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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 83

Northern Territory. Eureka Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 6

The Eureka Gold-mining Company's fortnightly crushing yielded 60oz, of gold from 112 tons of surface stone. SUGAR GROWING…

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 6

THE above miners held their usual general monthly meeting on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. Alderman John Lloyd occupied the chair…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 4

IT will be seen from advertisement that an aggregate meeting of the miners of the Newcastle district will be held on Saturday next, the intended place of meeting being Lambton…

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Stockton Colliery. July 24th and 25th, 1889

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

Check-inspectors' report, showing air currents in cubic feet per minute. West Side, Main Intake.—Air current, 18,860 cubic feet per minute; thermometer,…

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"Billy Fairplay" and the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 4

A TICKLISH point, of some interest to miners, has been decided in the House of Lords. The colliers in the employ of the Netherseal Company brought an action against their…

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Tasmania. the Mount Zehan Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 6

J. Provis, of Dry Creek smelting works, who was deputed to report on the Mount Zehan mines, has sent in a report which is generally favourable. Assays show an average…

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The Broken Hill Miners. a Special Meeting

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

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held on Sunday afternoon. At 2 o'clock the members commenced to assemble,…

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Legislative Assembly. Subsidies to Agricultural Societies. Guns in Stor. Civil Service. The Colliery Disaster. A Royal Commission Not Probable. Breakwater at Byron Bay. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. GRAN S TO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. CREER, said it was not the intention of the Government to…

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Taranganba Gold - Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 4

BRISBANE.—In the Full Court on Tuesday in the case Shanahan v. the Taranganba Gold-mining Company, Mr. Neal, on behalf of the plaintiff, applied for an extension of time to move to set…

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Mining News. Gold-mining in the Malay Peninsula

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 4

A wire from Brisbane states that on Tuesday last, at the Brisbane Stock Exchange, there was a gathering of persons interested in the Malay Peninsula gold mine, in Raub, to say farewell to Mr…

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Tasmania. Inspector of Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 6

Mr. Montgomery, M.A., of New Zealand, has accepted the position of mining geologist and inspector of mines. PROPOSAL TO BOYCOTT VICTORIAN GOODS…

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Brisbane. No. 1 North Glanmire Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 4

In connection with No. 1 North Glanmire mine the following telegram has been received from Gympie: "Upwards of 10,000 shares within the past month changed hands at various prices from…

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The Victorian Coal Measures. An Unfavourable Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 2

IN September last Sir James Hector, of New Zealand, inspected the coal bearing areas of Victoria, and made a preliminary report, which has now been published. Speaking of…

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The Junction Mine. Remarkably Rich Discovery. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 5

The development at the Junction mine is said to be richer than any yet recorded at that mine. The carbonate body is going down vertically, and there is every…

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The Central Mine. More Good Ore met with. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1889 · page 5

More good ore has been met with in the Central mine. The crosscut at the 300ft level is now in galena ore, in a body nearly 70ft thick, and yet there is no indication of a…

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Bonang Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 5

A telegram was received in Newcastle la night stating that the crushing at the Bonang Gold Mine was 816 ounces…

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The Coal - Mines Act Amending Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 4

THE lengthy telegraphic summary of the new Mining Bill, published in another column, will be read with much interest by the large population connected with mining in this…

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Baker's Creek Gold Mine. ADELAIDE, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 5

The following telegram was received to-day from one of the directors of the Baker's Creek gold mine:—Machinery now working grandly. Stoppages unavoidable…

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A Commission on Coal-mining Necessary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 4

In reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly the other night, the Minister for Mines stated, in apparently a hesitating manner, that he…

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Miners' Meeting. Burwood Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 8

THE above miners held a special general meeting on Wednesday evening in the Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappel in the chair. The minutes of a committee meeting were…

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