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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 89

Miners' Meeting. A. A. Co.'s Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1890 · page 3

THE above miners held their quarterly general meeting on Thursday evening in the Temperance-hall. Railway-street. Mr. J. Jennings occupied the chair, and there was…

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Miners Meetings. Co-operative Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1890 · page 7

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson in the chair…

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Colliery Enginemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1890 · page 7

A MEETING of the Colliery Enginemen's Protective Association was held on Saturday evening, at the Tattersall's Hotel, Mr. J. Clark in the chair. There was a large…

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Australian Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1890 · page 6

THE prospectus has been issued of the Orchid Gold-mining Company, Eungella, Mackay (Q), with a capital of £100,000. The Star of the East Company, Ballarat,…

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Miners Meetings. Co Operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 4

WE have been requested to state that in the report of the monthly meeting of the Co-operative miners the following explanations were made by the delegate:—…

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Vale of Clywod Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 4

ALL hands were discharged at the Vale of Clwydd pit on Saturday, thus throwing nearly 40 men out of employment. The matter was considered at an aggregate…

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Miners' Meeting. Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 7

MINUTES of the Minmi miners meeting held on 27th March, Mr. P. Curran in the chair. After the minutes, the recommendation of auditors, and the report of check-inspectors…

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The English Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 4

A MESSAGE by cable states that the coalminers of County Durham, numbering about 40,000, threaten to strike unless an advance of 25 per cent. is conceded. By last accounts…

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Correspondence the Wallarah Colliery Dispute. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 6

SIR,—The dispute at present going on between the proprietors of the Wallarah Colliery, and their miners is of more importance to the latter and other colliery…

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Mining Machinery in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The Parliament of the Dominion of Canada have decided that for the next three years all mining machinery, as well as all iron used in the construction of…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Annual Mining Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 5

THE annual report of the Mines Department is completed, and it is now in the hands of the Government printer. The most important sections are already in type and, so far…

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Miners' Meeting. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 7

THE above held a special general meeting on Monday evening in Simpson’s hall. There was a very good attendance, and Mr. Robert Lloyd occupied the chair…

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Australian Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 6

THE Pine Crook Prospecting Company, Northern Territory, from their first crushing of 95 tons, have obtained 135oz gold. Nos. 3 and 4 Sir Garnet, Croydon (Q.),…

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South Australia. Leigh Creek Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1890 · page 6

The Government Geologist, reporting on the contents of nine boxes of ore from the diamond drill boring at Leigh's Creek, says that the ore on analysis compares very…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company. Weekly Report, March 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 5

The manager reports :— " South shaft: Am still breaking quartz from the underlay shaft. Lode is about 18in wide, and have every reason to believe will prove payable;…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 8

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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Trimming Coal Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 4

The new Imperial Merchant Shipping Act, which comes into force in June next, is causing a good deal of trouble in the British seaports. An instance of the is afforded in respect to loading…

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Dunedin Exhibition. Awards for Coal and Shale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 3

AT the Dunedin Exhibition, the following awards have been made:—Bituminous coal: Special first class award for collection to Minister for Mines, New South Wales;…

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CABLEGRAMS. Monetary, Mining, and Commercial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Bank of South Australia has declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per centum per annum for the past half-year, and carried forward to the reserve…

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A Distinguished Visitor. the Japanese Minister of Mines. Interviewed by Our Reporter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 5

THERE arrived in Newcastle yesterday morning a most distinguished personage, namely Y Ito, the Japanese Minister for Mines. He was accompanied by Kanematow, a…

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