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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
815 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 41
How strikes affect trade is indicated in the following extract from the Batavia circular of Daendels and Co., Limited:—"In consequence of the strike in England, the importation of English coal was small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The mortality from the plague is increasing in Bombay. Out of 7000 persons inoculated for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The colliery has worked 7½ days for the forthcoming pay, but is now idle, and will probably remain so during the week. NARROW ESCAPE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Home Office statistics respecting fatal accidents and deaths in and about the mines and quarries of the United kingdom during 1898 Show that the total number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To make charcoal readily on a mall scale, place small pieces of wood in a clay crucible, cover it with wet clay, nod heat in an ordinary lire for about an hour; thus…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The opening meeting of the mining classes hold in connection with the Newcastle Technical College, was held in the Public School on Thursday night. Mr. Thomas Bousfield,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Trigonia, a trunk-turret oil steamer, of 1069 tons register, supplied an interesting lesson in the utility of oil for mar[?]ne propulsion on her recent maiden voyage from London to Hongkong, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Various reasons have accounted for the bad time worked at the majority of the pits for the fortnight which ended on Saturday last. One great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. John Bower in the chair. There was all unusually large attendance, and prior to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mining class was opened here on Wednesday with a lecture by the teacher, Mr. Jon. May. There was a large attendance of students and others. Mr. R. Thomas, who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A special meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall, Mr. M. Wilbraham in the chair. The attendance was very small…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The coal shipments at the Government cranes for week ending at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 46,712 tons, as co[?]mared with 46,433 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Humble, H. O. M'Cabe (manager Osborne Wallsend Colliery) and T. Cater (contractor for Sydney Harbour Collieries) are conducting an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →San Francisco advices to hand, dated January 25, indicate that the market is without change. The low rates then ruling for wheat had caused shippers not to pay more than 27s 6d to 28s 9d to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following candidates have passed the examinations held in the Mines Department: —First class: Messrs. J. Henwood (Dudley) and W. L. Thomas (Helensburg, Second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Foster, Minister for Mines in Victoria is in Sydney with the object of acquainting himself with all the details of our Coal Mines Regulation Act, his object…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the southern colliery proprietors was held in Sydney to-day to finally determine what terms should be offered the miners. After some discussion it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. H. Foster, the Victorian Minister for Mines, who is about to visit Newcastle, has been interviewed in Sydney, but he has said very little that is of interest to this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The monthly meeting of this miners lodge was held on Wednesday night at Thomas hotel, New Lembton, Mr. J. Cook presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A large deputation, representing the Chamber of Mines, waited on the Minister for Mines to-day to urge that the Mining Act should be amended in…
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