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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 83

The Flooding at the Co-operative Colliery Work to Be Resumed on Monday. Progress of the New Tramline

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 7

WITH a view of ascertaining what progress was being made towards resuming work at the Co-operative Colliery, our Wallsend correspondent proceeded along the new tramline…

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Under Tons of Coal and Rock. "Pihar Robbing" Buries Four Men, Three of whom are taken out dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1889 · page 8

THE New York Herald contains the following despatch dated June 10:—The Nottingham colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Goal Company at Plymouth was the scene of…

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Redhead Coal Mining Company. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 6

THE third half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Redhead Coal Mining Company was held in Sydney on Monday last. Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw presided. The report…

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The Duties of Mine Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 4

THE case heard before Mr. MAIR, P.M., yesterday wherein CHARLES WILSON, a deputy in the employ of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, Limited, was charged with…

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Mining News. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 4

The discovery of silver reported in the claim of Meredith and Co., Mayday line, Black Range, is arousing considerable interest. The company have employed an expert to test the stone, and are so…

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The New Mining Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 4

ON Tuesday night the Minister for Mines stated in the Legislative Assembly that it was his intention to-night to move for leave to bring in a…

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Commercial. Newcastle Coal and Freight Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 4

MESSRS. DALGETY & Co.'s (Limited) circular dated 1st August, 1889, gives the following particulars:— Coal.—The month under review has been a fairly…

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Burwood Extended Coal Company, Limited. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 3

THE third half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Burwood Extended Coal Company, Limited, was held in Sydney on Monday last. Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw presided…

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The Mining Fatality at the Glebe. the Inquest. Another Important Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 5

AN inquest touching the death of Christoper Elgy, who was killed by a fall of coal in the Newcastle Company's A. Pit on Tuesday, was held yesterday morning in the…

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Stockton Coal Company (Limited). Half-yearly and Extraordinary General Meeting. Manager's and Directors' Reports. Capital to be increased to £100,000. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 5

YOUR reporter was refused admission to the half-yearly meeting of the Stockton Coal Company, at the Sydney exchange, to-day. The following information was subsequently…

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The Yulgarn Goldfield. Of Proved Permanency. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1889 · page 5

The Western Australian Government geologist states that the Yulgarn goldfields cover an area of 80 miles long, and are of proved permanency. One large reef is…

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Victory Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 4

The directors of the Victory Gold-mining Company have declared a dividend of £1250, equal to 6d per share, payable Wednesday, August 7. This, together with the previous dividend, which was…

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Mining News. Bulli Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 4

The 55th half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bulli Coal Company was held on Wednesday. Mr. Charles H. Myles presided The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The principal…

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Bonang Gold-mining Co., Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 4

Weekly report, July 27.—We have extended the main levels 21ft for the week, making the total length of drives 368ft. The lode in face is very much wider, and some of the stone is very rich;…

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North Phenix Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 4

The hon-secretary Sydney Stock Exchange reports the crushing of the No. 1 North Phoenix Gold-mining Company, Gympie, to be 1800 tons stone for yield of 1056oz smelted gold. Dividend,…

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Correspondence No Coal in Cornwall. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 5

SIR,—In your paper of yesterday, the 30th instant, 1 find an error about the piece of coal weighing five and a-half tons being cut at Abercarn Colliery, Cornwall, England…

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Legislative Assembly. The Sand drift. The "Unemployed" at Adamstown, Elections and Qualifications Committee. The New Coal Mines Bill. Formal Motions. Railway Proposals. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 5

Mr. A. BIROWN asked the Minister of Mines why work had been stopped in connection with the sand-drift at Newcastle? Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply, stated that he…

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Latest Mining. Broken Hill Affairs. The Impending Strike. No Fresh Developments. ADELAIDE, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 5

MR. HORN, the director of the Broken Hill mine, denies that there is any probability of a strike. He says the Union men could easily be replaced if they were called out…

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The Bonang Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 4

The legal manager of the Bonang Gold Mining Company telegraphed yesterday:— "Have just; received the following from Bonang mining manager:—Amalgam from…

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Fatal Colliery Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 5

Two colliers met a horrible death at a colliery at Abertillery (Mon.) The cage, laden with miners, was ascending the shat, which is a very deep one, and was drawn past the…

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