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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Coal in South Australia. Remarkable Discoveries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 7

THE following are the reports by the Government Geologist (Mr. H. Y. L. Brown) upon the Leigh Creek and Kuntha Hill coal discoveries:—…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Tuesday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 5

IN the silver market to-day there were fresh signs of activity, parcels of Norths Junction Block 10, being placed at rising rates. Souths, towards the close, were firmer,…

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Managers and Miners. The Linwood Case. Ousting the Miners' Weighman. Breach of Coalfields Regulation Act. Manager Morgan Fined. A Sensible Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 5

AT the Newcastle Police Wednesday before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. W. H. Shaw and G. C. Martin J's.P., John Dixon, Government Inspector of…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 4

The silver market has slightly revived in Melbourne for Broken Hill stocks, Block 14, Block 10, and Souths being firm at late quotations. Junctions were in good request and went to 12s 7½d, but…

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The Junction Mine. Confidence Restored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night.—Confidence in, the Junction mine has been much restored, now that it appears that the lode is expanded to 5ft, instead of having almost disappeared…

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A Broken Hill Mine Denounced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Star, an evening paper, which has lately assumed the function of criticising the prospectuses of colonial mining companies proposed to be floated in…

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Bonang Gold Mine. A Visit to the Property. (COMMUNICATED.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 8

A COUPLE of weeks back, Messrs. John Kidd, M.P., James Fletcher, junior, J. M. Sweet, and H. Goater-shareholders in the Bonang Gold Mining Company—paid a visit of…

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The Coal Syndicate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The colliery owners are largely supporting the proposal to form a coal syndicate, with a capital of£100,000,000, for the purpose of taking over and working…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 4

British Broken Hill Proprietary Company, week ending March 13.—"Main shaft sunk 5ft; depth, 326ft. 212ft level south advanced 6ft, making 61ft; leaving other 24ft to drive to connect with north…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 8

An accident happened at the Wallsend colliery yesterday morning to a minor named John Stevenson, son of Mr. Anthony Stevenson, It appears that the father and son…

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Mining Referee Court. New Lambton Dispute. The South Waratah Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 5

IT is understood that the Mining Referee Court will assemble this morning at 10 o'clock in the Newcastle Court-house, when the award in the South Waratah dispute will…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 4

A meeting of the directors was held at the legal manager's office, 46 Castlereagh-street, on Wednesday last, when the following letter was read from the mining manager:—"Bonang, 12th March. [?]…

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The Junction Mine. A Reassurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Friday Night.—The manager of the Junction Mine has allowed a reporter from the Silver Age to inspect the mine. He confirms the report of the secret…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Friday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 8

IN the silver market to-day, Block 14, Junction, Costigans, and Norths opened in request, but were easier at the close of the day. SALES…

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Mining News. Mineral Wealth of South Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 4

There is apparently an immense extent of mineral country in the North-eastern pastoral districts of South Australia. The whole of the range running north-east of Petersburg to the Barrier has…

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Mining Referee's Court. South Waratah Case. the Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 5

THE Mining Referee's Court was to have met yesterday in the Newcastle Court-house, but, owing to that building being engaged, it was found necessary to adjourn to the…

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Mining Referee's Court. South Waratah Dispute. Full Text of Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1889 · page 6

ON Saturday we published the reasons given by Mr. Alexander Oliver, M.A., the Referee, for his adverse award to the South Waratah miners' reference. To-day we publish the…

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New Lambton Dispute. End of Miners' Evidence. Case for the Defence. Conclusion of the Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1889 · page 6

THE Mining Referee's Court resumed the hearing of the evidence in the New Lambton Colliery dispute on Saturday morning, at the Imperial Hotel, Scott-street. There were…

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Blumen Copper Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Monday Night.—The men employed at the Bluemen Copper mine have offered to work the mine on tribute if the price of copper goes too low to allow of…

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British Broken Hill Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1889 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Monday Night.—The British Broken Hill mine manager states that after this week he will be able to send away 100 tons of ore per day…

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