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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 54

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 5

To-day was visiting day at the Central mine, but there was really, nothing fresh to report, no developments of any, importance having occurred since Tuesday last. The…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 5

Copy of telegram received from the mine manager, 24th February, 1891 :—Weekly progress report: Main shaft, sunk 6ft; Block 6 shaft, sunk 7ft; unchanged…

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Latest Mining. Adelaide Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 5

A DULL market prevailed in Broken Hill stocks to-day. Block 10, however, found buyers to £14 3s 6d, and Block 14 up to £6 8s. Centrals were caiser in consequence…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 7

THE following is the evidence given, on 12th December last, by Mr. James Thomson, President of the Northern Miners' Association, before the Select Committee of the…

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Golden Hope Gold-mining Co. (No Liability)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 7

THE following report has been received from the mine manager, under date 21st instant: —"Since my last we have extended level 9ft, making total to date 82ft from shaft. There…

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Co-operative Colliery Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 5

THE dispute in connection with the boys working at the above colliery continued yesterday. As previously announced, the redflag, denoting work, was hoisted on Tuesday…

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Gold-dust Darrell; OR The Wizard of the Mines. Chapter Xviii. Cuchilla's Mystery—a Pretty Tigress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 2

In Placerville, the Dashwood prospects were looking up admirably, and it was rumoured that old Diego had offered to compromise for a heavy…

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Rescue of Five Miners. Wonderful Endurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Five miners at Jeansville, in Pennsylvania, have been rescued alive, after being entombed for nineteen days, During that time they lived on lamp-oil and…

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Miners' Association. Annual Election of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 6

THE balloting for the election of a committee of management, two auditors, and a district treasurer for the Miners' Association is to take place in the various lodges, between…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 5

I visited the South mine to-day. Prospecting work is being steadily pushed on, both in the matter of sinking and opening of drives and crosscuts. There are no fresh…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 5

AN exceedingly small business was done in silver shares to-day, transactions being confined to two or three of the leading stocks. Bear Hill gold advanced to 8s 6d, closing…

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Swamp Oak Goldfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 3

SWAMP OAK is a new field, just opened out. It is about 35 miles from Tamworth, and is causing much interest among the Tamworth and Walcha people, as the field is situated…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 6

BEFORE the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, in its session of the 12th December last, Mr. J. M. Creed…

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Gold-dust Darrell; OR The Wizard of the Mines. Chapter Xix

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 2

They turned inquiring glances upon each other, but no one spoke for some moments. But the observers were not men to be long amazed by any sight,…

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Check-inspectors' Report. Hetton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 7

FEBRUARY 17th, 1891.— Thermometer at surface, 6 30 a.m., 72 degrees. Intake bottom of down-cast shaft, dip side, 46,630 feet; thermometer, 73. Right side,…

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Victoria. Amalgamated Miners' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 6

The Amalgamated Miners' Association Conference continued its sittings at Stawell on Wednesday. The whole time of the meeting was taken…

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The Small Coal Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 5

THE question of payment for small coal is always an important one in this district. In the majority of the collieries the demand for small coal is very intermittent, and…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 5

THE silver share market opened quiet to-day, but in the afternoon a strong demand sprang up for loading stocks, all of which showed a good improvement at the close. A good…

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Gold-dust Darrell; OR The Wizard of the Mines. CHAPTER XXI.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1891 · page 10

The robber leaders strove to rally their savage allies, but in vain. Those who were left of them fled, one after another, in a panic of fear…

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Miners' Meeting. Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1891 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. Daniel Rees, jun., in the chair. The minutes of the previous meetings…

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