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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

972 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 49

Klondyke Goldfields Terrible Sufferings. 1000 Refugees in the Mountains. Great Loss of Life Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—Further distressing reports have been received from the Klondyke goldfields. A mailman from Dyea states that 1000…

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Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, December 15. (Before C. N. Payten, S.m.) Unsound Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 8

CHARLES STEWART bailing from Teralba was charged with being deemed to be of unsound, mind. It seems that the man had been drinking, and was brought in from Teralba…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 6

THIS lodge held its monthly meeting on Thursday night, Mr. W. Hammond, chairman, presiding. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Bulli Coal for 'Frisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1897 · page 4

The ship Tamer was cleared at Sydney an Saturday for San Francisco with 9200 tons Bulli coal. The four-masted barque General Gordon has completed with 2460 tons for the same destination…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 4

The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended at 6 a.m yesterday amounted to 40,711 tons, as compared with 49 278 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The cake shipments…

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Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of this lodge was held in Wile's Hall, on Thursday night, Mr. J. Mitchell in the chair. A communication was read…

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Greta. the Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 3

Christmas is drawing on space, and the Greta miners have to congratulate themselves on the fact that this will be far and away the best Christmas they have enjoyed since 1891,…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in Simpson's Hall last evening. The attendance was only moderate. In the absence of the chairman (Mr. Wilbraham),…

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Greta. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 3

A special meeting of the miners was held at Palmer's Hotel on Tuesday evening with reference to the drawing of cavils for the ensuing quarter. The scrutineers appointed…

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How a Mining Meeting Was "Worked."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 3

A LONDON financial newspaper writes:—We have just heard a quaint account of a meeting of "sharehelders" in a certain gold mine. Our informant, owing to the force of…

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Seaham Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Seaham miners was held in Sharp's Hall on Wednesday night, Mr. D. Evans presiding, the attendance being small…

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The Dudley Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 5

DUDLEY was idle all last week but this week the mine has worked every day, and, it is stated, that there is sufficient trade to keep the mine going for at least a couple of…

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Coal for Algoa Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 4

The barque Robert M'Kenzie at Rockhamptons been chartered to load Burwood coal at New[?] for Algoa Bay. Messrs. C. F. Stokes and Co. we the agents for the vessel at Newcastle…

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An Upper Hunter Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 8

THE following description of a gold mine in which some Newcastle people are interested is supplied by the mining reporter of the Evening News :—I have said that Moonan…

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Greta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 6

THE quarterly meeting of the minors was held at Palmer a Hotel, on Thursday evening, Mr. A. Phillips in the chair. The balance-sheet was read and adopted…

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Pennarby Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 13

Penoarby shaft is dark and deep, Kight foot broad, eight hundred deep, Rough the bucket and tough the cord, Strong as the arm of Winchman Ford…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Wallsend school of arts on Friday evening, Mr. John Bower in the chair…

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Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 7

The export of coal to places beyond the colony for the week ended yesterday amounted to 38,921 tons, as under:— Tons…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 6

THE quarterly meeting of the above miners was held in Blackburn's hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. Joe. Halliday in the chair. The attendance was only moderate…

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Burwood Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 December 1897 · page 4

A MATTER that is calculated to cause some trouble occurred at Burwood Colliery on Thursday while the quarterly cavil for places was being drawn. Amongst the places…

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