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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1881

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The Coal Trade in Belgium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1881 · page 2

AN adjudication of coal required for the Belgian State railways has just taken place at Brussels. A rise has been looked for at this adjudication, but it has been…

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Grand Gold Discoveries at Temora Bendigo Rivalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1881 · page 2

A TELEGRAM to the S. M. Herald from Temora, dated Wednesday, says:—" This morning another discovery was reported on the well known ground of Penman and…

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The History of Coal Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 3

THE following interesting particulars about the "Risks and Losses of Coal Mining in England" are from a review by M. Littlewood, in the Colliery…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued from last Saturday's issue.) Mr. Wentworth's Motion in House, Sept. 6th, 1845, and Message in Reply, Sept. 12th, 1845. (Sydney Morning Herald, Sept. 6th, 1845.) Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 2

COAL MINES.—Mr. Wentworth in pursuance of motion moved—"That an address be presented to His Excellency the Governor, requesting that His Excellency will be…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Barrington Gold Escort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 October 1881 · page 3

BY steamer on Saturday morning, the usual gold escort from the Barrington diggings was sent to Sydney. The escort consisted of 800ozs…

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The Kilcoy Coal Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 3

WE have often told persons from other parts of the colony that the, Hunter River Valley must of necessity become the most active, most prosperous, and most…

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Rise in the Price of Coal Decided Upon. SYDNEY, Wednesday, 4 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 2

THE meeting of the Coal Proprietors, to consider the question of the selling price of coal, concluded this afternoon. It was finally resolved to raise the selling price…

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Mining For Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 2

IN the Assembly, on Tuesday, Dr. Renwick (in reply to Mr. Fletcher) said it was his intention, in a few days, to lay on the table a return containing all the…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J. Hadwell in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were road and…

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Discovery of Rich Gold at Canowindra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 5

STONE of surprising richnes has been discovered here by Messrs. Carey and party, at the one of what has been known here as Glazier's Reef. The people at Mount…

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The Selling Price of Coal at Newcastle for 1882

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 2

PERHAPS no step over taken by the coal proprietors of this district has met with such universal approval as that of agreeing to raise the selling price…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued from last Saturday's issue.) Supreme Court.—banco Sittings. Tuesday, July 24, 1846. (Before their Honors, the three Judges, Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Dickinson; and Mr. Justice Henry). ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. BROWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 3

THIS case, the arguments upon which were commenced last term, was an information for intrusion, whereby the defendant James Brown, was charged by the…

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Latest from the Gold-Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Gold has been struck on the surface, three quarters of a mile from the Native Bear Lead, and eight miles from Grenfell. The prospects are…

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Mitchell Creek Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 2

The Mitchell Creek mine property at Wellington has been sold to Mr. Thomas Cornish for the sum of forty thousand pounds…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued from last Saturday's issue.) Supreme Court.—banco Sittings. Tuesday, July 24, 1846. (Before their Honors, the three Judges, Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Dickinson; and Mr. Justice Henry). ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. BROWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 2

Mr. LOWE followed on the same side, and contended, with reference to the variance in the metes and bounds, that as such a variance existed, it followed, as a matter of…

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Mine Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 2

LONDON, November 14.—A sulphur mine has exploded in the island of Sicily, and fifty lives were lost…

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Correspondence the Milburn Creek Copper Mining Company. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 3

SIR,—I have for obvious reasons deferred commenting on the portion of the Commissioner's report which reflects on me, but I deem it right now to say that,…

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Arrivals of Coal Laden Vessels at San Francisco. October 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 4

British ship City of Glasgow, Torrance, 129 days from Great Grimsby: 1654 tons coal British barque Atmo, Hunter, 68 days from Newcastle, N.S.W.: 694 tons coal…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued from last Saturday's issue.) Supreme Court.—banco Sittings. November 15Th, 1846. (Before their Honors. the three Judges, Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., Mr. Justice Dickenson, and Mr. Justice Therry. TULIP v. KING

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 2

MR. MICHIE inquired when it was probable judgment would be formally delivered in this case, remarking that although the decision of the Court had…

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The Right to Mine Under Reserves, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1881 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Friday last, Mr. FLETCHER asked the Minister for Mines Is it true that individuals are holding large areas of land with the right to mine for coal…

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