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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 89

Dispute at the Northern Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 5

THE following particulars regarding the dispate at the above colliery, to which reference was yesterday made, have been furnished to us. Upon the colliery resuming…

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Miners' Permanent Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 3

THE annual meeting or the council of the Northumberland and Durham Minors' Permanent Relief Fund was held at Durham on the 31st May, when Mr. H. Taylor, of…

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Victoria. Deep Sinking for Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 6

Eighteen mines at Sandhurst are over 2000ft deep. It has been urged that this depth of ground is comparatively unproductive, but the fact is that three of the deepest…

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Amalgamation of Miners' Associations. Decided Upon. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 5

AT a conference held yesterday at the Trades hall between representatives of the miners' associations of the colony it was decided, in accordance with an agreement already…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 5

Assays taken to-day from west crosscut at the 400ft level, Central mine, give 43 per cent. of lead and 280oz of silver to the ton. From the north drive of the same level, 16…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 5

THE business transacted to-day has been of large extent, but at lower rates than those ruling yesterday, large quantities of scrip having been forced on the market. Late…

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Peak Hill Proprietary Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 5

The legal manager, Mr. S. W. Moore, has received the following report, July 13th:—No. 1 main shaft is down 95½ft. Shaft 50ft east of No 1 is down 32ft. Will now continue…

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Queensland. a Gold Extracting Patent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 2

Two gentlemen representing the Australian Gold Extracting Company (Pollack's patent), of Glasgow , are now in Townsville. They have visited Charters Towers and…

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Australian Mining Notes. the Mittagong District

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 7

THE mineral resources of the Mittagong, Bowral, and Berrima districts, form the subject of a report which has been presented to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, by…

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New Cosgrove's Broken Hill Silver-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 5

Report of mine manager, July 12th:— Since last report main shaft sunk 6ft, making 236ft 3in from brace. Country is extremely hard, being the hanging wall of the series of…

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Miners' Meeting. Wallsend Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Thomas' hall on Friday evening. Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting and…

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Colliery Enginemen's Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL, meeting of the Colliery Engine-drivers Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Saturday night last, when there was a fair attendance of members. The minutes of…

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Hetton Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 5

THE tenth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Helton Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Exchange, Sydney, on Thursday last. Mr. A. Hutchinson…

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Western Australia. Mining on Private Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 6

A Government Gazette contains important regulations with respect to mining on private property. The Crown waives its right to minerals on alienated land, provided the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 5

There was a rumour afloat to-day to the effect that very rich are had been struck at the 400ft level in the Central mine, but though there was an improvement in if it is…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 5

The mining manager, under date 18th inst, reports:—Have suspended operations sinking now shaft from the surface, in consequence of water being very heavy, and another fall of…

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Miners' Meeting. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 7

THE monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening at the Mechanics' Institute. The attendance was very small. Mr. William Rouse presided, and…

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The Victorian Coal Supply. Opening up of the Mines. (Melbourne Age, July 19.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 8

THE occurrence of a period of severely cold weather suggests inquiry as to what has become of the vast supplies of Victorian coal which dangled before the public expectation…

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Australian Mining Notes. HILLGROVE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 3

BAKER'S Creek cleaned up on Friday,result fornight's crushing being 664oz from 27 tons quartz. Five head of the company's stamps are engaged crushing for the primrose…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 5

I visited the British Mine to-day, and found the work of timbering at the 200ft level making great progress. Generally speaking the mine is looking exceedingly…

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