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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

1,777 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 77 of 89

VICTORIA. Marine Officers Seeking Work. Coal the only Difficulty. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1890 · page 5

There is nothing new in connection with the labour trouble. It is an open secret that nearly all the marine officers are individually seeking to be taken back. As soon as the…

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Miners' Meeting. the Borehole Lodge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borehole miners was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Hamilton, yesterday morning, for the purpose of considering a…

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New Zealand. the Westport Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 6

A large number of free labourers have been engaged to work the West Coast coal mines. NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company. Half-yearly Meeting. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 8

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company was held at the Exchange to-day, Mr. J. F. Burns, M.P., chairman, presiding…

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SYDNEY. More Disturbances in Sydney. Union Men Attack Non-unionists. Work at the Western Mines. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 5

Shortly after noon to-day, what appears to have been a concerted disturbance, took place in Lime-street, when 60 or 70 unionists made a rush on to the Adelaide Wharf. It was…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company, Limited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

Report for week ending October 24th:—"Our progress is cutting down the new shaft and re-timbering the same since last report has been very good, considering the great…

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The Golden Crown Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

Mr. John Wark, the newly-appointed manager of the Golden Crown claim at Bear Hill, reports under date October 25:—"For the purpose of obtaining a trial crushing, I…

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Miners' Meetings. BOREHOLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 3

THE Borehole miners held another meeting in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute yesterday, for the purpose of hearing an explanation from Mr. James Thomson, the president,…

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Sea Pit Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 3

The above miners held a meeting yesterday morning, at the Merewether Hotel, Mr. John Hunter in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Scarcity of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 4

On account of the scarcity of coal owing to the strike, it has been in contemplation on several occasions recently to close the Alfred Graving Dock at Williamstown. Coal has reached such a…

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English Coal in Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 10

AN Odessa newspaper states that the importation of English coal into Russia, which last year amounted to 7,500,000 pounds, has been reduced…

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New Zealand. the Greymouth Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 2

The Greymouth miners on Thursday agreed to accept the company's terms unconditionally. About 200 miners made application individually for work. Probably, 70 or 80…

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Conference of Proprietors and Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 4

SOME time ago it was understood, from the remarks of individual marine officers in Melbourne, that their union had withdrawn from affiliation with the Trades Hall…

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Baker's Creek North Gold Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

October 27th.—During past fortnight the main shaft has been timbered 14ft, and sunk a further 7ft, making 86ft from plat and 212ft from surface. The vein of quartz…

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Compulsory Sale of Mining Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 9

A LEGISLATIVE reform which is now contemplated in Hungary will probably do much towards developing the mineral resources of that country. At present deposits of coal and…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

Visited Block 10 to-day, and found it looking as well as ever. The south drive at 465ft level is entering another band of high-grade ore. Stopes have been opened in the same…

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Meeting of Associated Colliery Proprietors. Conference to be held at Newcastle. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 5

A MEETING of the Northern Associated Colliery Proprietors was held to-day, at the Wallsend Coal Company's office, to consider a communication from the executive of the…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 8

THERE was not much disposition on the part of speculators to operate to-day, the market being very quiet, as is usually the case before the Melbourne Cup week. Block 14…

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Oakey Creek Gold Mining Company. a Satisfactory Field

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1890 · page 5

The result of the first crushing of stone from the Oakey Creek claim, near Bathurst, which is held in Newcastle, came to hand on Saturday evening. It was 80 tons of stone,…

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Miners' Meeting. Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 November 1890 · page 7

THE usual weekly meeting of the Greta miners was held in Pag[?]'s hall on Thursday morning, Mr. D. Canty in the chair…

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