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Mining & the mines, 1889

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Glebe Colliery Disaster

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Two other bodies were re- covered on Sunday from the debris in the Glebe pit by an independent search party. Paul Turnbull overman, and Luke Elliott, shiftsnam, began a…

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Accident at Katoomba Shale Mine

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 2

MR. SMITH, manager for Mr. Shultz at the shale mine in South Katoomba, experienced on last Saturday a narrow escape from serious injury on the aerial tram that runs from the mouth of the pit to…

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Katoomba Mining Registrar

Katoomba Times · Saturday 17 August 1889 · page 2

The following has been kindly sent by Mr. Hurley, M.P., to us for publication ;-- Department of Mines. Sydney, 14th August, 1889…

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Blue Mountains Mining News

Katoomba Times · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 2

THE 160 acre mineral lease of G. Wilson and another, in counties Boxburgh and Cook, parishes Ben Bullen, Cullen Bullen, and Cox, is ready for delivery…

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The Colliery Collapse

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-- The body of Deputy Hodson was recovered only commonest work in Murphy's heading yesterday and the first body they encountered was…

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The Glebe Colliery Disaster

Katoomba Times · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 4

ON the morning of Saturday, June 22, a terrible mining accident occurred at the Glebe Colliery, near Newcastle, by which eleven men lost their lives by being buried alive. The first intelligence of…

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Oberon Gold- Mining

Katoomba Times · Saturday 21 September 1889 · page 2

THE manager of the Luck's All gold mine, near Oberon, under date of 16th instant, reports as follows:-- Started crosscutting for reef last Monday morning. This crosscut is going nearly south,…

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Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co

Katoomba Times · Saturday 21 September 1889 · page 2

THE Secretary Francis W. King, reports that during the week ended September 5 three reverberatory furnaces hare worked full time aud two cupola furnaces have worked six…

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The Sunny Corner Siver Mining Co. Limited.--

Katoomba Times · Saturday 28 September 1889 · page 2

The Secretary Francis W. King, reports that during the week ended September 19. three cupolas have worked full time (one had to be shut down owing to want of coke) and two reverberatory fu[?] have…

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Glebe Colliery Disaster

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, October 4th. A severe verdict was returned to-day, by the coroner's jury, on the last group of bodies found to the A.A. Co.'s Glebe pit. Evidence as to the death of James Hodson has been…

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Miners' Meeting at Lithgow

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 4

A DELEGATE, meeting of miners was held on Saturday evening, September 28th, at the Const[?]politan Hotel ; Mr. S. Penna in the chair. Delegates present : Messrs. Bryer, Slattery, Cliphard,…

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The Luck's All Mine, Oberon

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 4

THE manager of the Luck's All mine at Oberon, under date the 12th instant, reports having cle[?] out the south-eastern [?] where a [?] A few tons will be broken…

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Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co., Ld

Katoomba Times · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 2

OCTOBER 17. Three and a half cupola furnaces have worked fall time, and one reverberatory f[?]nace has worked full time, and one five days, reducing the following material. viz., 69 tons cup[?]…

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Coal and Shale Mines

Katoomba Times · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 4

THE following applications to the Department of Mines under 25th section were refused on 22th ultimo:- C. Bate 640 acres, part of Reserve No. 100, near…

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Miners Strike at Broken Hill

Katoomba Times · Saturday 16 November 1889 · page 2

THE Miners, who have been on strike a little longer than a week, against the employment of non-union labor, returned to work on Friday, 15th instant. The following is the agreement drawn up by the…

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The South African Goldfields

Katoomba Times · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT has forwarded to us (Eche) the following extract of a letter he has received from a friend who lately went to try his fortune at the goldfields in South Africa:- "Johannesberg, South…

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Gold Again at Hill End

Katoomba Times · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 2

THE latest news from Hill End is that rich gold has again been struck on Hawkin's Hill, the site of the famous gold mines, and there are indications that the new make of gold has at last been reached…

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Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co., Ld

Katoomba Times · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 2

DURING week ended November 21 three cupola furnace have worked full time, one reverberatory furnace has worked full time and one has worked one day the total quantity smelted being 463 tons…

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