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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 89

Mining Exhibition in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 5

THE International Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy, which is to be held at the Crystal Palace, London, in the forthcoming summer, is on a very extensive scale. It has received…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. South Australian Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 5

The president of the Moonta branch of the A.M.A. is visiting Wankaringa for the purpose of forming a colonial district of South Australia. The Moonta branch has voted…

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San Francisco Coal Market. Review for 1889

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

J. W. HARRISON, of San Francisco, has issued the following report of the coal trade for 1889. Notwithstanding the current prices of coal during the year have averaged fully…

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Sir Henry Parkes at Broken Hill. Banquet by the Miners' Association

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

SIR HENRY PARKES and party were entertained at dinner on Friday afternoon by the Barrier Colonial District No 3 of the Amalgamated Miners' Association. There was a…

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Australian Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 6

THE Excelsior Beefing Company, Cootamundra, crushed this week 42 tons for 43oz 9dwt of gold. This makes an average of 1oz per ton…

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Model of the Broken Hill Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 5

A most ingeniously constructed model of the famous Broken Hill Proprietary mine, which is now on view at 70 Hunter street West, continues to attract large numbers of…

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The Miners' Association. Quarterly Meeting of Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 8

THE first quarterly meeting of miners' delegates, in accordance with the new rules of the association, will be held in Moroney's Assembly Rooms to-morrow. The annual…

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The Dispute at the Wallarah Colliery. a Satisfactory Settlement. Work Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 5

THE visit of Mr. James Thomson, chairman of the Miners' Association to Catherine Hill Bay, has borne good fruit, and the miners who have been out on strike since March…

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Llanerch Colliery Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 3

THE Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Llanerch Colliery accident new amounts to £3,500, says an English paper. The local fund at Newport…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 6

SOME splendid carbonate of lead, carrying native silver in profusion, is reported at 300ft level at the Central mine. There is no particular change as regards the crosscuts at…

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Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 6

THE Burwood miners held their monthly meeting on Wednesday evening at the Albert Victor Hotel, Mr. E. Chappell in the chair…

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Coal Cargoes—size of Baskets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 4

A difficulty which, though apparently of small beginning, may lead to a deal at trouble to ship-masters trading to Port Pirie (S.A.), cropped up whilst the steamer Barrier, of the Adelaide…

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Miners' Association. Yesterday's Delegate Meeting. Financial Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 5

THE first quarterly meeting of the miners delegates, under the new laws of the association, was commenced in Moroney's Assembly rooms yesterday morning. All the delegates…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 6

DURING the last few weeks considerable interest has been manifested in the work proceeding at the 400ft level, Central mine. On reaching the 400ft level it was ascertained…

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The Northern Engineering Institute. The Coal Measures of the Colony. Lecture by Dr. Robertson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 3

AT the ordinary monthly meeting of the members of the Northern Engineering Institute, held in the lecture-hall of the School of Arts last evening, Dr. J. R. M. Robertson…

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Miners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 3

ADJOURNED delegate meeting, held Friday, April 11th, 1890. All the lodges were represented, along with the district officers, Messrs. J…

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Charlestown. South Waratah Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 7

The times which were so long looked for by all, have continued but a few months, when alas they have been checked by the South Waratah mine slacking work. Some…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton. Special Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting was held last night (Mr. W. H. Fox in the chair) to hear the delegate's report of the transactions of the delegate board during the previous two days…

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Australian Mining Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 2

RICH galena ores have been struck in the No. 5 shaft at the Castle Rag Proprietary mine in a wide lode adjoining the Castle Queen mine…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Western Miners' Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 2

THE difficulty at the Vale of Clywdd mine, which resulted a fortnight ago in the closing of the pit and the discharge of all the hands, has been amicably settled. On Wednesday,…

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