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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 83
AT the banquet to Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, at Nundle on Saturday, that gentleman, after referring to the Land Act, said:—The next bill passed through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE above miners met last night at Cowell's Hotel, New Lambton, Mr. John Tait in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NOTWITHSTANDING her feverish search during many years for coal, and her somewhat hysterical cry every now and again "I have found it" upon discovering some peculiar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Giant diamond drill employed in boring for coal in the Narracan Valley has, says the Age, so far been unsuccessful in discovering any traces of coal in the bore now in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Silver Hill mine, originally known as the Copper Blow, the new management are utilizing the vertical shaft, sunk to a depth of 100ft. Machinery is on the road, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—The Association having decided by a narrow majority that Mr. Curley be retained as general secretary, I with many others are in a dilemma regarding the two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WE (Quirindi Gazelle) are glad to note the energy with which the promoters of the Curlewis Coal Company have buckled to work. Principally through the shrewdness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT the Bonanza mine at the 200ft level a commencement has been made to cut the plat preparatory to opening out for the lode. It is expected that the lode will be met…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Waratah Coal mining Company is one of the oldest in the district, having been formed in the year 1863 for the purpose of mining coal from under the Waratah Estate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the year 1867 Messrs. J. and A. Brown commenced to work coal from the New Lambton Estate, which at present is the freehold property of Messrs. George R. Dibbs and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Greta surfacemen was hold on Tuesday night. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOUTH Africa, Australia, and even India have of late been steadily and largely increasing their gold output "The greatest relative progress has been exhibited by South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An important coal discovery was made at Widgee Creek timber reserve, on the border of New South Wales. Reports state that for 120 miles twelve seams are visible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Coal-trimmers and Crane Employees' Unions established their annual picnic five years ago, and since then, on each 9th of November, they have enjoyed an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the Bound Hill mine the crosscut at the 350ft level is now in 133ft, and the face is in hard quartz spar. The main shaft is 450ft, and still sinking. In the Silver Hill Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A SPECIAL, meeting of the Barrier Branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held on November 4 at Broken Hill, to consider the question of non-union men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Southern Coal Company, having completed their spacious and strongly-constructed jetty at Port Kembla, the first shipment of coal was made on Thursday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE above minors met last night at Cowell's Hotel, Now Lambton; Mr. Lucas in the chair. There was a good attendance. There were also present: Mr. James Thompson,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A COUNTY demonstration of the Lancashire Miners' Federation took place at Bolton, when miners to the number of 25,000 assembled at the wholesale market, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WITH regard to the subject of mining legislation in England, the Mining Journal, an English publication, has the following :—"The Mines Regulation Act, which came…
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