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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 4

Webb's Silver-mining Company, Limited.— Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. have received the following wire, January 8:—"Struck lode in the crosscut cast at the 300ft. level 9ft.from shaft; very…

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Queensland. the Mount Morgan Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 6

Mr. Jack, the Queensland Government geologist, believes that the bulk of the gold at the Mount Morgan mine still lies intact within the limits of the freehold property…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Gold Coinage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, intends to improve the gold coinage system…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Thursday night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 5

BUT little business has been doing to-day in Broken Hill shares. Although the prices have been a shade better than yesterday, they closed weak…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.—Splendid carbonate of lead ore has been struck in the south drive from the 276ft level at Broadribb's shaft in the Proprietary mine. The find is supposed to be a…

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The Californian Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 4

Messrs. J. J. Moore and Co. of San Francisco, under date December 15th., report as follows:— "Although the arrivals of foreign coals during the past few weeks have been very light, cargo prices,…

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Mr. Abigail, ex-Minister for Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 5

Mr. Abigail is of opinion that the new Government will scarcely last a week. They must either bring in new estimates, which will require a considerable length of time to…

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The Late Borehole Miners' Meeting. Apology and Explanation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 5

MESSRS. MULLEN, AND BAKER write to say that their client, Mr. Turnbull, the manager of the A.A. Company, considers that certain remarks made at a meeting of the Borehole…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Friday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 5

TO-DAY the silver market has been decidedly weak, although towards the close a slight improvement was observable. In Lewis Ponds there was a large business done with a…

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MINING. Bonang Gold-mining Co., Ltd. Half-yearly Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1889 · page 5

MR. E. D. SULLIVAN, mine-manager of the Bonang Gold-mining Co., Ltd., has submitted to the directors a report on the progress, condition and presents for the half-year ending…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1889 · page 4

The Cullen Bullen Coal and Coke Co. has started operations. The company's property is situated on the borders of the Sunny Corner, Mount Costigan, and Cordillera silverfields. It is stated that the…

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G.U.O.O.F. Miners' Home Lodge, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1889 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Miners' Home Lodge, Wallsend, G.U.O.O.F., was held on the 9th instant, the N.G. presiding. The balance-sheet showed that the receipts on the…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1889 · page 5

THERE was a fair amount of business done to-day in the silver market at reduced rates. After Change there was inquiry for all Broken Hill shares at an advance on the…

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English Mining News. South Wales and Monmouth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of delegates representing 50,000 miners in South Wales and Monmouthshire has been held at Aberdare, when the sliding scale…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 4

SILVERTON, Saturday.—The new find at the Angus mine is still causing great excitement, and all the land in the vicinity has been pegged out. Some splendid assays have been made from ore from the…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Monday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 5

THE Silver market to-day was brisk, a better feeling all round being evinced. Block 14 in great demand after change, when it advanced 8s. A large business was also done in Lewis…

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Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 5

No sales of coal shares are reported…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 4

New Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited.—"Smelting Report, January 8, 1889: Furnace started on 3rd instant; everything working without a hitch of any kind; may have a…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday Night. Inspector of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 5

At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day Captain Rosewarne was appointed Inspector of Mines. He has had twenty years practical experience of mining in Pennsylvania, Nevada,…

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North Borneo. Gold Mining and Timber

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the British North Borneo Trading Co., held yesterday, it was decided that the company should in future open up an export trade…

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