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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 29

The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1880 · page 2

I have been favoured with a glance at a letter received on Tuesday morning from an experienced digger who left here some time ago, and as I think…

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Tomora Gold[?]old

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is nothing much doing; no fresh news at present. It is estimated there are now 10,000 on the field. Four newspapers have been…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1880 · page 3

TEMORA, July 81st 1880.—Here I am again in the midst of confusion. I don't know that there is anything fresh to chronicle. Perhaps my tale will be…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1880 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening last, in Stoker's Hall. There was a large attendance. Mr. Thos. Smith…

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The Temora Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1880 · page 2

THE account of the above gold-fields, forwarded by our own Correspondent and published in yesterday's issue is anything but encouraging. It would…

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News by the Mail Via San Francisco. the Durham Miners. Mr. Crawford's Monthly Circular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1880 · page 4

THE monthly circular issued to the Durham miners by their secretary, Mr. William Crawford, discussing the legal topics of either general or trade…

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The Selling Price of Coal at Newcastle and the Sydney Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 4

THOSE individuals who professed to understand the coal question, prognosticated that a reduction in the selling price of coal at the Port of Newcastle…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 August 1880 · page 3

WE (Echo) have been favoured by the Minister for Mines with a copy of the following, telegram received on Friday evening :—Present population at Tomora,…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1880 · page 3

UNDER date August 5th, a correspondent (lately a resident of Wallsend) writes to us as follows:—"I arrived here last night by coach. We had a miserable journey…

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TELEGRAMS. Gold-mining at Hill End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At Hill End another nugget weighing over six ounces has been been found close to where the twelve ounce one was obtained, within a few feet…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1880 · page 3

COOTAMUNDRA, Saturday.—Owing to large quantities of goods arriving and advices of 60 tons leaving Sydney to-night, the teamsters have risen their freights—bullock teams £4,…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Several sailors form the s.s. Zealandia, left by train this morning to try their fortune at Temora…

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TELEGRAMS. Reduction of Illawarra Miners' Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The managers of Mount Pleasant, Bulli, and Coal Chff collieries have notified to the miners that a reduction of 6d in the ton in the hewing…

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The Lambton Miners and Mr. Beveridge. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Oblige me by inserting a brief reply to the statements made at a miners' meeting at Lambton, published in your issue of the 6th instant. Some speakers at said meeting made…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1880 · page 3

COOTAMUNDRA, Tuesday. Evening.—The coach is just in. Rain is still falling and heavy showers fell last night and this morning at Temora. A nugget of 25 oz…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1880 · page 2

A SAD occurrence (says the Bendigo Independent) happened at California Gully on Friday, on a lease at one time known as North Nelson Company. A resident of…

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Proposed Reduction in Miners. Wages in the Illawarra District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1880 · page 4

IT will have been seen from our issue of yesterday that the colliery owners in the Southern District have given notice of their intention to reduce the…

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The Temora Gold-field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 3

COOTMAUNDRA, Wednesday, August 11. —It would appear as if wet weather has set in, for we have had some nice showers during the last three days. Unlike the…

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Proposed Reduction of Wages in the Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 2

IN relation to the above, we have been supplied with the following rehable information, viz., that, at the present hewing price in the southern district, miners, in…

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Discovery of Gold on the Bogan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 2

A WARREN telegram to to the Dubbo Dispatch, dated August 12, says:—"There is great excitement in town to-day owing to the reported discovery of a rich gold…

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