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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 89

Australian Mining Notes. HILLGROVE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 6

A SYNDICATE has been formed to-day to buy a block of freehold land in which two rich antimony lodes were formerly worked, and also to erect furnaces to smelt antimony for…

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SYDNEY. Miners' Representatives on Defence Committee. Police Court Cases. Coal from Queensland and Victoria. "Will Draw Less and Less from Newcastle." SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 5

Strike matters were very dell to-day. One of the principal attractions this morning was the departure of R.M.S. Coromandel, which brought together a large crowd. During…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 5

Mr. J. J. Weston advises having received the following report from the mine manager, dated September 8th:—Main shaft east crosscut advanced 18ft; hauling shaft sunk…

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Broken Hill. Meetings of Miners. Rush on the Bank. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 5

A huge mass meeting of unionists was held in the Reserve this morning, about 800 men being present. Mr. Cann, president of the Broken Hill branch of the A.M.A., stated…

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QUEENSLAND. Attack on Non-Unionists. Shipping Coal for Sydney. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 5

The quiet prevailing among the' strikers last week was varied by serious rioting on the part of a number of men early to-day, notwithstanding the precautions that have…

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VICTORIA. Captain Sharpe and the Corinna Case. Government Chartering Coal Steamers. The Gas Stokers Determined. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 5

A number of employers left for Sydney by express this afternoon to attend the Sydney conference to-morrow. At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council to-night the members…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

A special meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday. There was a large attendance. Mr. C. Richardson occupied the…

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Electric Miners' Lamps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 2

It is proposed to bring out a company in a few weeks' time to manufacture and sell the electric miners' lamp, invented by Mr. Lars, Bristol. The battery used is of the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, September 9. Legislative Assembly. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. The Leprosy Question. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. COAL FOR A CONTRACTOR. Mr. M'MILLAN, in reply to Mr. SCHEY, said the Railway Commissioners had lent…

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MELBOURNE. Railway Obtaining Coal. Names of Mines kept Secret. Offer to the Trades Hall. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

No reply has yet been received from Sir Henry Parkes in reference to the Victorian Government sending vessels manned by members of the Victorian navy to Newcastle…

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Meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners' Lodge was held in Fleming's paddock, Linwood, yesterday morning. Mr. Johnson (the president)…

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ADELAIDE. Unloading the Jean Pierre. The Proprietary Mine. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

The unionists remain quiet, but determined. Port Adelaide looks a trifle busier than it did on Monday, but there is far from a sufficiency of work to employ all. The…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

THERE has been a very excited market for silver shares to-day, and an extensive business was transacted again in Block 10, Centrals, and Souths, but at considerably enhanced…

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Broken Hill. More Mines Stopped. A Mass Meeting. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

A huge mass meeting was held last night, when it was stated that two of the members of the strike committee had interviewed Mr. M'Gregor, chairman of directors of the…

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QUEENSLAND. Shipments of Coal. Strikes in the Far North. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 5

Strike matters are quiet. Several men concerned in yesterday's assaults were sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The Faieri and Janet Nicoll to-day arrived to…

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Peak Hill Proprietary Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 8

Mr. S. W. Moore advises having received the following report from the mine manager:—"September 6th. No. 1 shaft: Extended southern level 6ft, total 2ft; lode widened…

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Australian Mining Notes. Golden Hope Gold-mining Co. No Liability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 7

THE manager reports under date, Dalmorton, September 6th:—Tunnel: Since last report tunnel extended 7ft. Total, 41ft. Last 7ft has been a crosscut to connect shaft with…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 8

A MEETING, of the above miners was held on the park yesterday morning; Mr. R. Mooney presiding. There was a large attendance, the meeting having been convened for the…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Coal Under Sydney Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 7

SOME trouble has been experienced in getting the plant for the boring operations for coal at Cremorne into position, so that it has not been possible to start boring within the time…

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MELBOURNE. Assistance from London. Shipping Movements. Supply of Coal from Newcastle. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1890 · page 5

The sum of 400 was received this morning at the Trades Hall from the Seamen's Union, England. Other subscriptions are flowing in most freely…

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