Miners' Delegate Meeting
MINUTES of a special delegate meeting at Newcastle, May 7th, 1886 Lodges represented—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, B. C. and Duckenfield,…
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Mining & the mines, 1886
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Coal Cliff Tunnel
The Coal Cliff tunnel, on the Illawarra Railway, 1070 yards long, was pierced to-day, the bores of both ends meeting not a fraction out…
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The tenders of Bennet and Little, of Sydney, have been accepted for the supply to the Tasmanian Government of Newcastle coal for two years, at 21s per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Mines
The Minister for Mines leaves for Newcastle to night in the steamer Namoi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Labour at Collieries. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)
SIR,—Knowing that your columns for a number of years have always been open for the exposure of tyranny whatever form it may take, and irrespective of the source…
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A LETTER from St. Petersburg in a Paris newspaper gives an interesting description of the new California, as the new gold mines discovered in the valley…
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WHAT is described as the biggest pump in the world is a pumping engine used to pump water out of a ziae mine near Friedensville, Lehigh…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Alleged Lock-out at the Brookstown Colliery. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I crave a small portion of your space in answer to "A Brockstown Miner's Letter" in your issue of the 6th inst., denying the correctness…
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Telegrams received from Port Darwin state that a thousand ounces gold have already been obtained from Kimberley, and further, that Cambridge Gulf is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australia. Perth, Friday. Kimberley Goldfields
The steamer Albany, which has arrived at Cossack from Derby, brings news that one man has returned to Derby from Kimberley goldfields with, 80oz. of gold…
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With reference to the discovery of gold and silver-bearing lodes, twelve miles east of Goulburn, in the direction of Araluen and Bungonia, the Government geologist…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Notes. The Kimberley Diggings
The Port Darwin Times of the 7th publishes a telegram stating that diggers arriving from Derby report that gold has been found in the gullies, in mullocky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales Sydney, Sunday. Coal Cliff Tunnel
The tunnel of the coal cliff on Logan and Co.'s section of the Illawarra railway was pierced yesterday, the bores from both ends meeting exactly. The Italians…
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Half a ton of stone from Specimen Reef claim has been assayed here, and gave 170 ozs. of retorted gold…
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A largely attended meeting of the shareholders in the Cumberland and South Cumberland Coal Mining Companies was held in the Hall of Commerce to-day, the…
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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lithgow Colliery accident is expected to conclude its sittings to-day. At the meeting last evening in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kimberley Goldfields. Gold Indications
WE (Freemantle Herald) give the following from Mr. Hardman's report as the subject is of especial interest at the present time:—…
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A cablegram from London states: "Cumberland Coal Company floated, London, £390,000."…
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The above miners held their usual weekly meeting on the Recreation Reserve on Wednesday. Mr. H. Agnew in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read…
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A TERRIBLE instance of entombment of miners, and of the practice of cannibalism by those who survived the longest, is reported by a Boulogne…
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