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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 52

Outtrim-howitt Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the Outtrim—How[?]tt and British Consolidated Coal Company was held at the aboard room. 375 Collins-street. Melbourne (says the "Argus"):…

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A Record in Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 4

The coal shipments at thin port from January 1st to yesterday at 6 am.. totalled 2,991,157 tons, and by that me the paper is in the hand of our readers the total will have reached 3,000,000 tons. The…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening in Simpson's Hall; Mr. Joseph Whittle in the chair. There was a good…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the above miners was held In the School of Arts on Friday evening, Mr. C. Richardson in the chair…

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The Decline in Coal Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The decline in the price of coal continues since September, steam falling about ten shillings. This is attributed to the open…

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A W.a. Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The shares of Collie (West Australia) Proprietary Coal Mining Company have been alloted…

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The Miners' Delegate Board. Substantial Support for the Outtrim Miners. a Deputation to Wait on the Dudley Management

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 5

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall, Hunter street West, on Saturday. Mr. W Bower, the president, was…

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The Holidays and the Collieries. How Work Will Be Continued. Great Activity for the Past Fortnight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1900 · page 4

Work for this year has ceased at some of the collieries, the managers feeling that it would be very little advantage in attempting to make use of the broken time. The…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 3

Not generally known, says the "Bulletin," but still an admitted fact, that the carboniferous area of which Port Jackson forms the basin is intersected…

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How Ireland Lost Her Coal Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 7

The scientific theory or the denudation of the Irish coalfields in the far-off ages is thus expressed by an authority:—It is a significant fact that almost the whole of…

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A Sydney Letter. the Imperial Soldiers.—to the Memory of Lieut. Grieve.—everyone Double Banked with Work.—a Coal Item.—how Tram Accidents Happen.—the Cost of the Celebrations.—sir Wm. Lyne and Mr. Barton. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 7

They are a fine body of men, the British soldiers who arrived here on Saturday. Most of them are young fellows, with clean athletic limbs, and the remarkable thing…

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Coal Dust As Fuel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 December 1900 · page 7

The first experiments made in Switzerand on the use of coal dust as fuel for sceam boiler, were carried out in 1898, at see Berne Small Arms Factory, under the…

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District News. West Wallsend. Seaham Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 December 1900 · page 3

The quraterly meeting of the above miners was held in Leslie's Hall the other evening, Mr. W. Johnston presiding, there being a fair attendance. The minutes of…

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Stockton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 5

The Stockton miners held their adjorned monthly meeting in the Temperance Hall at 7 o'clock last night, Mr. Houston presiding…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 4

It is a certainty that the output of coal from New South Wales for 1900 will be a record one. From statistics at present available we are in a…

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The World's Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 2

Though the rush for gold is so keen nowadays, it is a remarkable fact that the amount of the precious metal which is turned into coin by the…

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Hetton Miners. Next Year's Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Hetton miners was held yesterday morning at the Albion Hotel, Wickham. Mr. John Brock presided, and there was a fair attendance…

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The Power of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 6

"Vanity Fair" publishes, the following yarn on the strength of the veracity of "one who was with the relieving force":—"The troops under Colonel Hore, who…

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Russian Gold Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 7

The Russian Government is manifestly anxious to attract capital and enterprise for the development of its auriferous resources. "Financial Agency" announces that a public…

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Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 7

A meeting of Burwood miners was held near the pit yesterday afternoon, to consider matters relating to prices for next year. Mr. J. Jones presided, and there…

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