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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon. SILVER

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

THE market showed itself active in Broken Hill stock which was due to fresh and encouraging reports from the mines, which are reported to be…

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Borehole Miners. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Miners' Lodge was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Hamilton, Saturday evening. The attendance was good, and Mr. R. Jury…

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Glebe Miners. Monthly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 5

THE above miners' lodge held its usual monthly meeting, on Monday evening, in Simpson's Hall. Mr. John Lloyd occupied the chair…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 4

At a meeting of the shareholders in the Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company, held at Gunsler's Cafe, Sydney, on Monday night, it was decided to get a competent expert to visit the…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Tuesday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 5

THERE was active demand for Broken Hill [?]hares, the market in this stock closing very [?]rm. There was a lesser demand to-day for Silver Ponds, which closed weak…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1889 · page 4

The last eighteen days' crushing at the Baker' Creek gold-mine, Armidale, amounted to l373oz of gold. In consequence of the statements appearing in…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Wednesday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1889 · page 4

THERE was an active market today for Broken Hill stock, the market for these shares closing firm. Good business was done in Lewis Ponds, a tendency to a further decline…

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Coal. Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 4

Wickham and Bullock Island, 29s 6d Wallsend, 51s 10d cum dividend…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 4

Thirty-one thousand forfeited shares in the Costigan South Extended Silver and Lead Mining Co. were advertised to be sold by auction in Sydney, without reserve…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Cordillera Extended Silver-mining Company, No Liability, was held on Tuesday last, Mr. C. F. Stokes in the chair. The report stated that there…

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South Australia. Moonta Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 2

A dividend of 10s per share was payable by the Moonta Mine Co. on Thursday. This is the sixty-fourth dividend paid since the mine started, the total amount of dividends…

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Gold-mining Companies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Otago Pioneer Quartz Gold-mining Company, New Zealand has been registered with a capital of £100,000…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1889 · page 4

The week's run at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine, with eight furnaces in operation, was 2529 tons ore treated, yielding 431 tons bullion, containing 89,106oz silver…

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Mining News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 3

SILVERTON, Friday.—An important discovery of very rich ore has been made at the Treasury Mine in the workings in connection with the north shaft. The lode has been cut at a vertical depth of about…

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Broken Hill Miners. Half-yearly Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the delegates from the sub-branches of the Amalgamated Miners' Association (Barrier branch) was held recently at Umberumberka. The…

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Latest Mining. Sydney, Monday Night. SILVER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1889 · page 4

Block 14, 98s 6d to £5 to 99s; Junctions, 28s 6d; Victoria Cross, 10s; Souths, 57s 6d; Lewis Ponds, 9s 6d, 9s 3d; Sunny Corners, 18s 9d, 18s 6d…

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Newcastle Coal Mining Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 3

THE twenty-fourth half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held at the head office, Scott-street, yesterday. There was a good…

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Lambton Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 7

A MEETING of the above miners was held in Ralph's Druids' Hall, Lambton, on Monday 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 · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 4

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.— Active preparations have been going on in the smelting department of Block 14 for several days past, under the supervision of Mr. Schlapp, head of the proprietary…

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Adelaide Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 4

By wire from our correspondent we learn that Baker's Creeks rose rapidly on Tuesday to 78s, and are now firm at 77s. Government has granted £500 subsidy each to…

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