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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1889 · page 6

AT the Central mine the development of carbonate ore in the south drive on the west vein continues to increase, and the ore is now known to be 7ft wide, and may be more…

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Bonang Gold Mining Company

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

The following is from the Bonang correspondent of the Tambo and Orbost Times of December 7th :—Mr. Grenville, the manager of the Bonang G.M. Co., is having a tunnel…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide

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

The share market improved on Wednesday. Latest sales were :—Broken Hill Proprietary, £81 17s; Block 14, £10 10s; British, £; 1s 6d; Junctions, £7 2s 6d;…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

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

CONSTERNATION prevails at Broken Hill in consequence of the depressed state of the silver market. The mines are going on as usual, and no cause can be assigned for the…

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A Sign of the Times. the Great Northern Colliery to Be Stopped. Two Hundred Men out of Work

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

OWING to the general stagnation in the coal trade the directors of the Great Northern Coal Company, have decided to temporarily cease work in their colliery at Teralba. A…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Stochton Lodge was hold in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, last night. Mr. W. Fox was in the chair…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

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

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening in Ralph's Druids' Hall; Mr. R. Mooney in the chair…

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The Cessation of Work at the Great Northern Colliery. the Miners Hold a Meeting. Their Views on the Subject

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 7

A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the Great Northern Miners' Lodge was held in the Cardegan Hall, Teralba, last evening. It was convened for the purpose…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

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

THE ore exports from Silverton for the fort-night were:—Pioneer, 96 tons ore, £1440; Dan O'Connell mine, 6 tons, £90; Day Dream Slag Dump Company, 10 tons, £212;…

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Bonang Gold Mining Company

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

Mine manager's weekly report ending December 14:—"The work at tramway level is progressing satisfactorily, and several leaders have been passed through, all…

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The Durham Colliery Case

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

THE appeal of the Examiner of Coalfields against the decision of Mr. PERROTT in the case recently brought against Mr. CROUDACE for the non establishment of special rules at…

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San Francisco Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 6

THE coal mines of America concerned in the supply of San Francisco are particularly brisk owing to the scarcity of English and Australian coal. Mr. J. W. Harrison's…

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The Kangari[?]la Silver Mine

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

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Crawford Pearson, junior, who arrived in London to float the Kangarilla Silver Mine, South Australia, has written to the Financial Times denying…

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Miners' Association. Election of Officers

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

THE balloting in connection with the election of the district officers took place at the Newcastle Coal Co.'s colliery, on Wednesday last, and resulted as follows:—…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Greta. GRETA

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

A MINER named Enoch Brennan met with an accident about 6 o'clock to-night at Greta Colliery through a fall of coal. His wife is ill with typhoid fever…

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The Mining Bill. to the Editor

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

SIR,—In your issue of to-day appears a letter over the signature "James Curley," in which my name is used. I crave space to, so far as I am concerned) set Mr. Curley…

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Broken Hill Mining. Adelaide, Friday Night

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

The latest share sales are: Broken Hill, £79 15s; Block 14, £10 3s; British, £5 14s; Junctions, £6 17s; Norths, 40s 6d; Souths, paid up, 84s, 6d; Central, paid, £11 2s 6d;…

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Australian Mining News. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 2

AT Block 10 mine, the eastern crosscut is in hard quartzite, carrying speaks of galena, and the western crosscut is in country. Rumors are circulated that rich ore has been struck…

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Alleged Breach of the Coalfields' Act. the Durham Colliery Appeal. An Important Decision. The Act Condemned. SYDNEY, Friday Night

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

THE special case of Mackenzie v. Croudace came on before Judge Foster in Chambers this morning. The case, it will be remembered, was an appeal against the decision of…

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Black Mountain Gold-mining Company. Barraba, December 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1889 · page 5

The mine manager reports: "Have stink the winze shaft lift since last report, making in all 35ft in depth. Commenced to drive north about 5ft from bottom of winze shaft;…

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