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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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A. Co.'s Collieries. New Winning Pit. Penderous Ventilation Fan. Successful Trial

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

IN response to an invitation from the management of the A. A. Company, a representative of this staff visited that company's New Winning colliery yesterday morning for the…

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Gold Discovery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A discovery of gold has been made near Torquay, Devonshire…

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Burra Copper Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The scheme for the purpose of the Burra copper mines in South Australia has virtually been abandoned…

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Mining News. Calls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 4

The following calls have been made payable on the dates mentioned:— s d Kohinoor (gold and silver), April 6...0 6…

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A Mining Institute. Northern Engineering Institution. The Inauguration. A Successful Beginning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 5

A MEETING, convened by circular, for the purpose of establishing an institute, consisting of mining, civil aid mechanical engineers, architects, and others interested, was held in…

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Miners' Meetings. Hamilton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 8

AN adjourned meeting of the Borehole Lodge, fixed for last-evening, was further adjourned till the general meeting night, Thursday next, in consequence of the poor…

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Welsh Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 7

The delegates representing the steam and house-coal miners of Monmouthshire and South Wales met again at Aberdare, and agreed…

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Miners' Organisation. Ii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 4

IT having been pointed out how badly paid is the General Secretary, it remains to be seen how the interests of the miners suffer in consequence of the overwhelming burden of the…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 4

The gold and silver yield of San Francisco during 188 was valued at 102,750,000dol. From Purnamoota we learn by telegram that plans of White's newly invented dry blowing ore…

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Mount Costigan Mine. Worked Stopped. TUENA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 5

Great excitement still prevails on the Mount Costigan silver mine, which is situated within two or three miles from here. Messrs. An. D. Nelson and A. A. Gallagher,…

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South Broken Hill Mine. Smelter Started. ADELAIDE, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 5

The Cornwall Smelter was started this morning at the South Broken Hill Mine, and worked most satisfactorily…

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Correspondence the Mining Institute. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1889 · page 7

SIR,—It is very gratifying to see that at last the engineering profession as represented in Newcastle has become awakened to its own interests, and that so important a step…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 2

During the past week and for some time past the work at the Co-operative Colliery has not been up to the usual output. Although the men have worked four days this week,…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 4

The manager of the Delaney's Dyke Gold-mining Company reports that now rain has come there is plenty of water to start crushing. Everything is going on well in shaft, and the lode looking about…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Tuesday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1889 · page 5

A BRISK business was done in silver shares to-day, but the market was week at the close. SALES. British,67s, 63s; Centrals, 18s, 16s 9d;…

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Bonang Gold Mining Co. Meeting of Newcastle Shareholders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1889 · page 7

A MEETING of the Newcastle shareholders of the Bonang Gold Mining Company, Limited was held on Tuesday night at the Criterion Hotel, Hunter-street Mr. Henry Buchanan…

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San Francisco Coal Consumption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1889 · page 4

The quantity of domestic coal received at San Francisco during the past 20 years amounted to 7,547,894 tons…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1889 · page 3

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting last evening, in the Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. E. Chappel in the chair. The minutes of the last general and…

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Miners' Risks. An Old Man Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1889 · page 8

AN old miner named John Oswald sustained severe injuries to his back and chest by a fall of coal in the A. A. Company's. No. 2 pit yesterday morning. Dr. Baker and…

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Tin-mining Near Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1889 · page 4

At a meeting of the Jingellic Tin-mining Company, whose claims are situated near Albury, the directors reported that the manager and four men began operations in January. Last week about…

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