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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 83

The Mount Zehan Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 4

Mr. Provis, mining manager at the Dry Creek Smelting Works, Adelaide, who is in Hobart, met a number of mining men on Friday morning in consultation as to the feasibility of erecting…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] Miners' Strike in Germany

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 5

BERLIN, Friday.—The efforts to arrange a compromise of the difficulty in Westphalia have proved abortive, the chief colliery owners having refused the men's demands…

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Mining News. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 4

Regarding development at Block 10, matters are progressing. In the crosscut at the 242ft level they are now in staff of a quartzy nature, which, though hitherto valueless, now as-ays from 50oz to…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Saturday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 5

THE market for silver shares was very strong to-day, and a large amount of business was done at considerably advanced prices in nearly all Broken Hill stocks. Centrals,…

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The German Collieries Struck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—One third of the number of colliers on strike have resumed work. The Fremdemblatt says that the Emperor William's action in receiving the…

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Mining News. Silverton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 4

At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Great Northern Proprietary Syndicate, held at Allison's Hotel on Friday, it was resolved to windup the affairs of the syndicate and distribute the…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Special Meeting. The Wallsend Dispute. Important Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of the miners' delegates was held yesterday. There was a full attendance. The following lodges were represented:—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton,…

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Facilities for Shipping Coal. Associated Collieries' Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 6

Messrs. Croudace, James Thomas, J. Fletcher, jun., and A. Ross, jun, representing the Associated Collieries, waited on the Commissioners to bring under their notice…

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German Miners' Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Prince Bismarck, in referring to the colliery strikes in Westphalia, said that the Government would take measures to prevent a minority paralysing all…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend Miners. a Special Meeting. Important Discussion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Horticultural Hall on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. W. Hogg presided…

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Victoria. the Broken Hill South Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 7

A special meeting of Melbourne shareholders in the Broken Hill South Silvermining Company on Monday carried a resolution in favour of transferring the head…

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Mining News. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 4

The week's run at the Broken Hill Proprietary for nine furnaces for three days and eight furnaces for four days was: Ore treated, 2887 tons, yielding 484 tons of bullion containing 113,858oz. of silver;…

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Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Monthly Trip to Newcastle. Deputation Day. The Shipping of Coal. A Multitude of Wants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Oliver, and Fehon, accompanied by Messrs. "Angus and Kirkcaldie, arrived in Newcastle early yesterday morning on their monthly…

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Royalties on Gold Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Commons last night, a motion brought forward by Mr. W. Pritchard Morgan, member for Merthyr-Tydvil, denouncing the practice of…

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Bonang Coal-mining Company, Ltd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 5

The mining manager reports for the week ending 17th May:—"Have extended main drive at 300ft level 8ft north for the week. Stone about 18in wide in face showing gold…

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The German Colliery Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The colliers' strike at Whesphalia has terminated, the points in dispute having been amicably arranged. The masters concede an advance of from 20…

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Linwood Colliery and Manager Morgan. A Curious Proceeding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 5

YESTERDAY a young man named Robert Mason, a wheeler in the Linwood Colliery, was verbally discharged by the manager, the option being given him to go at once or…

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Queensland. Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 6

In the Supreme Court on Tuesday a verdict was given for plaintiff with costs in the action William Forrest, M.L.C., versus George Wilkie Gray, for a recission of the…

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Mining News. Silverton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 4

At the Gipsy Girl mine nice galena is being raised from the winze below the flat at No. 2 shaft. They have also started a shaft near the south-east corner with the view of testing a big blow of…

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The Silesian Coal Strike. Virtually Ended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 5

BERLIN, Tuesday.—As already reported, most of the coal miners in Westphalia have returned to work. This has had an effect on the miners and owners of collieries it Silesia,…

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