Italian Coal Consumption
DEMAND for coal in Italy is increasing from year to year, and is mostly supplied by England and Scotland, Germany and France only figuring for a comparatively insignificant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1889
1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 83
Rich Gold Discovery
Rich gold was discovered at Biraganbil, seven miles from Gulgong on Friday, averaging a pound weight to the bucket. The formation of the ironstone lode is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peak Hill Gold Rush
A petition is in circulation at Dubbo, signed by upwards of 900 people, and to be presented to the Minister for Mines, to have the road from Dubbo to Tomingle and Peak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Formation of a Tin-mining Company
A COMPANY, with a capital of £20,000, has been floated at Sydney, under the name of the Sydney Tin and Gold Mining Company, to work 700 acres of alluvial flats on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field
AT the Junction mine the stopes at the 300ft level continue to open up well, and a large staff of men are employed breaking down ore, both carbonate and sulphide. A number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Bill. Mr. Melville, M P., on the Second Reading
IN Saturday's issue we published the speech of Mr. Creer on the motion for the second reading of the bill. Following is the Hansard report of Mr. Melville's speech on the same…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Mining Notes. the Black Mountain Gold Mine, Barraba
A CORRESPONDENT writes:—This mine is situated 50 miles from Armidale, and 10 miles from Barraba. It was first discovered by a shepherd named Kingdom picking up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CABLEGRAMS. Eight Hours for Miners
LONDON, Friday.—A national conference of miners, which has been sitting, has decided in favour of introduction of the eight-hour system from January next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Coal and Foreign Trade
A LEADER writer in the Sydney Morning Herald, writing on the subject of the Newcastle election, and welcoming Mr. CURLEY as an addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Victorian Coal Discovery. MELBOURNE
A discovery of coal has been made about ten miles from Anderson's Inlet by Mr. T. F. Horsley, which is said to be the most important yet made in the colony. Mr. Horsley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Small Coal Question. Wallsend Trouble Settled
THE deputation appointed at the monthly meeting of the Wallsend miners interviewed Mr. A. Rose, manager, to-day, relative to the small question, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Bill. Mr. Fletcher's Speech on the Second Reading
WE republish from the official Hansard report the speech of Mr. Fletcher in the debate on the second reading of the Mining Bill:—Mr. Fletcher: I approach this subject, I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal in Victoria. Shall Mines Belong to Individuals or to the State?
THE Ballarat Courier of the 9th inst. has the following leader:—In view of the probable early development of coal measures in this colony, a question of vital importance to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Check-inspectors' Report. Burwood Colliery
THE following is the Check-inspectors' report made on the 7th and 8th of October:— Main intake, north side of pit: The anemometer registered 65,480 cubic feet per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Gold. BRISBANE, Tuesday Night
Returns just published show the yield of gold in Queensland for the nine months ended. September, 30 is 557,579oz, being 66,000oz more than the yield for the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Important Mining Decision
IN the settlement of contributories to the Mount Costigan Gold and Silver Mining Company, a point of some importance was again affirmed. It will be remembered that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Mining Disaster in Scotland
A TERRIBLE disaster, which, it is feared, has resulted in the death of over 60 miners, took place at Mauricewood pit, near Penicuik, Midlothian, on September 5. The pit is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field
No. 1 smelter at Block 14 was blown in at about noon on Sunday, and is now working smoothly. It is expected that the now smelter will be started to-morrow, it having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide, Tuesday. the Share Market
To-day's share sales are as follows: Broken Hill Proprietary, £60 15s; Block 14, £11 5s; British, 82s; Junctions, 78s; Norths, 42s 6d; Souths, paid, 87s 6d; Centrals, paid,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bonang Gold-mining Co
Mining manager's report for week ending 12th October : "Have extended levels at No. 3 twenty feet for the week, faces unchanged in character. Have sunk No. 3 winze four…
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