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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Bonang Gold-mining Co., Limited. A Dividend Declared. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

A meeting of the directors of the above company was held at the office this morning, when it was decided to declare a dividend of 6d per share, which will be payable within a…

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Australian Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The one pound shares of the Kangarilla mine, South Australia, are at one and three-quarters premium…

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Meeting of Colliery Proprietors. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

A MEETING of the colliery proprietors of the Northern district has been held at the office of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company, Bridge-street, Sydney. Mr. Jesse Gregson,…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 8

AN accident took place yesterday at the Wallsend Colliery to a miner named Richard Hooper, residing in Murnain-street. It appears that Hooper and his mate were…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

Both the Globe and Broken Hill North mines are reported to be looking well…

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The New Mining Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

MESSRS. CROUDACE AND ROSS again interviewed the Minister for Mince this morning with reference to the amendments which the colliery proprietors propose should be in…

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Australian Mining News. New South Wales. Temora

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 6

THE recent crushings at Barmedman gave the following yields-viz., Fiery Cross claim, 290 tons stone for 1370oz 9dwt smelted gold; Jackson's Hard to Find, 2 tons for 70z…

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Coal near Melbourne. A Wonderfully Rich Field. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

The coal seam at Kew has been reported upon by Professor Hawthorne, who pronounces that it will probably lead to the discovery of one of the best coal-fields in the…

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Legislative Assembly. New Mining Bill. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1889 · page 5

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. The questions were unimportant. POSTAGE STAMP ADVERTISEMENT. Sir HENRY PARKES promised Mr. Crick that…

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Victoria. Mining Managers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has appointed a board to report upon the present position and qualifications of mining managers and the expediency of all managers procuring…

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Copper Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Gwalla Copper Mining Co. has been registered in London, with a capital of £200,000…

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Australian Ochre Mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Australian Ochre Mining Company, with a capital of £50,000, has been registered…

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Australian Mining News. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 6

The lode formation at the Globe mine is now proved to a width of about 8ft and only one wall has been disclosed. The material consists of galena with carbonate ore, and…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide, Thursday Night. Small Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1889 · page 5

A vein struck in Block 10 below the 242 feet level is not rich, and gives only a trace of silver. RESULTS FROM TIN ORE…

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Polish Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 9

THE British Consul-General at Warsaw, in his latest report on the trade of Russian Poland, states that the coal-mines of South-Western Poland, which had been producing…

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Bonang Gold Mining Co. Changes Expected. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 5

Mr. James Fletcher, M.P., left Sydney this evening on a visit to Bonang, and will be absent for eight or nine days. It is expected that the result of his visit will be that…

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Miners' Meetings. Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 3

THE Burwood miners held their quarterly general meeting on Wednesday evening, in the Albert Victor Hotel. Mr. Joseph Little fair occupied the chair…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Harris's hall last evening, Mr. W. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of the last special meeting…

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The Bonang Mine. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 5

The following telegram has been received from the Bonang Mine:—"Cleaned up to-day with following result: 894oz amalgam from plates, 399oz from mills; giving 429oz…

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Mining in New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 4

THE report of the Department of Mines for 1888 is a very voluminous production, but none too large for the great subject on which it treats. The…

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