Railway Coal Contracts. Sydney
THE Railway Commissioners have accepted the following tenders for the supply of coal for the half-year ending June 30th, 1891:—Mount Pleasant Colliery, 72,000 tons, at…
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Mining & the mines, 1891
1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 54
Wallsend Colliery Surfacemen's Union Picnic
THE first picnic of the above union took place at Toronto on Saturday last, and, thanks to the committee, turned out to be a great success. The trip on the lake, in Mr. W. W…
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THE export of coal to foreign and inter-colonial ports for the week ending yesterday amounted to 33,244 tons, being 6111 tons less than that of the previous week. The…
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AN old-time miner, who is now living in the City of Mexico, has the following to say about the mines of the Southern Republic: — "I began…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Meeting. Co-operative
THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson occupied the chair…
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IF the charges preferred by a colliery company near Sheffield against some of their miners should prove to be well founded (says the Daily News) some…
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The following is the result of the week's run at Proprietary mine : Ore treated, 5226 tons, containing 193,783oz silver. The leeching plant produced 3709oz silver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Affairs. Intelligence from the South
MR. THOMAS DIX, the general secretary of the Miners' Association, has received intelligence from the Southern district that the dispute which has existed there so long, and…
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AT Newcastle-on-Tyne delegates representing the miners of Northumberland have met to discuss the question relating to the limitation of the time for drawing coals to ten…
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LONDON, Friday.—Two thousand colliers at Merthyr Tydvil have struck work, owing to the refusal of the managers to arbitrate in connection with a dispute which has arisen…
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THE usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening, at the usual place. Mr. Wm. Rouse occupied the chair,…
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LORD DUDLEY's chief agent, Mr. Tylden Wright, has been attending the session of the Iron and Steel Institute in the United States, and looking at the coal and iron industries on…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A disastrous explosion has taken place at the Wilezeck Colliery in Silesia. Fifteen miners have been taken out dead, and thirty others are still entombed in…
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A SERIOUS accident recently occurred at the Arley mine of the Atherton Collieries, Lancashire, England, belonging to Messrs. Fletcher, Burrows,…
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AT the recent meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, a paper was read by Mr. H. O. Soaulding of Boston, on "Electric Power Transmission in Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Affairs. Settlement at Curlewis. Distress in New Zealand
MR. THOMAS DIX yesterday received intimation from Curlewis that the dispute existing at that colliery has been amicably settled, and that work would be continued on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Port Stephens Mining Case. Tarrant not "Wanted." SYDNEY
WORD has come along from the Detective Office, Melbourne, to the Detective Office, Sydney, to the effect that Joseph Tarrant, mining agent, who absconded from the bail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company
Copy of telegram received from mine manager, 5th January, 1891. Weekly progress report:—Main shaft sunk 5ft. Block 6 shaft sunk 9ft; unchanged. Hauling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
I visited the Central mine to-day. Work has been going on steadily during the holidays, and a general improvement is noticeable. The smelters are working capitally,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney
BROKEN HILL stocks were very quiet this morning, and later in the day selling orders arrived from Melbourne and Adelaide, which caused stocks to change hands at decidedly…
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