Mining Intelligence
THE prospectors at the Victoria Copper Mine, Blinman, South Australia, have discovered rich specimens of copper ore, amounting to over three tons. The last…
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Mining & the mines, 1882
350 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 18
Coal Struck at Stockton.—great Excitement
YESTERDAY the inhabitants of Stockton were startled by the report that a splendid seam of coal had been struck by the duplex barrell of Coghlen's diamond drill. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Undermining for Coal. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—In your report of the meeting of the Wallsend Borough Council contained in your issue of yesterday, I notice that Alderman Morris made a statement, that…
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THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. Kerr in the chair. The minutes of last meeting wore confirmed. The Check…
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MORE splendid gold has been struck at Gymple. The Hanging Rock diggings are reported to be still good. Mor clams are…
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THE following tenders have been accepted, (for three years),—From Newcastle to Williamstown and Melbourne, 60,000 tons per annum; James Patterson and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Crisis in England
THE Graphic of September 9 says:—"The Miners' Conference has come to the conclusion that a general strike will be a good thing for the wages of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →International Coal Exhibition
[?] the instance of the Westphalian [?]wners, the Milan Chamber of [?] has decided to hold an [?] exhibition of coal from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Accident at the Co-operative Colliery. Coroner's Inquest
YESTERDAY afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. C. B. Rancla[?]d, coroner for the district, at Jones' Hotel, Plattsburg, on the body of David Gardener, a miner who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Threatened Strike of Miners and Miners' Wages
THE Colliery Guardian of October 20, says:—"The agitation which has been going on for some time past with a view of compelling colliery owners to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Riots in France
THE Socialist disturbances at Montceaules-Mines are not yet suppressed, although about two thousand troops are now concentrated about the place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Mining Accidents in Victoria
THE Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph writes:—"Fatal mining accidents have been terribly frequent of late, and from the evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Manchester Miners' Conference
THE question of securing an advance in the rate of wages was further considered by the miners' delegates at a meeting in the Old Town Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mines and Quarries (Ireland) Bill
THE following is an abstract of Mr. George Orme Malley's "Mines and Quarries Bill, Ireland":—(1.) Title of Act. (2.) Act to extend to Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Mining Catastrophe
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The alleged mining catastrophe in the mine of the Australasian Company, two miles from Creswick, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Miners' Meeting
A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Monday evening. The minutes of two committee meetings were read and received…
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MINUTES of a special delegate meeting, held at Lambton, on Wednesday, December 13. Lodges represented—Borchole, Wallsend, Lambton, New Lambton, Back…
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IT may be safely said that the journalistic records of the Australian colonies do not contain an account of anything like so mournful a mining…
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THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held in Williams' Hall on Saturday evening last, Mr. D. Curtin in the chair. The minutes of last monthly, and several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scottish Australian Mining Company
THE half-yearly meeting of this company was held on October 27, Mr. A. W. Young in the chair. The chairman stated that the net profit from the Lambton Colliery…
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