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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

939 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 47

The Coal-mining Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 7

Sir,—I am exceedingly unfortunate in having aroused the awful ire of an alleged compatriot, whose denunciations occupy a tolerably large space…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of the above lodge was held last night. Mr. W. Eagles, chairman, presided, and there was a very good attendance…

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The Coal Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4

The decision arrived at yesterday by the Miners' Delegate Board to re-open communications with the colliery proprietors on the subject of an…

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Colliery Employees' Federation. The Quarterly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. There was a full…

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The Mining Outlook. Further Negotiations Probable. Decision of the Delegate Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4

At a meeting of the delegate board yesterday, it was reported that the decision of the district upon the mining situation had been in favour of…

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The Coal Weighing Question Mining Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 7

"Tommy from Lancashire" writes:—It is interesting to read the various authorities as to what effect the weighing of every skip will have on the…

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Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the above miners' lodge was held on Thursday, 20th instant, in Wile's Hall. Mr. J. Mitchell presided, and there was at good attendance of members…

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A True Mining Romance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 4

At a time when large numbers of presumably sane people are greedily swallowing the travellers' tales offered to them by adventurers of the De…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 3

A special meeting of Burwood miners Will be held at Adamstown this morning to consider the present state of affairs at the colliery. Since the…

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The Delegate Board Minutes Considered by the Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 3

The minutes of the last meeting of the delegate board were considered at a meeting of the Burwood miners, held at Love's hotel, Adamstown, yesterday…

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The Burwood Colliery Trouble. Meeting of Miners and Wheelers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 5

The Burwood miners and wheelers met at Love's hotel, Adamstown, yesterday, to consider the situation brought about by the action of the…

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The Mining Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 7

Sir,—"Coal Jock" surely must have been dreaming when he took the credit to himself of writing the letter that prompted Mr. Cook's reply. I…

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Burwood Colliery Trouble. Miners' and Wheelers' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 5

The wheelers who interviewed Mr. Frank Croudace, the manager of the Burwood Colliery, on Tuesday afternoon, as reported in yesterday's issue, met the Burwood miners at a…

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Mine-salting in South Africa

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 6

A curious story of mine-salting comes from South Africa:—The proprietors of a worked-out claim, hearing of the arrival of a young Englishman with capital, carefully…

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Hetton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Hetton miners was held in their lodge-room at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening, Mr. Dawson in the chair…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's hotel. The attendance was only moderate. Mr. Jno. Roberts…

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Monkist Colliery Proprietors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 5

It is not generally known that the "Monks of St. Bernard," who belong to the Order of the Austin Canons, so famous for their charitable works on…

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Klondyke Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 7

Miss Flora Shaw has just returned from a pleasant little trip to Klondyke. A most interesting letter from her pen, extending over four columns,…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 4

The present attitude of all engaged in the coal trade to what is known as the weighing question is far from comfortable. The industry,…

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Harrison's Coal Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

Harrison's coal circular, under date October 6, contains the following:—"Since the Moana left there have been the following deliveries of coal from Newcastle: Pericles,…

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