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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 83

Australian Mining News. the Barrier Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 6

THE exports of the Proprietary Company amount to 529 tons bullion, £30,731; Block 14, to 485 tons[?], £2910; British, two weeks' work, 1802 tons, £9060; North, 71…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 6

THE work of overhauling the Block 14 smelters, which have been, going on under the superintendence of Mr. Schlapp, has so far advanced that it is probable one of these…

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Gilberton Gold, Silver, and Gem Mining Syndicate Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 5

Telegrams from agent are as follows:—October 4: " Reef Twcedside over 2ft, and have struck reef in Inglcheim." October 8: " Lodo on mineral lease (Loto's) now 15ft…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 6

AT the Hebe mine sinking is still being continued at the main vertical shaft through good mineral country, intermixed with veins of rich silver. The ore shaft is down 20ft…

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Southern Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 5

THE coal trade at Wollongong port from the Mount Keira and Mount Pleasant collieries has been slack for some time past, with no great prospect of improvement until the…

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A Mine Jumped. BRISBANE, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 5

No. 1 North Ellen Harkins mine was jumped yesterday on the ground of non-compliance with the labour conditions…

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A New Zealand Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Ironclad Gold-mining Company of New Zealand is being re-floated. The proposed capital is £300,000 in shares of £10 each…

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Gippsland Brown Coal. A Satisfactory Trial. MELBOURNE, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the Newmarket Second October meeting to-day the Cambridgoshire Trial Plate Handicap, of a mile and a distance, was won easily by the…

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Bonang Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 5

Mine manager's report for week ending October 5th, 1889:—" We have extended eastern and western faces of cross course level 16ft for the week; saw fair gold in western…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 2

A RETURN from the Dry Creek smelting works shows that 265 tons of ore received from the North mine have given a profit of £1799 above and smelting expenses…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 2

AT Messrs. Briggs and Co.'s, Haigh Moor Colliery, Normanton, an explosion occurred by which a miner named William Saxon was killed, two of his sons were injured,…

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Black Mountain Gold-mining Co. BAR[?]ABA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 5

The manager reports under date: "Struck reef gully claim, Black Mountain, on boundary, Black Mountain, north, 900ft from main shaft; depth gully shaft 65ft. Reef 18in;…

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Miners Entombed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 2

SEVERAL miners were engaged in replacing some old timber in one of the pits at the Benhead Mines, near Barrow, when the roof gave way, and completely blocked up the…

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Monetary and Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Bank of England land reserve in notes and bullion is £10,500,000. Australian tin is quoted at £91 15s per ton, and Chilian copper at £43 5s per…

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English Mining Royalties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 11

IN the London Gazette is published notice that the Queen has been pleased to appoint a Royal Commission, consisting of the Earl of North brook Lord Macnaghren, Sir William…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 5

The Broken Hill run for the week was 137,000oz of silver. British Blocks run 17,000oz…

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The Mining Bill. Mr. Creer, M.P., on the Second Reading of the Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 6

As there appears to be in certain quarters some misunderstanding regarding the action and sentiments of the county members on the new Mining, Billwe purpose publishing from…

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Coal in Japan. a Big Mine Opening Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1889 · page 8

ACCORDING to the Chiugai Shogyo Shimpo, the projectors of the Hokkaido Railway Company are greatly elated by the discovery of a coal bed of extraordinary dimensions in…

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Bla[?]k Mountain North Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1889 · page 5

Mr. W. M'Creadie reports that he last week floated the Black Mountain North Gold mining syndicate, with a capital of £1500 to work the rich ground of the…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1889 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening. There was a large number of men present; Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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