Mining News
GOLD was discovered on Monday by a miner named Rogan, in a locality situated six miles from Stawoll, in the direction of the Fryingpan Plains…
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Mining & the mines, 1880
573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 29
Discovery of a Salt Mine
THE Mudgee Independent states: "Mr. James Batten, of Hawkin's Creek, near Ryistone, claims to have discovered near Lue what he hopes will turn out to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reward for Gold Discovery
IT is notified in the Gazette that a reward of £500 will be paid to the person who shall be the first to prove (in any part of this colony) and make known to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. Mining at Rocky Mouth
SYDNEY, Monday.—The miners at Rocky Mouth report having sunk through a new seam of coal nine feet deep, and not ended yet. Great excitement is caused by…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The hospital movement, initiated by Mr. W. H. L. Bailey, is very warmly supported. The prospectors claim and No. 1 on…
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WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—No progress has been made towards a settlement of the dispute at Bulli. The company have not since held any communications with…
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FROM the official reports of Victorian mining surveyors and registrars for the quarter ended 30th June, and lately to hand, some interesting statistics are…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Bulli Coal Company decline to receive a deputation of disinterested persons, being on the eve of receiving one from the miners at Coal…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A 40oz nugget has been found at Lower Temora ; other equally large finds are expected when rain falls…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Delegates from the Bulli miners, Messrs. Jones, Smith, Wynn, and Griffin, waited upon the Bulli directors to-day, and offered to accept…
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LONDON, September 8.—A terrible colliery explosion has occurred at Seaham, five miles south of Sunderland. It was a large mine, and in full working order…
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WARDEN HODGKINSON in commencing a recent formal official report on the Woolgar gold field states:—"In accordance with your instructions of the 15th ultimo, I…
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IRONBARKS, Thursday.—The great mining case, Coultman and others v. Erskine, is being held in the warden's court. The case lasted all day yesterday, and is not…
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LONDON, September 10.—Exact; information as to the terrible colliery explosion which took place at Seaham yesterday, has now boon received. 180 persons have…
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HOARE and party, of Victoria Flat, near Tuena, crushed 50oz out of 268lbs of quartz. The specimens were picked from 80 tons of stone…
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LONDON, September 11.âIn addition to those saved 162 persons were in the pit at the time of the accident, and it is expected they have all perished from…
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THIS little place is steadily increasing in every way in population, buildings, end size. There are at present upon the field about thirty houses, ranging…
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PETER CAMPBELL has built the first church at Temora. It is a slab building, 18 feet by 12 feet, covered with bark. He hold inauguration services—of course there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Southern Colliery Dispute
THE strike at Mount Pleasant and Bulli still remains unsettled. A deputation from the Bulli miners, consisting of Messrs G. Smith, J. Wynn,…
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The following are further particulars or the terrible coal mine explosion at Newport. On exploring the mine it was found that not many yards from…
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