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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

99 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 5

Temora Mining Notes. (From the Tomora Herald.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1880 · page 2

As usual the past week has been signalised by the discovery of several nuggets in various claims on the lower portion of the lead and the areas held by Bowes and party…

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The Illawarra Coal Miners' Strike. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Wollongong

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 4

The strike at Mount Pleasant is reported to be virtually ended, inasmuch as the mine has nearly sufficient hands, exclusive of those who went on strike, very few of whom will…

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The Illawarra Coal Miners' Strike. (By telegraph to Herald.) Wollongong

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1880 · page 6

Messrs. George Hewlett, F. Woodward, and A. Campbell, for the last few days, have been endeavouring to effect a compromise between the employers and miners on strike…

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The Temora Gold-field. (From the Correspondent of the Sydney Mail.) Temora, September 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1880 · page 7

Early on Wednesday morning last ug[?]y rumours were floating about that Craig and party's trial washing of four tubs of dirt at the Deep Load had been "salted"—in other…

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Gold at Bermagui and Cobargo

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 1

LAST Friday's Illawarra Mercury expresses the opinion that-"Apparently Bermogui is fast becoming a second Temora as regards a [?] So far,…

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The Bermagui Gold-field. (By Telegraph, from the Herald's Special Reporter.) Cobargo

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 2

The Australian left Sydney on Thursday evening, and arrived off Bermagui Head at 5 on Friday evening, anchoring close to shore. A heavy sea was running at the time. Two…

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The Bermagui Gold Field. (By telegraph to Herald.) Cobargo

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1880 · page 7

The steamer Kameruka arrived here at seven o'clock this morning, and, I believe, brought 200 men. I also learn that other steamers are on the way. People are…

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The Temore Goldfield. Cootamundra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 October 1880 · page 2

A NUGGET was found on Thursday night three claims beyond Maloney's its weight is about 100z. Burke's party obtained 2lb. of gold…

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Mining

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1880 · page 1

The industry of gold mining, to the prosecution and development of which the astonishing, progress made by the colony may be primarily escribed, is still in a flourishing condition. But the old conditions of mining are almost absolute. Alluvial has given way to quartz mining, and the stupendous…

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The Coal-Miners' Arbitration at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1880 · page 6

The Miners' General Secretary has kindly forwarded to the Newcastle Herald the following as the final award in the arbitration which has been so long pending, viz.:…

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How Coal and Petroleum Oil were Formed

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1880 · page 6

A writer, Mr. Moses Zweizig, in an Amercan publication, describing the coal beds of North America, says that in the United States the coal beds and seams are thicker and more…

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The fearful Colliery Explosion near Sunderland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 7

We find some additional particulars of this great disaster in the correspondence of a New Tork paper. London, Sept. 9, 1880…

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The Bermagui Gold-field. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Cobargo

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1880 · page 5

A new rush has been reported here to-day at Larry's Mountain, about fifteen miles from Moruya, between Moruya and Araluen, and that the warden (Mr. Keightly) has…

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Survey of Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 3rd Nov., 1880

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 November 1880 · page 2

SIR,-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the petition (presented by you) of certain residents of the Wollombi, Millfield, and Ellalong districts for the survey of a…

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More Colliery Troubles

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 1

A MASS meeting of the miners of Griffith's Flat Lambton, was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering the action of the masters in declining to…

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More Colliery Differences. a Lockout. (By Telegraph to the Echo.) Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 3

The miners belonging to the A. A. Company's colliery were locked out this morning. The circumstance has created great surprise in the district. It seems that these miners have a different agreement from any others in the district with their…

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A Miner's Daring. (Gold Hill (Nev.) News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1880 · page 7

There are no braver men in the world than can be found among the Miners of the Comstock. Accustomed to face dangers every day of their lives, they never shrink from the…

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The Lake Superior Copper Mines

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1880 · page 3

All of us have heard of the great richness of the copper mines on Lake Superior, America. We have just met with a statement showing their production. It was…

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Fall of Stone at the Ellenborough Mine. Four Miners Buried Alive. (Melbourne Argus.) Sandhurst, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1880 · page 8

Within the past few weeks two falls of large bodies of stone have occurred at the Ellenborough mine, Eaglehawk, but fortunately no serious consequences ensued on…

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