The Proposed School of Mines at Sydney
WE have before referred to the question of the establishment in the metropolis of a School of Mines, and the subject is one which so vitally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1888
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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company's New Airshaft
THE contractor (Mr. Hugh Walker) reports that he has reached the coal in the new air pit. He has sunk 17ft 6in through the coal, and expects to reach the bottom of the seem…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WASHINGTON, Friday. the American Colliery Explosion
Further particulars concerning the colliery explosion in Illinois show that the disaster is less serious than was at first anticipated. It has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Western Australian Coal
INFORMATION has been received at Fremantle (says the Commercial News) confirming the discover of lignite or tertiary coal between Albany and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moruya Gold-mining Company
The shares in the Moruya Gold-mining Company, New South Wales, which was lately placed on the London market, have been allotted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Delegate Meeting
MINUTES of a quarterly delegate meeting, held at Newcastle on Thursday, April 5th, 1888. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe, B.C. and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The San Francisco Coal Trade
We (San Francisco Journal of Commerce) take the following review of coal from a private circular of February 25th:—During the week there have been the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Wallsend Colliery
THE mine manager, Mr. A. Fairley, reports, for the week ending April 7th, as follows:—The shaft is down 133 feet up to date. Owing to the Easter holidays the pit has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund Bill
IN the Legislative Council on Thursday, Mr. Lackey moved the second reading of the Bulli Disaster Fund Bill, and explained that the object was to provide for the administration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glebeland. Miners' Meeting
The above miners held their monthly meeting on Thursday night, in Mr. Simpson's Hall, Glebeland: Mr. John Lord in the chair. There was a large attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A School of Mines for Newcastle
NEWCASTLE ought not to be overlooked in the proposed scheme of the Government to establish a School of Mines, in which provision shall be made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rockwell Silver-mining Company
Shares have been allotted in the Rockwell Silver Mining Company, New South Wales, which was floated with a capital of £175,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mining
The Atlas Silver and Lead Mining Company, Broken Hill, New South Wales, with is capital of £300,000, has been registered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Mr. Ellis and the West Wallsend Colliery. to the Editor
SIR,—I notice in your issue of to-day Mr. Ellis makes a rather free use of my name, at a deputation of iron-moulders, which waited on the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Representatives
A ballot has been taken of the members of the Miners' Association, with the result that the majority was in favour of continuing the payments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade and Shipping
FOR the last fortnight the Newcastle coal trade has been very brisk, and shipping correspondingly so. The dearth of coal on the North Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Rush of Gas at South Waratah Colliery
FROM our report of proceedings in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, it would have been seen that Mr. Melville asked the Minister for Minis if it was true, as stated in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Meeting
A special meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Thomas' assembly rooms, on Friday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The business of the meeting was to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Victorian Coal
A promising seam of coal has been discovered at Apollo Bay, Victoria, half-a-mile inland. Its thickness is 14 inches and the quality is good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Borehole Miners
THE usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening, Mr. S. Donn in the chair. Mr. James Curley, miners' general…
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