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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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The Taranganba Gold Mine. a Geologist's Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 7

A REPORT has been furnished by Mr. W. B. Henderson, a geologist, who has made a careful and exhaustive examination of the Taranganba mine. There is no necessity to…

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Broken Hill Mining. Rich Development in Junction Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The rich development in the Junction mine has been much talked about to-day in mining circles, and shares rose from 44s to 57s 6d. All…

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Breach of Mining Regulations. Five Miners Fined at Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 7

AT the Bulli Police Court on Wednesday morning, Peter Govan, Michael M'Aunty, John Besill, and John Tresseder, miners working in the Bulli Colliery, appeared on…

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Hillgrove Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 3

DURING the past few days a good deal of excitement has been worked up here through the report of a rich alluvial find being lately made somewhere in the vicinity of the Guy…

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Tuena.—cordillera Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 4

The Cordillera Silver-mine has stopped work for the time, as, owing to the bad state of the roads, the necessary supply of coke is not obtainable…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend miners was hold in Harris's hall on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Hogg being in the chair. The minutes of the quarterly meeting…

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Mining News. Silverton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 4

The following mineral exports have been entered at the Silverton custom-house during the past fortnight:—Two trucks of silver-lead ore from Richard Ruby Silver-mining company, weighing 11…

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The Mining Referee's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 4

UNDER the agreement recently entered into between the coal miners of this district and the representatives of their employers provision was made…

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Bonang Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 5

We have received the following telegram from Mr. Fletcher, the legal manager of the Bonang Gold Mining Company:—"Just cleaned up fortnight's crusing at Bonang…

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Broken Hill Mining. Great Excitement in Silver Stocks. ADELAIDE, Friday Night. the Week's Run

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 5

The week's run at Broken Hill amounted to 120,405oz of silver being obtained from 2971 tons of ore. Block 14 yielded 14,724oz from 575 tons of stone. One furnace was…

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Mining News. the Bonang Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1889 · page 4

A quantity of gold from the Bonang Gold Mining Company in charge of Mr. Hogan and a mounted escort, passed through Bombala on Friday morning, on the road to Sydney via Cooma…

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The Wallsend Colliery Manager. Mr. Alex. Ross Appointed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1889 · page 5

OUR Wallsend correspondent writes:—"I understand that the all-important question of the appointment of the manager of the Wallsend Colliery has at last been settled, and…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Saturday. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1889 · page 5

GOOD business was done in silver shares to-day. SALES. Block 10, 58s, 56s, Centrals, 88s; Junctions,…

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Correspondence What the Coal-trimmers Are Doing. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1889 · page 6

SIR—In perusing the columns of your issues of the 10th and 11th inst., I read with much interest the correspondence from the Coal-trimmers' Union to the various miners'…

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Miners' Risks in England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 5

Two colliery accidents of a serious nature occurred near Hanley. In the first instance a cage loaded with coal was over-wound at the Knowles pit, with the result that the…

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The Durbam Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 8

AT an ordinary Council meeting of the Durham Miners' Association, held at the Miners' Hall, Durham, the principal business was the discussion of resolutions bearing on…

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British Coal in Italy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 8

IN spite of the great efforts made by the German colliery proprietors to develop their trade in the South of Europe, the importation of English, Welsh, and Scotch coal…

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Mining News. Crookwell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 4

Two pieces of stone which have been pounded up, taken from a reef discovered on Lidbury's allotment, Mount Costigan, show gold freely. Several leases have been pegged out in the neighbourhood…

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British and Australian Mining Trust

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The British and Australasian Mining Trust, promoted by Miss Alice Cornwall, has been virtually formed, with a capital of £500,000…

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Our Queensland Letter. BRISBANE, Tuesday Night. Mines Regulations Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 7

AFTER an inordinate amount of discussion, the Mines Regulations Bill has passed its final stage in committee, and been transferred to the old gentlemen in the Upper House for…

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