who was killed by a fall of…

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Stage Delusions. Not All Gold that Glitters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 9

MISAPPREHENSION upon the subject of the amount of money which may be earned by girls who go on the stage is so common that a little…

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Stockton Colliery Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1896 · page 5

IN another column there appears the weekly advertisement of the donations received towards the relief and monument fund. The total shown to have come actually to the…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 4

The amount of coal shipped at the dyke for the four days ended at 6 a.m. on the 25th instant amounted to 40,305 tons, as against 32,873 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke…

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District News. Stockton. the Colliery Disaster Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 8

Yesterday, through Mr. P. J. Fogarty and the Perpetual Trustee Company, Limited, the treasurers of the fund received a cheque for £20 from Miss A. S. Quiglay towards the…

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The Carrington Co-operative Coal Shipping Company, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 5

THE organisation hitherto known as the Orane Employees' Association was last week registered under the above title prior to signing the contract for the shipping of coal…

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The Coal Trade. Work at the Pits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 5

FRIDAY being New Year's Day, the miners of the district will be paid to-morrow for the fortnight ended last Saturday. Owing to the Christmas holidays intervening nine days…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 5

THE above miners met last night at Love's Hotel, Adamstown. Mr. Andrew Nichol occupied the chair. The CHARMAN said that the meeting was a…

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West Australia. Perth, Saturday. a Gold Escort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 5

A gold escort left Cue on Sunday with 600oz of gold. AN AOIODIOINAL EXEOUIED. An aboriginal named Doulta was executed…

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