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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 89

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 8

At the Australian Broken Hill Consols good ore is still showing in the rise at the 280ft level. They are now going to work on a shoot and follow it downward. They are…

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Proposal to Call Railway Men Out. Catting Coal for Government. SYDNEY, Monday, 10 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 5

The Labour Defence Committee sat to-day, considering strike matters. The principal matter now engaging the attention of the committee is the proposal to call out the…

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The Southern Collieries. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 5

Everything was quiet throughout the mining townships this morning. At Clifton, steamers were being loaded and dispatched with very fair expedition, and the free…

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Coal Shipping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 5

During yesterday about 950 tons of coal was placed on board the vessels at the cranes, seven of which were at work. This quantity was further augmented by the arrival of…

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The Maritime Strike. Mining Affairs. Meeting of Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 5

THE carting of the slack from the Hamilton pit went on merrily yesterday, over 30 teams being engaged. The work was witnessed by a small crowd of men, but not the slightest…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 5

I visited the Central to-day, but found no change since last reported on. About 800 tons of ore have been sent away during the past week. The stopes in the 300ft level are…

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Castle Wellington Silver and Tin-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 3

G. R. FEARBY, mine-manager, reports, October 17th:—On account of very severe storms, could not start crushing as expected. Will start on Monday,…

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The Southern Collieries. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

At the Mount Kembla, Mount Kiera, and Mount Pleasant collieries, work is being carried on without interruption. The Mount Kembla mine has sent away a quantity of…

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Loading Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

Coal, such as it is, is coming forward to the wharves for shipment in fair quantities. Right of the cranes were kept at work part of yesterday, pouring the mineral into the…

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Mining Affairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

The carters employed by Mr. Ellis in removing the slack from the Hamilton pit refused to work yesterday morning, but at a later hour of the day nearly all of them were…

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Miners' Conference in Sydney. No Information. SYDNEY (Midnight.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

Mr. Thomson, president of the Newcastle miners, to-night, in reply to a question, as to whether any information could be given in reference to the action to be taken regarding…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

Copy of telegram received from the mine manager, October 21st, 1890.—"Weekly progress report: Main shaft, Block 8, east crosscut advanced 9ft, unchanged; west…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

I visited the South mine this morning. They have sent away about 130 tons of ore during the week to Dry Creek. It was of a high grade. The stops at the 350ft level is…

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Australian Mining Notes. Vegetable Creek Emeralds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 7

THE mineral wealth of this colony is as varied as it is marvellous. One of the latest discoveries (says the Glen Innes Examiner) is a felspathic clay,…

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ADELAIDE. Attitude of the Moonta Miners. Proposition in Parliament. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

There is no change at Port Adelaide. Business is stagnant. The clerks who have been lumping for some weeks past, complain bitterly that they…

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Parliament. Wednesday, October 22. Legislative Assembly. Election of a Speaker. Mr. J. P. Abbott Appointed. Rix's Creek Coal Contract. The Sydney Hospital. The Financial Statement. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 5

MEMBERS of the Assembly met in the Chamber at 2.30 o'clock, when the Clerk read a letter from Mr. J. H. Young, resigning the office of Speaker…

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The Bungendore Goldfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 7

This field, situated on Walcha side, says the Armidale Express, continues to attract attention, and the number of miners are increasing. Last week…

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SYDNEY. Coal for the Gasworks. Parliamentary Representation. The Western Mines. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 5

The Sydney Gas Company, by the arrival of the barque Woollahra from Newcastle with 1100 tons of coal, will be able to carry on without interruption for at least a week, their…

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Loading Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 5

The loading of the vessels with coal went on very satisfactorily yesterday, both at the dyke and A.A. Company's wharf. At the former place four full trains of coal arrived…

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Japan Coal in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 4

The steamer Pathan, belonging to the Gibbs line, arrived at Sydney yesterday from Hongkong. She has on board a quantity of coal from Japan, and general merchandise, etc…

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