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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Commercial. Output of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 4

THE output of coal from the Associated Collieries for the four weeks ending January 26th, 1889, was 159,288 tons. For the four weeks ending February 23rd, 1889, the output was 159,088 tons. The…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association. Conclusion of the Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 7

THE Amalgamated Minors' Association Conference at Ballarat was concluded on Friday, Recommendations were submitted by the executive of the association, and by Messrs…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Tuesday night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 5

THE silver market ruled very much as it was yesterday, Junctions being a little easier. SALES. Junctions, 14s 6d, 14s 3d; Norths, 25s 6d,…

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Mining News. Bonang Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

The mining manager reports that crushing commenced on the 20th ult., and has progressed fairly well. Three shifts are an work. The mine is improving, and although there is no great change in…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 4

THE appalling number of fatal accidents in the collieries of this district is a matter for the most urgent consideration. These fatalities are so frequently occurring that the…

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Miners' Risks. Fatality at Theborehole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 8

A SAD and fatal accident occurred in the A.A. Co's old pit yesterday morning, between 7 and 8 o'clock, when John Rushford, a young married man, lost his life by a fall of…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday Night. Good Gold Near Sudest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 5

Considerable excitement has been occasioned by the discovery of good gold at St. Aignan Island, 30 miles from Sudest. DARING BURGLARIES…

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Gold Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

The total shipments of gold from New South Wales from the commencement of the year to the 4th instant amounted to £868,459…

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Lambton Miners. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was hold on Wednesday evening, in Ralph's Druids' Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair…

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Wallsend Miners. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Agricultural Society's Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance. Mr. William Hogg in the chair…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the Wickham add Bullock Island miners was held on Wednesday night, at the lodge room (Criterion Hotel), Wickham. There was a good…

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The Value of Mount Morgan Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

The Mining Journal, Jan. 19th, strongly condemns the price at which the Mount Morgan Wes Gold-mine was put upon the market, viz., £200,000, as being extravagantly outrageous for a practically…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Thursday night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 5

A BETTER feeling was apparent in silver stocks to-day. Sunny Corners opened strong, but did not maintain the rise, selling from 18s to 16s 9d. Blocks 14 and 10, Junctions,…

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Mining News. Rhine Valley Silver Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 4

At a meeting at the shareholders in the Rhine Valley Silver Mining Company held to-day the balance-sheet showed a credit of £96. A motion to wind up the company was not seconded. It was…

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Miners' Risks. Fatality at the Borehole. The Inquest and Verdiet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 8

MR. G. C, MARTIN, coroner, held an inquest yesterday at Tudor's Agricultural Hotel, Hamilton, on the body of John Rushford, who was killed in the Borehole mine the…

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Ode to Labour. Written for the Hunter River District Miners' Demonstration, to be held To-morrow (Saturday), March 9, 1889

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 5

Liberty ! Name of warning ! Did ye feel your pulses beat As ye marching, moved this morning All adown the cheering street !…

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Coal-mine Romance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 11

"BY God, I was right when I told you that the back roof was likely to give— I called Bluff's attention this morning to timbers that broke through the night;…

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Lambton Miners Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 7

THE following is a portion of the report of the monthly meeting of the above named miners' lodge, held on Wednesday evening last, which was unavoidably held over…

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Burwood Miners. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 3

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Burwood miners was held on Thursday evening in the Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappel being in the chair. There was a very fair…

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Lambton Miners. Adjourned Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 8

AN adjourned, meeting of the Lambton miners was held on Thursday evening in Ralph's Druids' Hall, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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