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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 29

LOCAL & GENERAL. Mining Leases

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

A LIST of gold-mining leases in the Hunter and Macleay mining districts, and now ready for delivery to the lessces, will be found in the Gazette of the 8th inst…

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The Bermagui Gold Rush

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1880 · page 3

THE Bermagui Times in speaking of the rush says that the hundreds who have been pouring in every day since the ground was pegged out simply have to…

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Correspondence Accident at Ferndale Colliery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1880 · page 3

SIR,—Yesterday a miner named Ayliffe hurt himself while lifting a skip of coal on to the road. He felt very little pain at the time, and not…

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Gold Mining Leases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1880 · page 3

A LIST of gold-mining leases declared void in the Hunter and Macleay Mining Districts will be found on referring to the Government Gazette of the 12th inst…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. the Barrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Wednesday.—The Centennial Propsecting Claim cleaned up to-day, from 180 tons of quartz, 450 oz. of gold, averaging 2½ OZ. per ton…

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Latest from the Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A rich gold bearing reef, three feet wide, has been discovered 23 miles from Orange. A gold bearing leader, eighteen inches…

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Good as Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE 13th October, 1880.—Mr. Edwin Browne, Victoria Theatre, Newcastle.—Sir,—Having had the pleasure of witnessing your drama of "Good as…

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Tin and Silver Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The mining is making great strides at Inverell. Three thousand persons are reported to be on the field. Crickwood's claim at Ruby Hill mine,…

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Discovery of Coal at the Cape

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The mining engineer of Natal (Cape of Good Hope), reports large finds of coal of good quality in the Newcastle division, and also found…

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The Coal-miners' Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1880 · page 2

THE Miners' General Secretary has kindly forwarded the following as the final award in the arbitration which has been so long pending, viz:—Selling price per ton, 9s;…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1880 · page 3

IT is proposed to increase the license fee for gold digging in the Northern Territory. The Chinese seem likely to take complete possession of the fields,…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 3

The lost deep lead at Gympie is to be found again by Saunders and party, who have taken up an extended claim, including the old shift that caved in…

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Latest from the Gold-fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1880 · page 2

TEMORA, Tuesday.—Splendid stone has been struck in the prospecting claim on Rich's reef. A share is now under offer to the leading partner of a well-known…

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Gold Discoveries at Carcoar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1880 · page 2

CARCORA, Tuesday.—Chandler and party, of Milburn Creek, report having struck very rich stone in their eight-acre lease, 12 feet from the surface, and 100…

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Newcastle Coal Trade.—the Arbitration Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1880 · page 1

THE following are notes of the proceedings of the board of arbitration appointed by the masters and miners of the Hunter River District, to settle the…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. COPELAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The escort left Copeland yesterday with 656 ounces of gold The last Mountain Maid and Mechanic claims had not finished crushing in time…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1880 · page 3

A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, when matters Connected with the lodge and motions from the delegate mooting were discussed…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1880 · page 3

THE gold yield in the Northern Territory is good, but water is badly wanted. Ninety tons of stone from No. 2…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. Splendid Yield at the Barrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Saturday.—The Mountain Maid, No. 1 east, Bayley and Company, have crushed at Campbell's machine 66½ tons of quartz, for a yield of…

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Latest from the Gold-fields. Hill End

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Patriarch claim, hauled some splendid stone to-day…

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