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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 29

Gold Mining Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1880 · page 2

THE Gazette of the 24th inst. contains a list of gold mining loases now ready for delivery, in the Hunter and Macleay mining districts. Also a list of leases…

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Latest from Temora Gold-Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Temora, on Friday, 64 oz. in nuggets were picked out of the Italian claim, on the lower load. At Nugent's claim, 150 oz. were obtained…

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Bulli Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Buill miners' strike has terminated. It was resolved to return to work at the reduced rate, viz., 2s 3d pert ton…

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Latest from the Gold-Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1880 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Nearly £2000 worth of nuggets was found in Nugent's and Adams claim at Temora north. In Maloney's claim, a 7oz. nugget was found…

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Latest from Temora Gold-Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1880 · page 3

TEMORA, Wednesday.—The prospectus of the Public Reservoir, to contain six million gallons of water, and draining 144 square miles for supplying miners with…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Wednesday.—The Prince Charlie's new crushing plant was opened on Monday, amidst torrents of rain and champagne. The whole affair…

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Gold-mining at Little River

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1880 · page 3

BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—The taking up by Mr. Eisentadter, of the Homeward Bound Reef at Little River, from which a lot of gold was obtained some years ago,…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 8

THE Lambton miners held their monthly meeting on Wednesday evening last, in Stocker's Hall, Mr. Thos. Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were…

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The Illawarra Miners' Strike (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 8

SIR.—There appeared in the columns of your paper during the week, a reference to the Wollongong miners, and a statement to the effect "That the…

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The Coal Cliff Mining Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The arbitrators of the Coal Cliff mining dispute have decided that the change in the trade caused by the recent reduction at Newcastle fully…

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Latest from the Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Temora, large quantities of nuggets, up to 100 ounces, have been lodged at the Banks during the last ten days. Some small nuggets were…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. the Bermagui Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eight hundred persons are at the Bermagui rush, and parties prospecting north and south. Payable gold has been struck on a hill…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. the Bermagui Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1880 · page 2

COBARGO, Tuesday.—The steamer Australian arrived this morning with 52 men on board. Men are now prospecting north and south, and a great number are…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1880 · page 3

THE usual quarterly meeting of the miners employed at the N.C.M. Co.'s colliery was held in the Protestant Hall on Monday evening. October 4th,…

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The Coal Cliff Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1880 · page 2

WE (Illawarra Mercury) learn that the Coal Cliff arbitration has been settled, the award fixing the price to be paid at tenpence per skip, as proposed by the…

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Latest from the Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 4

COPELAND, Friday.—80 tons from the prospector's claim, Golden Spur, Copeland, crushed at Bowman's machine, yielded 100 ounces of gold…

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The Waroo Tin Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 5

REPORTS from the Warroo tin fields have lately been of such a conflicting character as to raise doubts of their reliability, so we have refrained from giving currency…

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Our Support to the Bulli Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1880 · page 5

SIR,—In reading a report of the Glebe miners' meeting, held on the 4th, in to-day's paper, I was surprised to find that several of the Glebe miners are…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. TEMORA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Wonderfully rich yields continue to be reported from Bourke's claim, at Temora…

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Victoria Theatre. "Good As Gold."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1880 · page 2

A NEW dramatic season commenced last evening at the above theatre, introducing Mr. Edwin Browne to a Newcastle audience. We are pleased to state that…

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