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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1880

573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 29

Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1880 · page 2

The monthly escort from Carcoar took, last Friday, 887 oz, 17 dwt, 5 gr. of gold. CARCOAR, Saturday.—On Thursday last David Mansfield, employed in Coombes'…

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Correspondence Working Mines by Tribute, To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1880 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of the 22nd ult., on the fourth day's sitting of the arbitration case, Mr. Brown (James Brown, I presume), calls on the minors to prove…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1880 · page 3

WE are requested to call the attention of our readers to an advertisement which will be found in another column staring the aggregate meeting of miners proposed…

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Miners Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1880 · page 4

IT will be seen by an advertisement in another column, that the miners intend holding an aggregate meeting on Wednesday next, at Griffiths’ Flat, Lambton…

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Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Information has reached Tamworth that Henry and party, at the Hanging Rook, have struck a new reef, and took out about 150 ounces of…

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The Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1880 · page 2

WHEN it become known in this city and district, that the miners proposed to hold an aggregate meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) morning, many and…

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Supposed Gold Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A robbery of gold is said to have taken place aboard the steamer Tararura, from Dunedin to Melbourne. It is said that of eleven boxes…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1880 · page 2

IT will be seen from advertisement that a mass meeting of miners is to be hold to-day on Griffiths' Flat, Lambton. As business of much importance has to be…

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Gold Missing from a Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1880 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Great excitement was caused yesterday afternoon when it became known that a box containing £5000 in gold had disappeared…

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Correspondence the Late Meeting of Wallsend and Co-operative Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1880 · page 4

SIR—,I notice by Friday's issue of your paper that a wallsend Minor takes exception to a letter by me correcting certain reports which appeared in your paper amount certain motions that we passed…

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Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Tuesday.—A rich vein has been struck in No. 1 Mechanics' claim showing gold freely. TEMORA, Tuesday.—Several nuggets…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1880 · page 2

IN accordance with public notice, an aggregate meeting of miners of the district was held at Griffiths' Fiat yesterday morning. The meeting was announced…

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Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1880 · page 2

TEMORA, Thursday.—In Murray's prospecting claim, two buckets yielded 7 ounces,12 dwts. Several new reefs are reported—all gold bearing…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 8

EARLY on the morning of the 8th September a terrible explosion occurred at Seaham Colliery, belonging to the Marquis of Londonderry, and situated…

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Latest from the Goldfields. Copeland North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY. Friday.—The Lady Belmore Company crushed 24 tons for 41 ozs…

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Hering for Coal at Kilcunda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1880 · page 2

THE Mining Department have received a letter from Mr. Armstrong, the officer in charge of the diamond drill at Kilounda. Writing under date 17th instant, he states…

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Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

TEMORA, Thursday,—Rich coarse gold has been struck. Cook, Pitt's, and Hale's claim yielded sixty-three ounces in a few days, pieces ranging up to…

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Latest from the Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 4

CARCOAR, Thursday.—Digby and party lodged in the Commercial Bank, yesterday, 50oz. of gold, the result of a crashing from their claim, situated at Gully Swamp…

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Exhibition Letters. New Zealand—a Self-sufficing Colony—the Kauri Tree—gum Blocks—a Fern Paradise—a Mammoth Coal-seam—the Moa—double-duty—melbourne Water—a Perfect Filter—another Exhibition Lottery—two Works of Art—the Venetian Gondola—a Suggestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 2

The visitor to the New Zealand Court cannot fail to be struck with the evidence around of almost complete independence of external aid for all that…

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The Band and Albion Gold Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A dividend of half-a-crown has been declared on the Band and Albion Gold Co…

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