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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

972 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 49

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the above miners took place on Wednesday evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. M. Wilbraham in the chair. The CHAIRMAN gave a report of an…

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Wallsend Mining District Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the committee of management was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: Messrs. Ross, Rogers,…

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Illicit Gold Buying on the Rand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 4

Advices from the Rand state that the offence of illicit gold buying appears to be on the increase. In 1892, on the strength of a calculation that about 10 per cent. of the…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co. Half-Yearly Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co was held at the Chamber of Commerce this morning. There was a large…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 2

The coal shipments for the week were as follow:—Niobe, ship, 2203 tons, Wallsend, Valparaiso, Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; McNear, bq, 1818 tons, Pacific, San Francisco, R. B…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 8

A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield Lodges was held in Mr. G. Wiles' hall on Thursday night, Mr. John Mitchell presiding. The general secretary, Mr…

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Fever and Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 4

Affairs at New Guinea are still reported to be in a condition which can truly be termed mixed. Many who have gone to the island in search of gold have found a grave instead,…

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Mining Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 8

THE course adopted by the Delegate Board (writes a suburban correspondent) in dealing with the Burwood and other resolutions is meeting with the unanimous approval of the…

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The Chief Inspectorship of Coal Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

THE appointment of Mr. A. A. ATKINSON as Chief Inspector of Coal Mines for this colony may turn out to be a very good one. It is stated that…

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Greta. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 8

The pit did not commence work to-day as anticipated, but unless something unforseen turns up there will be work to-day (Tuesday), and probably all the week…

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Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 8

A MEETING of the full committee in the above matter was held last night. There were present:—Alderman E. Rees (chairman), Alderman Hudson, E. Robson, W. M'Laren,…

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Chief Inspector of Collieries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

AS was expected would be the case, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture has gone outside the Civil Service to obtain an officer to fill the position of Chief Inspector of…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

Notwithstanding the bad weather which prevailed during the latter part of last week, and the time lost by reason of the holidays, the amount of coal shipped at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday…

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Australian Gold Exports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

One result of the failure of the wheat crop, says a London financial writer, and the short wool clip in Australia is a large increase in the gold shipments to England. It has been…

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"Our Vanishing Coal Seams."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

Under this startling title there is a remarkable article in the latest number of the "Investors' Review" on the subject of warlike expenditure, in which the writer asserts that…

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Waratah Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

THE ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Waratah Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Sydney office to-day. Mr. W. C. Willis, chairman of…

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The American Coal Market. Expected Imposition of a Tariff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 4

By the last American mail Messrs. C. F. Stokes and Co. received advices from their 'Frisco agents, of which the following is an extract:—"Owing to the probable advance…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 7

THE Burwood Miners' Lodge met at Thomas' Hotel, New Lambton, on Wednesday night. Mr. James Cook occupied the chair. The attendance was small…

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The Coal Cargoes Commission. Presentation of the Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 5

THE Royal Commission on the subject of the firing of coal cargoes from this colony has concluded its labours. The commission consisted of Professor Threlfall, of the Sydney…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 7

The coal shipments to foreign ports for the week ended to-day were as follow:— Vadala, s, 4000 tons, Lambton and New Lambton, for Singapore, Dalgety and Co.; Jessie Osborne,…

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