Barrington Gold Field. Back Creek, Monday, 6 p.m
Splendid gold has been got in No. 2 Star of the South claim-Armstrong and party. The Lady Matilda and Bengal Tiger Machines crushed 122 tons quartz, which…
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Mining & the mines, 1879
392 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 20
Glebe Miners
THE usual monthly meeting of the miners employed at the Newcastle Coal Mining Company's Colliery was held in the Miners' Home Hotel, Globs, on Monday…
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Martin Welberg, who escaped from the detective police when gammoning to show them the place where he had planted the sovereigns, 5000 of which…
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AT the last meeting of the Royal Society Mr. W. Galloway made a communication embodying the results of experiments he had conducted on the…
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AN inquest was held on Tuesday forenoon last, at the Commercial Hotel (says) the Illawarra Mercury), touching the death of Joseph Sale, who was killed in…
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A MEETING of gentlemen interested in the Barrington gold-field, N.S.W., was held yesterday afternoon (says the Age of Saturday, May 24), at the office of Messrs. Nickles and…
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BY the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we have been placed in possession of the report of the Chief-Inspector of Mines for the year 1878. In the course of the past…
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SINCE the fortunate capture of Martin Weiburg (says the Argus, May 22) the detectives have been busily engaged in investigating the whole surroundings of…
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FROM the following article in the London Money Market Review of March 1st, received by the Suez mail, it will be seen that the Barrington…
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AT last a movement is on foot (says the Murrurundi Times) to develope some of the numerous coal seams in this district. During the past few days practical coal miners from…
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A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred at Sandhurst on 25th May, in the Victoria Gold Mines claim, by which a miner named Andrew William Enstice lost his life. The deceased,…
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THE connection of the Burrum coal mines with Maryborough by a line of rail is now but a matter of time, the floating of a company for that purpose, we (Maryborough…
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A special meeting of the Glebe miners was held last night at Mr. W. Lee's Miner's Home Hotel; Mr. W. Louden in the chair. About forty persons were present. The…
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THE closing scene, says the Wallaroo Times of the 24th May, of the once famous Kapunda Mine, as far as regards the old proprietors, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at the Kurilla Mine
KADINA, May 29.—A serious accident occurred at the Kurilla mine at 9 o'clock this morning by the ground fa[?]ing away at the thirty-fathom level in the…
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No reply has at yet been received from Mr. Elliston, the late chief mate of the Avoca, who has been asked to give evidence against Martin Welberg when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & GENERAL Victorian Mining Reports
By the courtesy of the Minister for Mines of Victoria, we have been furnished with the ordinary reports of the mining surveyors and registrars of that colony for the quarter…
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THE above miners met on Friday evening, at Harris' Assembly Rooms; there was a large attendance; Mr. J. Gibson in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…
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THE above miners held their monthly meeting on Saturday evening last, in the Protestant Hall; Mr. Allen Wild in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…
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THE appeal case—Ferndale Colliery v. The Wickham Council, postponed from the court held last Monday, at the request of Mr. Wallace, the Council's solicitor, to allow of…
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