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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

815 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 41

Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above [?] was held last Thursday evening, Mr. [?] Wilson in the chair. The attendance being of such an unsatisfactory character the [?]…

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California Coal Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

Harrison's [?] Circular says:—Since the Alameda left the following cargoes of Australian coal have been delivered here:—Dugueselin, 2198 tons; General Decharette, 4058…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Scottish Australian Mining Company's report shows a profit of £4671 for the half-year. A dividend is recommended at the rate of 2 per cent. per…

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Producing Gold-like Alloy From Copper and Antimony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 6

This invention, patented in Germany, covers a metallic alloy, to take the place of gold, which, even if exposed for some time to the action of ammoniacal and acid…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 4

Trade was fairly brisk during the past fortnight, and work was pretty evenly distributed since the pit which worked the least got in seven days. Eleven collieries…

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Stockton. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 6

For the pay which, closed on Saturday the Stockton minors, by way of a moot agreeable change, have made full time. Regarding the contract notified by the directors at their…

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District News. Greta. the Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 8

Full time (11 days) has been worked by this colliery for the ensuing pay and there is every prospect of a further continuance of good time being put in…

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Broken Hill Silver Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The report of the directors of the British Broken Hill Silver Mining Company shows a profit of £28,439 for the half-year. A dividend of 1s per…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 8

A special meeting of the above miners was held in Simpson's Hall on Monday evening. The attendance was very moderate. Mr. John Colton was in the chair…

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Coal Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 61,688 tons as compared with 55,105 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase for the week…

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Commandeered Gold Released

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Natal Government has released the gold seized belonging to the Transvaal National Bank at Durban…

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The Californian Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 5

Advices received by the Mariposa from San Francisco indicate a decidedly unfavourable condition in the Californian coal trade, so far as the importation of…

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Cornish Copper Mining Company, Ltd. the Mine Sold for £6000. Shareholders Paid Their First and Final Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 5

The final meeting of the shareholders in the Cornish Copper Mining Company, Limited (in liquidation), was held at the Chamber of Commerce, meeting room last night…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co, Ltd. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co., Limited, over which Mr. J. F. Burns presided, was hold in the Chamber…

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Burwood Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of to-day under the heading of "Current News," there appears a brief note from Mr. Jas. Curley, miners' general secretary, taking exception to my…

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Parliament. Tuesday, October 31. Legislative Assembly. Newspaper Postage. Accidents at Broken Hill. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. The POSTMASTER-GENERAL, in…

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The Burwood Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1899 · page 3

Sir,—The Burwood delegate in you issue of to-day confirms, by his letter, what I stated in your issue a few days ago, that in regard to Burwood and other collieries no name was…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Act. Interpretation of Rule 30. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 5

The opinion of the Crown Solicitor respecting the interpretation of rule 30 in clause 47 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act was laid on the table of the Council…

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Development of Coal Mining in Scotland

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

The development of coal mining in Scotland land marks one of the most material developments in the Northern Kingdom. That development has been most rapid in…

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Cornish Mine Women

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 5

Public attention has been specially drawn to the girls who labour in Cornish tin mines by the part they took in the rescue of the entombed miners at Basset Mines (says a…

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