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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Australian Mining Specs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Some peculiar disclosures wore made to-day during the hearing of a case in which Mr. Swaber sued the Port Darwin Mining Company for three…

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Latest Telegrams. Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday Night. Gold Find

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1889 · page 5

The application made on Friday by Captain Simmes and W. K. Porter to the Gold Warden at Rockhampton for two prospecting protection areas, 1200ft each, in the bed…

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Resignation of Mining Referee. Appointment of his Successor. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1889 · page 3

SIR,—Mr. Oliver has evidently resigned the office of Mining Referee because he feels that he has not the technical knowledge which he…

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Mining News. Queensland Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 4

The sinking of a coal shaft at Stewart's Creek, seven miles from Townsville, on the 15th March, was the cause of much congratulation to the Townsvillians. The Townsville Herald…

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A Mining Law Suit. Sunny Corner Mine. Alleged Misrepresentations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 6

IN the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice Owen, on Tuesday afternoon, a suit was commenced in which the plaintiff, A. R. Winckler, sued C. F. Smith and G. M…

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Co-operative Miners. Fortnightly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 6

THE usual fortnightly lodge meeting of the above miners was held last Saturday evening, in the Hall of the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. Cuthbert Richardson in the chair…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 4

TEMORA.—The Temora tin syndicate have started a 5000-yard tank at the tin mines. TENTERFIELD—The member for the district has been notified that the Mines Department has…

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Greta Miners' Association. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 5

THE monthly meeting of the Greta Miners' Association was held at Greta on Tuesday evening, there being a large attendance of members. Mr. A. Page occupied the chair…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Coal at Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 6

MR. M'KENZIE, Examiner of Coalfields, visited the site of the coal discovery at Wellington on Saturday, and found it as reported. He pronounced the product to be good coal,…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday Night. a Mining Fatality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 5

A shocking accident took place at the North Queen shaft, Charters Towers, yesterday Two contractors, Arthur Brisbane and Thomas Ace, wanted to go below. When…

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Great Northern Gold Mining. The Presentation of "Salters."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1889 · page 5

The Government was asked this morning by a committee of the Great Northern Gold-mining Syndicate to prosecute persons supposed to have sent salted specimens of quartz…

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The Mining Referee's Resignation

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

A PERUSAL of Mr. OLIVER'S letter to Mr. Justice OWEN, which will be found on another page, will compel the opinion that Mr. OLIVER has done quite right in definitely…

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Broken Hill Miners. Sunday Labour Threatened Strike. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1889 · page 5

COMPLICATIONS are threatened between miners and managers at Broken Hill. The miners working on Sundays receive eight hours' pay for six hours' work, while the…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton Miners. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Ralph's Druids' Hall, Mr. D. Mason being in the chair…

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Action Against a Mine Vendor

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Robert Stout has been instructed to commence an action against James Clarke Browne, agent for the vendor of the Blue Spur mines, Otago, New…

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Mining News. a Good Assay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 4

Silver ore from Godkin's claim, Whyte River, Tasmania, is giving the wonderful assays of 1700oz. to the ton. BLUE SPUR MINES, OTAGO…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Thursday Night. SILVER

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

THE silver market was very brisk to-day. Centrals and Block 10 were taken at rising rates. The silver market in Melbourne closed very firm…

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Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 7

No. 1 SPLIT.—Aired from the new tunnel. Current of air at intake: No. 26 bord, 8820 cubic feet; at No. 19 bord, 6390 cubic feet; at No. 8 bord, 15,990 cubic feet; at No. 4…

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The Miners' Organisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 4

NUMERICALLY and financially the miners of Northumberland are one of the most compact and powerful organisations in the world. They have, both by precept and example,…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Quarterly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 6

THE following is the remaining portion of the correspondence received at Thursday's meeting:— From secretary Hetton Lodge, referring…

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