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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 83

Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 7

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

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 4

MOUNT MORGAN.—On Wednesday the Mount Morgan mine paid a dividend of 2s per share, equal to £100,000. CROYDON.—The crushing of 68 tons of stone…

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Mount Kembla Colliery. The Men Strike Work. WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 7

A DIFFICULTY has arisen between the management and men at the Mount Kembla Colliery, which has resulted in a stoppage of work. For some time past the work has been…

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W. and B. I. Coal Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co. on Tuesday in Sydney, a notice of which appeared in our Wednesday's issue, the balance-sheet submitted showed that,…

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The Mining Referee. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of this date, wherein you publish my communication having reference to the above position, there appears an error it is necessary to correct. It is stated…

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The Mining Institute. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 7

SIR,—Just as I am writing I have received your issue of 9th inst., containing report of meeting re forming a Mining Institute. Does it not occur to you that in…

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Parliament. Thursday, May 2, 1889. Legislative Assembly. The Recent Court-martial. Sydney Harbour Trust. Artesian Water. Judge Windeyer and Drunken Witnesses. Offenders' Probation Bill. Purchase of Darling Island. Development of the Southern Coal Trade. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

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

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. THE WEBSTER COURT-MARTIAL. In reply to Mr. ABIGAIL. Sir HENRY PARKES said it would not be…

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Baker's Creek Gold Mine. Change of Management. ADELAIDE, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 5

Captain Pleitoner has resigned the management of the Baker's Creek gold mine, and Mr. Thomas Eyre has been appointed in his place…

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Mining News. Broken Hill

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

BONANZA MINE.—On Thursday, a slight improvement was reported in the intermediate level. It is impossible to say what developments may follow. CENTRAL MINE.—During the last few days, a…

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Broken Hill Mines. The Week's Run. ADELAIDE, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 5

The Broken Hill run for the week was 115,000 ounces of silver. Block 14 run was 15,200 Ounces…

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Correspondence Newcastle and Southern Coal Development. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 3

SIR,—Your leading article this morning calls attention to the extraordinary action of our senior member, Mr. James Fletcher, in strongly advocating the purchase by the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday Night. New Te[?]tulpa Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 5

One hundred and fifty men are on the new Teetulpa gold rush. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. The express from Melbourne this morning…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1889 · page 4

Adelaide.—A new rush has set in at Teetulpa, a mile and a half from the old diggings. One hundred and fifty men are already on the field, but no large finds are reported…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 3

A YOUNG man named Fredrick Connor met with a serious accident yesterday forenoon in the Burwood Colliery. His general occupation is filling small coal in the mine, but he…

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North Mine, Broken Hill. ADELAIDE, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 5

Ore has been struck in the Broken Hill North mine. An applicant for a bank clerkship tried 13 banks in Victoria without success. One…

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Darling Island. Newcastle's Rival. The Southern and Western Coal Trade. Formidable Competition. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1889 · page 5

THE metropolitan press views the purchase of Darling Island with equanimity. Such sections of it as might be inclined to quarrel with it, if not curbed by local interest, only deprecate…

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Coal-mining at New Caledonia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 4

The Noumea correspondent of the Argus writes:—"The Governor of New Caledonia having visited the coal-mine at the Portes de For and satisfied himself by descending the shaft of the value of the…

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Californian Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 4

Of the California coal market Messrs. J. J. Moore and Co. report on April 6:—"There is nothing new to be reported in the coal trade since date of our last review. The sales both with importers and…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 4

Stewart's Brook.—We have been shown samples of stone from Stewart's Brook, about thirty miles from Scone. The property is known as the Royal Standard South mine, and…

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Greta Miners' Lodge. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1889 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Greta Miners' Association was held at Greta last evening. Mr. E. Bowling occupied the chair, and there was a large number of…

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