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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 83

Linwood Colliery. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 3

SIR,—Will you please to give me a small space to reply to Mr. Middleby's explanation at Co-operative miners' meeting re Linwood morgan case ? In your report Mr. Middleby…

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Hamilton. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 7

The Borehole miners held a special meeting on Monday evening to consider the cases of two pairs of men who had been stopped during the day for blowing down "big top." They…

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Burwood Miners. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 3

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Tuesday evening at the Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. E. Chappel occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meetings…

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Mining News

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

BROKEN HILL.—The manager of Block 14 now anticipates that he will begin smelting on the 25th of the present month. The concentrating machinery les been re-started. About 700 tons of…

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South Waratah Miners. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 3

THE above miners held a special meeting on Monday night at Russell's Hotel, Adamstown There was a large attendance. Mr. Gazey occupied the chair…

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Borehole Miners. Stoppage of Skips

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 3

THE Borehole miners met again on Monday night to consider the cases of the men who had been stopped. Those who were refused skips on Monday were similarly treated…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Wednesday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 5

THERE was a better market in silver to-day, all stocks closing very firm and in good demand. The latest telegrams from Melbourne this…

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Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

Good business in coal stocks was done to-day, but there was a slight falling-off towards the close. SALES…

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Lambton Miners. Adjourned Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 3

A MEETING of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. D. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 4

"Webb's Silver mining Company. Limited, January. 11.—The drive to the westward at the 304ft level has been driven 7ft, making a total of 11ft. At the present face in this drive, the cleavage in…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Thursday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

SILVER. THERE has been good business in silver shares to-day, and the market closed firm. A late wire from Melbourne quotes sales of…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

Mr. Archibald J. Bulloch reports having floated the Cunningar Gold-mine and Chlorination Works at Harden into a limited company of 65,000 shares at £1 each…

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Carrington. MINING

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 6

The local collieries continue to work full time, but, according to what many of the miners say, although they have constant work there is no possible chance of making…

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Victoria. Sandhurst Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 7

The gold yield of Sandhurst for 1888 amounted to 176,044oz., valued at £704, 176. The dividends totalled £178,799, and the calls £173,055…

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Mining Matters in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

SOME few days ago a dispute occurred at the A. A. Co.'s colliery which threatened to prove of a very grave character. This was owing to…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Friday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

GOOD business was done to-day in silver stocks Central opened firm, but closed weak of about the same fall which they underwent yesterday, and…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday Night. Bird-in-hand Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 5

A twenty days' crushing at the Bird-in-hand gold mine has resulted in obtaining 506oz smelted gold from 700 tons of stuff…

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The Drowned Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 7

THE Francis Ormond mine, at Chowton, in which two miners named Dennis and O'Connor were drowned during the floods on New Year's Day, has not yet been pumped out,…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 4

The yield of the Broken Hill Proprietary for the week was as follows:—Week's run, eight furnaces: Ore treated, 2640 tons, producing 384 tons bullion, containing 94,600oz. silver. Messrs. Bell and…

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Victoria. Terrible Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 6

A shocking accident occurred on Friday morning to one of the oldest resident of the M'Ivor goldfield. It appears that James Moriarty, with two sons, was quartz-reefing…

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