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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

939 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 47

Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the above miners took place on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. The attendance was very moderate. Mr. Thos. Adams was in the chair…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above miners took place this Wednesday morning in Blackburn's Hotel. The attendance was very good. Mr. J. Roberts occupied the…

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The Waratah Miners. a Deputation to the Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 8

AT a meeting of the Waratah miners held at Sydney bridge, Raspberry Gully, yesterday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Messer. Hanlon, Quinn, and Shepherd, was appointed…

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Meeting of Hetton Miners. Deputation to the Manager

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the Hetton miners was held at the Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening. Mr. E. B. Downey presided, and there was a good attendance of members…

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Gold Mining in West Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 4

West Australian mining is no longer what it was about three years ago, a wild speculation (says Mr. E. Ashmead, F.C.A., in the London Mining Journal) It is slowly taking…

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Export of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 2

The export of coal to places beyond the colony for the week ended yesterday amounted to 51,301 tons, as under:— Tons…

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Co-operative Colliery. the "Free Labour" Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

It is understood that a large number of the workmen employed at the Co-operative Colliery have, in compliance with the decision of the district, arranged to give in their notice,…

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The Mines Act a Failure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

SIR,—In the interests of the district it would be a serious error if the now method proposed by Mr. Edden at Broadmeadow, for the more satisfactory administration of…

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The Barraba Gold and Silver Fields Exploration, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

We publish to-day the prospectus of the Barraba Gold and Silver Fields Exporation, Limited The capital is £25,000, in 100,000 share of 5s, each, of which 70,000 are…

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Our Coal Trade With the East. Brighter Prospects Ahead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 5

WITHIN the past few weeks there has been a marked improvement in the tone of the freight market, and the outlook for the shipping trade, partionlarly in the direction of…

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The Question of Weighing Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5

IN the ease of Dixon v. Rogers, hoard in Banco, Mr. Walker, Q.C., and Mr. Garland, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co., appeared for the defendant in support of his…

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Gold Coast British Hinterland. Infringement by Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons this evening stated that Germany was infringing the arrangements of 1888,…

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Coal Shipments

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

The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending yesterday amounted to 48,174 tons, as compared with 39 372 tons for the corresponding period of 1897, and showing an increase of 8802 tons…

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Disastrous Mining Accident. Three Miners Killed.—others Injured. Miraculous Escape. Broken Hill, Monday Morning

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

AT the British mine, in the main working at the 300ft level, rook drills were being used. A number of holes had been bored in the roof of compact sulphides. The shift boss…

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Coal for the West

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

The steamer Gabo, of Howard Smith and Sons' line, left last night en route for West Australia with 1700 tons coal and a large number of passengers. The steamer Maritta is due on Thursday to load for…

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San Francisco Coal Market

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

PRIVATE advices received by the Alameda from leading coal importers in San Francisco under date February 4, contains information as to the present state of the Californian coal…

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Accident in the Stockton Mine

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

YESTERDAY morning, at a little before noon, a young man named Scotman, engaged at the colliery as a wheeler, was rather severely kicked by a horse while engaged at his work…

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Coal Weighing Question. the Full Court. Sydney

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

THE hearing of the appeal, Dixon v. Rogers, was continued in the Full Court to-day. Mr. Gregory Walker, Q.C., and Mr. Garland appeared for defendant in support of the…

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Coal Weighing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 4

THE decision of the Full Court in the case of DIXON v. ROGERS clears up any doubt which may have existed in certain quarters regarding section 38…

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Mining in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 5

THE West Coast correspondent of the Otage Witness writes:—The progress of the gold-dredging industry appears to be attracting considerable attention, and river claims are…

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