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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Gold Output. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

THE following return shows the quantity and value of gold produced in New South Wales during the four quarters of the year ending 31st December, 1897:—Quarter ending…

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Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

AN ag[?]ecable change took place last fortnight, as far as work at Dudley is concerned. In place a of having only a couple of days to draw, the workmen will have full time (10…

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Greta. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 7

About a fortnight ago the old workings on the "straight-in" were found to be giving off an offensive smell. On examination it was soon…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. JOHN BOWER, who was in the…

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The Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The conference of the Miners' Federation at Bristol passed a resolution demanding that the clause relating to the power of…

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Contribution by the Federated Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Miners' Federation of Great Britain, now in session in Bristol, has decided to contribute £300 per week, towards the…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

OWING, to the Boxing Day holiday being observed on 29th December, full time at the, pits for the fortnight ended last Saturday is 10 days. New Year's Day falling on a…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 4

The coal shipment at the cranes for the week ended at six a.m., yesterday amounted to 58,688 tons as compared with 36,024 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke shipments for the…

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Dudley Miners. the Dirt Scale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

A MEETING of Dudley miners was held after the mine knocked off yesterday to concider the dirt scale the manager intends to enforce in cases where the minors fill dirty coal. The…

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Southern Coal Movements. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 5

FOR the usual fortnightly pay on Saturday the miners only drew average time. Corrimal came out with best results, drawing for 9 days. During the fortnight the company…

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Seaham Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 3

THE above miners held their quarterly meeting in Sharp's Hall the other evening, Mr. D. Evans presiding, there being a good attendance. The previous monthly and…

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Colliery Employees' Federation Meeting at Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 5

A LARGE meeting of those interested in the formation of a lodge at the Co-operative Colliery under the Collier Employees' Federation, was held at the Plattsburg…

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Correspondence. the Premier and the Coal Trade. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 6

SIR,—As the Premier is expected to be in the district to-day, I think it would be well to remind him of the promise which he made at the…

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Klondyke Goldfields. Discovery of a Rich Lode

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reports have been received at Victoria (British Columbia) from Klondyke that a mother lode has been discovered, and…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 7

THE members of the above lodge held their quarterly meeting on Wednesday night last at Mrs. Love's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. James Cook occupied the…

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Plattsburg. Colliery Employees' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 6

Following on the meeting for the formation of a lodge at the Co-operative Colliery, held at the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening, a meeting of the…

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Wallsend. Miners' Home Lodge, Odd Fellows' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Miners' Home Lodge, Australian Oddfellows' Union, was held in the lodge-room, School of Arts, Wallsend, on Wednesday. There was a…

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Summons Cases. a Coal-Trimmers' Quarrel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 6

JAMES WHITE proceeded against William Mason for having assaulted him at Newcastle on the 4th instant. Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan appeared for the complainant,…

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The Yukon Goldfields Canada Claims Ministration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Premier of North-west Canada asserts that his Government has the right of administration over the Yukon country…

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Colliery Work Made Easy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

AT the invitation of Mr. F. A. Hardy, and with the approval of Mr. James Fletcher, the manager of the W. and B.I. Colliery, a number of colliery managers attended at this…

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