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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 89
THE proposed reduction in the selling price of Newcastle coal continues to attract a large amount of interest in the district, and a good deal of curiosity exists as to which sides the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"NORTHUMBRIA" Writes in the Illawarra Mercury as follows :—"In the Governor's speech at the opening of Parliament the Government announced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SINCE the sale of the South Greta, or Homeville Colliery, at Farley, to Mr. K. Selden Smith, that gentleman has had some 11 men at work hewing coal, and as they are not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—With reference to the paragraph in connection with the associated and non-associated collieries, that the latter have been gradually securing the trade, and at present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Johnson's Gold mines Company, at Sandhurst (Vic.), which has recently given a good many instances of its productiveness, got on to another rich patch of stone on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →EARLY in the week the diamond drill which is boring at a spot one mile north of the present Stockton pit struck coal at a depth of 262ft, The bore was put down on a 610 acre…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE half yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E.C., on May 2, under the presidency of Mr. George…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I visited the central Mine to-day, and found it very much improved since last week. The western crosscut has pierced the lode for 71ft all in solid ore, and improving for silver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following report regarding the shipping and trade of Newcastle appears in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 16th inst:—"Business, so far as chartering is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE official statistics of mining in Germany for the first quarter of the year 1890, show the magnitude and distribution of the coalmining industry, and the output of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Tuesday.—A distrous explosion has taken place in a mine at Dunbar, in Pennsylvania. Fifty miners are entoomed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CASTLE WELLINGTON (Nine Mile).—The Vegetable Creek Times states: Good tin ore is being raised from this mine. We are informed that the directors have decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE statistical portion of the reports of the inspectors of British mine for the year 1889 has been issued, from with it appears that during last year the total number of persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Sixty thousand miners at Barnsley, Yorkshire, have adopted the Eight Hours Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Further particulars regarding the disastrous explosion in a colliery at Dunbar, in Pennsylvania, show that of the 50 miners who were entombed 34…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FEW days ago coal was struck in the Burwood Coal Company's new shaft, which is being sunk on the 320 acre freehold block. The depth of the shaft at present is 588ft,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Age states:—The results that have attended the boring operations in the carbonaceous areas of Gippsland have been so encouraging, that it is a matter for regret…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Minister for Mines on Wednesday decided to abolish the royalty of 2 percent. levied on tin and other base metals, and on coal found in the colony. The clause…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—The slackness in this trade is caused by the dearth of shipping, coalowners and agents being in consequence unable to execute orders…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In No. 3 Jury Court, an action was brought against the South Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, to recover damages for trespass, by Messrs. Crossman, Warner, and others…
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