South Australia. a Silver Mine Sold
The St. Clare silver mine has been sold in London. The mine is situated at Callington, on the intercolonial line, and was lately favourably reported on by the Inspector of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1889
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The Masters and Miners' Conference. a Strange Termination. Another Conference to be Asked For
THE conference which was to have been held on Saturday between the masters and miners, for the purpose of considering the general agreement and the proposed permanent fund,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ford's Creek Antimony Mine
The first report of the Ford's Creek Antimony-mining Syndicate Company staies that though the output of ore up to the present has been comparatively small, yet the prospect and indications are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining News. Silverton
Some good specimens of carbonate of lead ore and galena have been brought in from the Catalpa South mine. From the appearance of the ore satisfactory assay returns are anticipated. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooding of the Co-operative Colliery. 540 Men Thrown Out of Employment. Work Stopped for a Week. The Wallsend Mine Also Affected
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused at Plattsburg yesterday when it became known that the Co-operative Colliery had been flooded, and that consequently a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Junction Mine. Smelting Works. ADELAIDE, Monday Night
The directors of the Junction Mine have fixed on a 30-acre block of land at Port Adelaide as a site for their smelting works, which will be begun immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Accident
AN alarming accident occurred recently at Berry Hill Collieries, near Hanley, England. As a cage was being drawn up with coal at the Knowles Pit, the steam valve of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alleged Breach of the Coal-mines Regulations Act. A Prosecution To-day
AT the Newcastle Police Court this morning a prosecution under the Coal-mines' Regulations Act will be heard. The Examiner of Coalfields, Mr. Mackenzie, has taken out a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Coal-mines Act. Bill to be Introduced Next Thursday. SYDNEY
IN the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Melville asked the Minister for Mines if his attention had been called to the verdict of the Coroner's jury in the Merewether…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Coal-mining Company (Limited). Half-yearly Meeting. a Large Dividend
THE twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company (Limited) was held at noon yesterday in the offices of the company in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Lambton Colliery. a Fall Expected
OUR Lambton correspondent writes:—"I understand that the workings in the No. 1 Straight down Flat at the Lambton Colliery, are in a disturbed state. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Mining Prospects
Mr. Provis has returned from the west coast. After a careful inspection he is said to be well satisfied with the mining prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Temporary Flooding of the Kawakawa Coal Mine. A New and Improved System of Pumping. (Bay of Islands Luminary.)
THE continuous rains which we have had now for upwards of thirty days, have told their tale in many places; and locally we have suffered very much indeed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining News. Parkes
Another splendid find has been made in Barnett and Co.'s claim at the junction of the Wapping and Tichborne leads. 300oz of very rich specimens were lodged in the A.J.S. Bank on Monday. From…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Imported Miners at Mount Kembla
THE experiment made by the Mount Kemble Company of importing a number of Scotch miners under agreement to work at their colliery has not been successful. The cases…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. the Iberia Gold Discovery
The Railway Commissioners have foregone the claim for the possession of the money stolen from the Iberia, and recently found under the pier platform at Williamstown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold in Northern Queensland. Valuable Discoveries
THE recent discoveries of rich gold in conglomerate on the Palmer River, which for many years has been looked upon as worthless for mining purposes, and doubtless passed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill Mining. ADELAIDE
The western crosscut near the south boundary at the two hundred foot level in the North mine continues in lode material, which is very soft and oxidised, resembling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, July 30, 1889. Legislative Assembly. Mining Museum. The Locomotive Engineer. Differential Rates. A New Coal-mines Act. More Inspectors to be Appointed. New Railways. Payment of Members. Sir Henry Parkes Speaks Out. SYDNEY
The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MINING MUSEUM. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply to a question, said that the matter of a mining museum was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Risks. Another Man Killed in the Newcastle Company's A. Pit
BETWEEN 8 and 9 o'clock yesterday morning, a miner named Christopher Elgey was killed by a fall of coal in the Newcastle Company's A. Pit. It appears that on the day previous…
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