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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1882

350 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 18

A Rich Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1882 · page 3

THE S. M. Herald says that the famous Garden Gully United Mine, Sandhurst, has just declared its two hundredth dividend. The total profits distributed by this…

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Latest Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1882 · page 3

Hodgkiss and party have struck, near Deepwater, in the Glen Innes district, what appears to be a defined lode of tin. Some rich samples have been brought in,…

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Latest Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1882 · page 2

The Adelong gold escort took 920oz 8dwt for the Bank of New South Wales, and 158oz 6gr for the Commercial Bauk. Information (says the Melborne World)…

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Latest Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1882 · page 3

THE latest news from the Mount Britton goldfield is of a favourable character. The silver mine lately discovered on the Burdekin has been taken up by Townsville…

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Another Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 4

IT will be noticed from our telegraphic columns that a new departure in the way of coal companies has been made, by the floating of "The Stawell Coal Company,"…

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The Price of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 4

THE leading collieries of the district have decided that from January 1st, 1883, the price of coal shall be as follows:—s. d…

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Latest Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 5

Fair supply of water on Nundle diggings, and gold-getters are doing well. Reefing at Little River improving. A reef discovered at Broad Gully, just below the surface, is…

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A Newcastle Coal Company Floated in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A company has been formed under the name of the Stawell Coal Company, with a capital of £60,000, in 60,000 £1 shares, 20,000 of them reserved…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 3

GOLD and copper mines to be worked at the Crocodile, in the Dee Ranges, near Rockhampton. New gold reef discovered at the Raglan…

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Original Correspondence. the Duckenfield Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 4

SIR,—In reference to a minute passed at the Wallsend miners meeting, concerning the Duckenfield grievance, the manager of the Duckenfield Colliery offered the men…

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The Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1882 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Newcastle Coal Company's Glebe miners, held on Monday evening, the question of the recent district ballot, resulting in a majority of votes…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1882 · page 3

Last Braidwood gold escort took 545ozs., viz., 312 from Araluen, and 233 from Braidwood. 200 ozs. of gold in specimens were got one…

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Westport Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 4

THE following report, dated Dunedin, 6th September, 1882, has been published:—"The output from the mine has been increased to 5271 tons for…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 3

GUNDAGAI escort took 318 ounces gold. Good golden quartz found in Readon's paddock, Jones' Creek, near Gundagai. In addition to the particulars published…

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Glebe Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1882 · page 8

SIR.—As exaggerated statements with reference to the earnings of the Glebe miners have recently appeared in the Evening News, and, as the Editor of that…

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Berrima Coal Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1882 · page 3

THE Moss Vale Scrutineer says:—"Work at this mine is going on steadily. A locomhtive, built expressly for the colony by the Baldwin…

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Tin Mining in Tingha District (Communicated.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1882 · page 3

THE district around Tingha, which includes Cope's Creek, The Ponds, Gilgi, Middle Creek, Stannifer, and Elsmore, is at present in a very brisk state, owing to the…

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Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the Borehole Miners' Benefit Society was held in Mr. J. Williams' rooms, on Saturday evening last. The balance-sheet was read and…

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Glebe Miners' Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 2

IN our Saturday's issue we published a letter from the Manager of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company, Mr. Stewart Keightley, conveying his directors'…

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Glebe Colliery Dispute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1882 · page 2

SIR,—Unfortunately the dispute at the above colliery has for months past been dragging its weary way along, without showing the least sign of coming to an end…

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