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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Harrison reports as follows:—"In coal there has been little change in the situation this month; possibly prices are a little lower, with but very few transactions. Notwithstanding the…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company. Meeting of Shareholders. Power to Declare Dividend. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 5

A special meeting of the Bonang Gold-mining Company was held at the office today. There were about thirty shareholders present, including several from Newcastle,…

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Important Mining Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 5

The Melbourne legal managers and secretaries of the mining companies connected with the most important mines of the colonies have formed themselves into an…

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Searching for Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 4

THE people of Victoria are to be commended for the gallant attempts they are persisting in to find coal within their borders. A Royal Commission…

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The Mining Boom at Armidale. ARMIDALE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 5

The mining excitement continues to increase and fresh discoveries all round Armadale are reported almost daily. The city is crowded with mining speculators, principally…

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Railway Accident at Hamilton. A Collision between Two Coal Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1889 · page 5

SHORTLY after 7 o'clock yesterday morning, a collision occurred between two coal trains close to the Hamilton Junction, and although considerable damage was done to the…

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 7

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above lodge was held on Thursday evening in Simpson's Hall. Alderman John Lloyd was in the chair…

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The Masters' and Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 4

AT the Imperial Hotel, to-day, an important conference is to be held between the representatives of the Associated Masters and the delegates of the Miners' Association. The…

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The Convict Mines of Siberia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 11

Now and again a telegram from St. Petersburg announces that certain Nihilists have been condemned to death, but the Czar has been pleased to commute their sentence to…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday Night. the Coal Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 5

This afternoon at the sitting of the Coal Commission the Government Analyst of the Department of Mines stated that the result of an analysist of Gippsland coal was very…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, August 23Rd, 1889. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.) Important Mining Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 5

ROBERT JOHN TAYTOR, owner of the Rathluba Colliery, East Maitland, was summoned on the information of Mr. J. Mackenzie, Examiner of Coalfields, for that be (the said…

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The Colliery Proprietors and the Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1889 · page 4

THE report of the proceedings at the conference held on Saturday between the representatives of the Associated Colliery Proprietors and delegates of…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1889 · page 5

The mine manager reports:—Have driven levels at No. 3 22ft during week ending 17th inst. The lode being very wide in both faces have extend crosscut at No. 1 level 12ft,…

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The New Coal Fields Bill. Conference of Southern Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1889 · page 5

A CONFERENCE of miners' delegates of the various lodges in the southern districts was commenced on Friday at Green's Terminus Hotel (reports the Illawarra Mercury) to…

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The Illawarra Miners' Annual Demonstration. a Successful Affair. The New Mining Bill. Proposed Permanent Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1889 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Saturday Night.—The Illawarra miners' demonstration and sports were held to-day on the Agricultural Society's Grounds. The weather was beautifully fine…

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The Masters and Miners' Conference. Consideration of the General Agreement. the Proposed Permanent Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1889 · page 3

ON Saturday a conference was held between the representatives of the Associated Masters cud the delegates of the Miners' Association for the purpose of considering the general…

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Unity Among Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1889 · page 4

THE proceedings at the annual demonstration of the Southern district miners, held on Saturday, will have been read with much interest in this district. Two questions of…

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Durham Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1889 · page 2

MR. PICKARD, M.P., has expressed surprise at the offer made by the coalowners of Durham He trusted the men in Durham would never accept such terms, but that they would…

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Plattsburg. Co-operative Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1889 · page 3

In connection with the recent stoppage of the above colliery it will be remembered that the question of assisting the workmen thus thrown out of employment was brought under…

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Black Mountain Gold Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1889 · page 5

The mine manager reports: Crushing of nine tons just finished for 19oz. 15cwt 3grs. free gold. Saved 5cwt. blanketings. Treated 12lb. weight pyrites for ½oz. of gold. About…

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