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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

939 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 47

N.S.W. Mining Acts. Amendments Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A number of Now South Wales mining companies whose headquarters are in London are agitating for the holding of a public…

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The Exhibition of 1899. Mining Display in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Incorporated Chamber of Mines in London is raising £20,000 for the purpose of organising a mining display in connection…

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A Colliery Disaster. Fifteen Miners Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. — A disastrous accident is reported to have occurred in the Wasmes Colliery, Belgium. While a cage filled with men was…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 56,805 tons, as against 55,815 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 991…

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District News. Minmi. Work at the Collieries

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

Work has been a little dull here this fortnight, and it may be so for a week or two yet; but it is hoped that the lull will only be temporary, as the…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning, about 10 o'clock, a miner named William Cuthburt, residing at Glebe-road, Adamstown, met with a serious accident whilst following his occupation in…

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Work at the Collieries

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

WORK has been well distributed during the past fortnight, the whole of the pits, except Greta, having had a fair share in the total output. The following is the number of…

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Glebe Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 6

MR. THOS. ADAMS presided at the meeting of the Glebe miners on Monday night. The attendance was small, which, doubtless, was caused through…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

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

A MEETING of the members of the W. and B.I. Miners' Lodge was held at the Islington Hotel last evening. Mr. W. Heast[?]w occupied the chair. The correspondence was…

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The Gold Coast. a British Occupation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Reports from Lagos, Gold Coast, state that the British have occupied Othuta, near Ilisha…

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Hetton Miners

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

THE monthly meeting of the Hetton Miners was held at the rooms, Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. Mr. B. Downey presided. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Stockton Coal Company. Sydney

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

THE twenty-ninth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Stockton Coal Company was held this forenoon, Mr. Thomas Cowlishaw (chairman of directors) presiding. The…

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An Old Miners' Experience

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

An English exchange tells, of the recent visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Durham, whore that august personage was much taken up with a miner who had worked…

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Minmi. Back Creek and Duckenfield Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 8

A special meeting of the above lodge was hold on Thursday, to consider the minutes of delegate meeting held on 20th instant. Mr. J. Mitchell presided. The delegate, Mr. T…

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Gold Value of a Bank of England Note

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 8

In the Investors' Review Mr. A. J. Wilson analyses the composition of the Bank of England £5 note in the light of the present constitution of the note reserve. He shows…

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The Ventilation of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 4

Applications for the bonus of £1000 offered by the Victorian Government for an efficient system of mine ventilation had an efficient by the 1st inst. A number were received,…

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Mining Tribute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 5

IT is the intention of the Victorian Minister of Mines to visit Bendigo shortly, and confer with the representatives of the mine-owners, mining managers and the…

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A Banquet of Millionaires Pledge to the Gold Standard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.— President M'Kinley gave a banquet in New York to a company of millionaires whose combined wealth aggregated a…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 4

The coal shipmen at the Government crone for the week ending at 6 am. yesterday amounted to 38,788 tons, as compared with 40,606 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The coke…

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Co-operative Colliery. an Increase of Pay Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 5

YESTERDAY Mr. Barr, colliery manager, met the colliery workmen at the tunnel mouth, and, it is understood, submitted to them an offer of 3d per ton increased [?]wing rate…

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