Waratah Coal Company
THE half-yearly meeting of the Waratah Coal Company was held on Monday; Mr. Charles Smith in the chair. The report showed that to a balance of £6527 had…
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Mining & the mines, 1883
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14
Mining Intelligence
IT is reported (says the Manero Mercury) that William Bythorn has struck payable gold near Kiandra. The Tomingly gold-field, which is eight…
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A REPORT has been received from the Mount Garrett silver mine, which is about 35 miles from Herberton. The lode is 50ft. wide, and is shown by the essays to be rich…
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An extraordinary occurrence took place near the Ince Station, Wigan, late on Thursday night, March 22, resulting in the death of one man. Without any warning,…
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1000 ozs. gold have been procured from a ton of quartz at the Dee Kaap goldfields, Transvaal. We learn by telegram received yesterday that a rich reef has been discovered at the Black Range,…
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The statistics in connection with this subject for the year 1882 have recently been published. From them we learn that there were 32 warnings issued during…
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PRIVATE advices from London state that copper has fallen to £66 10s a ton. The last parcel of South Australian copper—500 tons—realised £71 10s a ton…
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THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening; Mr. W. Kerr in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…
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THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Mr. Robert Simpson's hotel on Monday evening last; Mr. Thos. M'Crae in the chair…
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AT Beaconsfield the crushing of 1650 tons, from the Tasmanian claim, and the yield of amalgam has been from plates and ripples 1710oz, and from the boxes 1900oz…
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Mr. A. T. CLARK accompanied a deputation on Monday morning to the Victorian Minister of Mines, for the purpose of requesting the use of a diamond drill in lieu of…
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THE Gulgony Advocate says:—"J. Williams and party of four are at present prospecting ground in the neighbourhood of Frazier's lead, near Reedy Creek. They have…
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The Commissioner of the Goldfields, Launceston, is endeavouring to bring the diamond drills imported by the Government into general use. It is only a want of knowledge of the comparative…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Information has been received from the Minister for Mines that a payable seam of good coal has been found in the Richmond River district, six…
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THE Gympie escort has arrived at Maryborough with 7636oz. of gold The celebrated Conrad Bowers claim, near Tingha, was further developed last…
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COORANBONG, Wednesday.—General Sir Edward Strickland, K.C.B., has to-day struck a seam of coal of ten feet in the bore, which he has been carrying out for several…
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AT the School of Arts on Friday night, the President, Mr. H. J. Brown, delivered a lecture entitled "A Lump of Coal," before a crowded and respectable audience. The…
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THE following is a return of tin ore received a Newcastle and Morpeth for the week ended 5th May:—From Armidale to Morpeth, 11 tons 1cwt. 8qr; from Uralla, to Newcastle, 7 tons 16cwt. 1qr;…
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MR. WILLIAM LINDENO, an Australian digger, who has just returned from the Boer diggings, in Africa, writes to the E. News, warning miners against going to these…
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THE Colliery Guardian of March 16, says:—The miners and coal-owners of Northumberland have finally agreed to a new slidingscale. Details are given in the following…
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