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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 89

The New Coal-mining Bill. Deputation of Colliery Managers. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 5

AN important deputation of colliery managers waited upon the Minister for Mines this morning with reference to amendments they considered desirable in the Coal Mines…

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Miners' Meeting. Newcastle Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening in Simpson's hall Mr. J. Rico in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting and…

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Australian Mining Notes. DEEPWATER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 7

THE Deepwater Miner of July 19 says of the Castle Wellington ,Company (Nine-Mile) : The boiler has arrived on the ground, and the other machinery is now on the read. The…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 5

I visited the South mine to-day. The rich ore at the 350ft level has now been disclosed for a total length of 120ft and the face still consists of an excellent body of rich…

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Miners' Meeting. Wickham and Bullock Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners' Lodge took place last night at the Criterion Hotel, Wickham. There was a large attendance of members…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 5

The first of the British smelters at Port Pirie, leased by the Proprietary Company during the time the British mine is being got into working order, was blown in…

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Newcastle Pasturage Reserves. Grants to Coal Companies. The Why and Wherefore. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 5

MR. T. WALKER, M.P., has given notice of his intention to ask the Secretary for Lands the following questions: —(1) Did the Waratah Coal Company receive a portion of…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 7

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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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting was held last night, Mr. W. H. Fox in the chair. The minutes of the last committee meeting having been read and confirmed, nominations were then…

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A Coal Corner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—An anthracite coal corner is projected in Wales…

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San Francisco Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

A CIRCULAR dated June 7th says: "During the past week 14,270 tones of coal have arrived from the coast mines, and 3325 from Australia. There is a stronger feeling to the…

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CABLEGRAMS. Monetary and Mining

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Silver is now at 4s 2d. Console: 96¾. Tin is quoted at £49 5s…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

Assays from the west crosscut at the 400ft level of the Central mine give 36 per cent. of lead and 20oz of silver; and from the north drive, 16 per cent. of lead and 7oz of silver…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held today, when Mr. W. B. Walford, chairman, presided. The following report was adopted:—…

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Parliament. Thursday, July 24, 1890. Legislative Assembly. Private Bars. Waratah Coal Company and the Pasturage Reserve. Coinage of Silver. The Bulli Fund. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. INIQUITY OF PRIVATE BARS. Mr. M'MILLAN, in reply to Mr. COLLS, said the Colonail Secretary was not aware if…

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Delaney's Dyke Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 8

The manager, Mr. S. W. Moore, advices having received the following report from the mine manager, July 18th: foisting plant at work, now hauling staff out of north drive…

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Peak Hill Proprietary Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 8

Mine manager's report, July 19[?]h: No. 1 main shaft down 98½ft; lode prospect about the same, sad keeps same width; new ,haft (on No. 1 lode) is cown lift, and eastern…

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Burwood Coal-mining Company. Half-yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 5

THE twelfth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Burwood Coal-mining Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce this morning. Mr. Thomas…

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Coal and Coke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 4

The total export of coal for the week ending yesterday to foreign and intercolonial ports amounted to 47, 978 tons, being 4934 tons in excess of that of the previous week. The distribution was as…

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Mining Lights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 6

IT will be remembered that it was recently decided to use naked lights instead of safety lumps in one of the mines at Bulli, and that the proposed alteration evoked a large…

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