Bullock Island. Colliery Cases
Two important colliery cases are set down for hearing at the Newcastle Court to day (Tuesday). The inspector of collieries for the Northern District avers…
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Mining & the mines, 1886
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Colliery Cases. Inspector of Collieries V. Maryville Colliery Company
The information laid by John Dixon, inspector of collieries, against H. Harper, as agent for the above company, ran as follows:—That on…
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Bratticing has been carried on to within about two yards of the western end of the scene of the fire, and to the commencement of Tindall's heading, in which the…
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At the meeting of Co-operative miners Mr. William Laing occupied the chair. Minutes of last monthly meeting were read and confirmed…
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A COMPANY has been formed at Charters Towers for the purpose of treating the tailings from the local crushing mills by a different process to that…
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THE above miners held a meeting on the Recreation Reserve on Tuesday. There was a full attendance; Mr. Agnew in the chair…
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THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Monday evening last in Mr. Simpson's long room, Mr. William Hobson in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORRESPONDENCE. Mining Institute. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I had on two occasions made reference to a mining institute in your paper, and as no one has taken the matter up (at least I have seen none),…
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The water out of the sump in the mine has been playing on the western end of the fire, where from six inches to three inches in thickness of the conglomerate…
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The above miners hold a meeting in Stokers' Hall (Ralph's Hotel) on yesterday morning (Friday.) Mr. H. Agnew in the chair. The minutes of lass meeting…
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A large alluvial gold discovery has been made in the Kimberley district, 42oz. being obtained in one day by two men; besides a fined of 50ozs., including a 19oz…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Newcastle Coal Trimmers
At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council last night, Mr. Wylie presiding, it was decided that the Newcastle Coal Trimmers' Association be requested to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Lambton Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I was reading your paper this morning about the miners having a meeting on the Recreation Reserve on Tuesday, and there are certain statement in that…
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IT was discovered on Thursday that a dastardly attempt had been made by some evil-disposed person to increase the difficulty of extinguishing the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold in Western Australia. MELBOURNE, Saturday. Kimberley Gold Field
A great rush is expected. The Government resident of Derby, the capital of the Kimberley district, on the west coast, telegraphs that favourable…
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The Chief Justice has given permission to publish the judgment in Green versus Fletcher and ethers. His Honor decided that although the conveyance from the…
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A GENERAL meeting of delegates was held at Tantram's Hotel, Silverton, lately—the president in the chair. A quantity of correspondence was dealt…
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A SPECIAL meeting was held in Harris's Assembly Rooms last evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr. Jas. Bard in the chair. The secretary explained, that the…
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The Western Australian Government have offered a reward of £5000 for the discovery of payable goldfields within 300 miles of a declared port…
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Two parties have been formed to go from Melbourne to the Kimberley gold fields, and start next week…
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