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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

939 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 47

Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 3

The above miners' lodge held their quarterly meeting last night at Thomas' hotel, New Lambton, Mr. J. Cook in the chair…

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The Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 7

Sir,—All in this district must be pleased with the tone displayed by both sides at the conference on Saturday last and if the same feeling…

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Commercial. Harrison's Coal Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

J. W. Harrison's coal circular dated San Francisco, June 15th, contains the following:—"Since the Mariposa sailed three cargoes of Australian coal have been delivered, viz., the Reliance 2530 tons, Sea King…

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Deep Coal Seams

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

Five years ago the proving of the existence of coal measures under Sydney harbour raised the hopes of metropolitan speculators to white…

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Meeting of Stockton Colliery Employees. Vote of Confidence in Dr. Hester

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the whole of the Stockton Colliery employees was held last night in the lodge room of Johnson's hotel to deal with a motion brought forward by…

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The Southern Miners. a Conference of Masters and Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

At the instance of the southern miners, a conference between masters and men was held to-day, to consider a proposal made by the men that the selling price of coal should be…

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The Coal Trade. Meeting of Proprietors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

At the meeting of colliery proprietors, held at the Newcastle Wallsend Company's office yesterday, the question of increasing the selling price of coal and proportionately…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of this lodge was held in their lodge room at the Albion Hotel on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Dawson in the chair. The meeting was not very…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held in the School of Arts last evening, Mr. John Bower in the chair. Correspondence…

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The Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 6

Sir,—In perusing your report of the mining conference in your issue of the 27th June 1 find to my astonishment that the Co-operative miners were represented by a…

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A Well-known "Coal Man."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 5

The death of Mr. Geo. Hamilton, from influenza, last week removes one of the best-known known faces in Sydney. The deceased gentleman was prominently connected with…

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Copper and Silver Mining. Deepwater District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The town of Deepwater, situated on the Great Northern railway, 347 miles north from Newcastle, and about 4000ft above the sea level occupies a position not only of…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 5

There is still a great demand for coal consequently the collieries arc nearly all working well. The fortnight beginning with to-day should therefore see another…

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Coal for Admiral Dewey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—40,000 tons of coal have been sent to Admiral Dewey at the Philippines…

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Camara's Fleet at Suez. Allowed to Coal. the New American Squadron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Admiral Camera has been allowed by the British authorities to coal at Suez because the fleet is returning to Europe…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above miners' lodge took place on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. M. Wilbraham in the chair. The…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 53,452 tons, as compared with 52,695 tons for the corresponding period of 1897, and showing an increase of…

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"Mattausch" on the Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 3

Sir,—The appearance, in your columns of Saturday, of a letter from the "Great Mattausch" prompts one to reflect upon the stupendous amount…

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Copper and Silver Mining In the Deepwater District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 7

Situated a few hundred yards north of the once-celebrated Castlerag silver mine, the Newcastle Copper and Silver Mining Syndicate have two 40-acre…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 2

The coal shipments to foreign ports for the week ended yesterday were as follows:—Katinka, barque, 1214 tons, Duckenfield, Panama; J. and A. Brown. Wrestler,…

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