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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

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LONDON, Sunday. Queensland Gold-mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 5

It is announced that the Monte Christô Gold-mine, in Queensland, will be placed on the market next week, with the view of floating it into…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 7

The above miners held a special general meeting on Monday evening, in Simpson's Hall. The attendance was not very large. Mr. John Lloyd…

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West Wallsend Coal Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 8

THE fifth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the West Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, was held in Sydney on Tuesday, the 31st January. Mr. Alexander Brown, the…

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Tin Mining at Tingha

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 8

The Hon. C. A. Sterry, M.L.C., of Ballarat, has been on a visit to Tingha, inspecting several mining properties on behalf of a Victorian syndicate…

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District News. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held last evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly, special,…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. Cuthbert Richardson in…

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Adamstown. South Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 8

A meeting of the South Waratah miners was held on Saturday evening in the lodge-room of Mrs. Love's Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown. There was a fair attendance;…

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Monte Cristo Gold Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 5

The Monte Cristo Gold-mining Company, Queen-land, has been registered with a capital of £150,000…

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Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 5

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Monday evening, in Simpson's Hall, Mr. John Lloyd in the chair. Minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Gold Company Floated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 5

The Bishop's Creek Gold Sluicing Company, Cloncurry, with a capital of £100,000, has been registered…

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Rich Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 5

An extremely rich goldfield has been discovered in South America…

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Mining Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

The Palmerston Copper-mining Company, Northern Territory, has been registered with a capital of £160,000…

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Discovery of a Rich Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

News has been received here of the discovery of an extremely rich goldfield in Surinam, Dutch Guiana…

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Disastrous Fire at a Yorkshire Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 7

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at the Denaby Main Colliery, near Conis-borough. It originated in the engine house, and the flames speedily leaped…

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New Process of Smelting Gold Ores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

The Home News reports a successful demonstration of a new process of smelting refractory gold and silver ores at East Greenwich. This process is the invention of Mr…

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Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The first business dealt with was the…

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The San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1888 · page 4

J. W. Harrison, in his weekly review of the coal trade, dated December 16, says: Since the sailing of the last Australian steamer, the following vessels have arrived…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1888 · page 8

MINUTES of a special delegate meeting held at Newcastle, Wednesday, 15th February, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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Burwood. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1888 · page 3

The above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Tuesday evening last, in the Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappel in the chair. There was a very good attendance…

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LONDON, Thursday. Dreadful Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1888 · page 5

There has been a colliery explosion at Campahausen; forty miners were killed…

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