Victoria. Wanted a Gold Commissioner
Through the Agent-General the Premier has received a letter from the Governor of Demerara, in British Guiana, asking him to nominate a gentleman to act as Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1890
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International Miners' Congress. the Eight-hours Movement
BRUSSELS, Saturday.—The international congress of miners' delegates continue their sittings daily, and Mr. Dewington, the prominent labour advocate, has left England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field
IN Block 10 north drive at the 300ft level more kaolin is showing in the face, and apparently of good grade. At a spot over 100ft north of the entrance to the drive, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Interests of Coal Miners
DURING the fortnight two meetings of miners have been held in Wollongong to resuscitate certain moribund or disbanded lodges in the district. The speakers (remarks the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Correspondence Colliery Enginemen's Union. to the Editor
SIR,—In looking over your columns in Saturday's issue, I noticed therein a report of the proceedings of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council held on Thursday night last,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Coal and Shipping
IN yesterday's S. M. Herald a very doleful account appears regarding the condition of the Newcastle coal trade. Our contemporary states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Mining Notes
BAKER'S GREEK crushing for the last fortnight was 770cz of gold from 265 tons of stone. Riley Brothers at Hill End unearthed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Trip to the Kerosene Shale Mines. a Visit to Doughboy Hollow
FOR the past 18 years at least, it has been known that a most valuable and extensive field of kerosene shale existed amongst the mountains near Murrurundi,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bonang Gold Mining Company
A meeting of Newcastle shareholders is called for this evening, in the Criterion Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yorkshire Miners
THE miners of Yorkshire have held a series of 10 meetings in different parts of South and West Yorkshire. The object was to take advantage of the Easter holidays by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spontaneous Combustion of Coal
THERE has been not a little of late in the papers on the subject of the perils from coal taking fire spontaneously on board long voyage steamers. A writer in the European…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Mining Notes HILLGROVE
THE Cosmopolitan battery of 12 head of steamers was started permanently on Monday morning. It will, it is said, pay the company to crush 6dwt stone, and should…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
Work at the 400ft level at the Central mine continues to excite much interest, as probably a body of good carbonate are will be met with there. The lowest level is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Enginemen's Union. to the Editor
SIR,—In looking over your columns in Tuesday's issue, I saw a letter from Mr. Turner, secretary, correcting two or three misstatements in regard to what passed at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field
THE crosscut at the 400ft level, Junction mine, has encountered another intrusion of garnet sandstone, which no doubt will soon be passed through. Water is still coming in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Undermining at Wickham. Deputation to the Minister for Mines. Sydney
AN important deputation from Wickham was introduced to the Minister for Mines to-day by Mr. Curley, M.P., in order to direct attention to the serious undermining at that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bonang Gold-mining Company. Sydney
The following has been handed to me from the above company:—"For some time past the directors have had in contemplation a change of management at the mine, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →San Francisco Coal Market
THE following, taken from private circulars in San Francisco, came to hand by the mail :—April 5th: Since the departure of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Association. Committee of Management Meeting
THE following are the minutes of meeting hold May 29th, 1890. Present: Messrs. J. Thomson (president), A. Cook, J. Duke, W. Blakey, L. Anderson, W. Hunter (treasurer),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade. to the Editor
SIR,—I am not surprised at the miners complaining of the scarcity of work and their small wages when they go to work. The reason is plain to me. It is because they have…
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