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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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A Mining Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 5

The Full Court (consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Owen) this morning heard a special case in the matter of Morgan and others v…

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Mining Development in New South Wales. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 5

The annual report of the Under-Secretary to the Department of Mines for 1898 shows that in spite of the drawbacks encountered by reason of the severe and continuous drought…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 4

The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 50,[?]76 tons as compared with 48,253 tons for the corresponding period of previous year, and showing an increase…

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A Sydney Letter. Mr. Cook's Guarantee of a Freetrade Federal Australia.—the Gold-dredging Boom.—a Washingh Bill of a Thousand Pounds!—"tricks of the Trade" with Livery-stable Keepers.—are Australian Crowds. Fair?—the Governor and Country Invitation.—another Girl Garroted.—the Question of Sabbath Breaking.—art in Australia. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 6

At the Commercial Travellers banquet the other night—an institution where folks generally expect to hear a declaration of broad Government policy—Mr. Cook said…

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The Dudley Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 5

The Dudley Colliery is still manned with non-union labour, the recent so-called aggregate meeting having failed in inducing any men to cease work. The old hands who were…

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Stockton Coal Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

The thirty-second half-yearly general meeting of the Stockton Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day, Mr. Thomas Cowlishaw…

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The Pacific Miners' Strike. Hopes for a Settlement by Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 8

There are still about 90 of the Pacific miners out on strike resisting the proffered price of 1s 9d per ton for filling all away together under the now weighing conditions…

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Stockton. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 8

It is gratifying to note from the report of the half-yearly meeting of the Stockton Coal Company, lately held in Sydney that a contract for supply of 100,000 tons…

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The Alameda Gold Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 5

An Auckland telegram says that the request of the San Francisco authorities, Mr. Marshall Brown, chief of the police at Honolulu, with the assistance of Detective A…

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West Wyalong All Nations Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the West Wyalong All Nations Gold-mining Company, Limited, was hold at the registered office, 61 Hunter-street West, last, evening. Mr…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening in Blackburn's Hotel. The attendance was only moderate. Mr. E. Buxton in the chair…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 6

The coal trade continues fairly brisk on the whole, and a good demand exists in the intercolonial markets. In the foreign trade orders are received from Eastern ports, but difficulty…

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A Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

An inquest touching the death of Walter Wilks, a shiftman, who died in the Newcastle Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received while working in Brown's colliery…

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The Sea and Its Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

Nobody doubts that there is gold in the sea—a professor has estimated the amount at the somewhat liberal figure of 130 tons to the square mile-and though the time…

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Mining in the North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 4

The high prices now ruling for copper and tin have stimulated the production of these metals all over the world. In the Australian colonies an activity is observable…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, August 1. a Local Gold Boom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

Adelaide is just now suffering from a bad attack of gold fever. In the first place there is the unprecedented rise in West Australian dividend-paying stock, and then…

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Mineral Mining in the North. the Investment of Newcastle Capital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 5

A good deal of Newcastle money has been invested in the mineral resources of the north. So far the return has not been up to anticipations, but, it would seem from…

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The Bulli and Western Miners. Special Meeting of the Delegate Board. Increased Support to Be Given

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 5

At a special meeting of the delegate board hold on Thursday at, the Trades Hall, Hunter-street West, the question of giving increased support to the minors on strike in…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 5

On the whole, trade has been fairly good for the fortnight which ended on Saturday. Twelve of the pits have worked full time, while five others have come very near the…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening. Mr. J. Bower in the chair. Correspondence…

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