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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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WE learn that Mr. James Curley, Miners' General Secretary, has received a letter from Mr. S. Andrews, Secretary Miners' Association, Brunnerton, New Zealand, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at Tattersall's Chambers, Sydney, on Thursday afternoon. Mr. W. B. Walford (chairman of directors) presided. The report and balance-sheet,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE above miners held a meeting on Thursday night at Russell's Royal Crown Hotel, Adamstown, Mr. Lucas being in the chair. There was a very small attendance, only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A mishap occurred at the Co-operative Colliery yesterday morning, by a train of moving skips breaking away, and knocking out the timber supporting the roof in one of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Thursday.—The Westphalia colliers on strike have resumed work. They, however, threaten to strike again in two months should the promises made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN accident happened at the Wallsend Colliery yesterday to a miner named Kirkwood, residing at Pit Town, Wallsend. On making inquiries, it was ascertained that the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mount Morgan mine has declared a dividend for the past month of 2s per share, or a total of £100,000, making a grand total of dividends £575,000 for the past half-year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Newcastle Coal Company objected through their solicitor, Mr. H. J. Brown, to the annual value placed upon their mining plant, buildings, and railways above and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following is taken from Mr. J. W. Harrison's circular gf May 4th:—"Since the sailing of the last Australian steamer there have been the following arrivals from Sydney and Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE development of the Transvaal goldfields has had an important effect upon the social and general conditions throughout the whole of South Africa. Population is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News from Broken Hill states that prospects at Junction Mine are exceedingly bright. Splendid ore containing native silver is being obtained from stope between 20 and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The immediate level has been opened for 63ft on rich carbonate and native silver ore, the width of which at the bottom of No. 1 winze is 18ft. There is no footwall in sight. The north drive, 300ft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. have commenced to issue a monthly circular from Newcastle. From the first one, dated June 1st, which is replete with information for shippers and others, we extract the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An explosion occurred on board the steamer Waratea, which arrived at Lyttelton recently, with Greymouth coal. When off Cape Farewell, Samuel Taylor, seaman, went down the hatch and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN English paper says:—Last autumn a strike amongst the colliers was averted by a slight but general advance of wages averaging about ten per cent. on the rates then paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE above miners held their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening in the Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappel being in the chair. The minutes of the previous general and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday Night.—Messrs. Burton and Spence, of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia, who visited the Moonta mines, have prepared a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the handsomest specimens ever taken out of a mine has just been brought into Broken Hill and exhibited. The specimen weighs about 12lb, and consists of carbonate of lead frosted with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN explosion occurred at C pit of the Brancepeth Colliery, in the group of collieries near Willington, Durham (England), owned by Messrs. Striker and Love, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOR the past fortnight the inhabitants of Stockton, other than miners, have had their feelings stirred up to a high pitch by a vague rumour, which every day gained ground,…
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