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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 54

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1891 · page 5

At Block 14 one of the three furnaces was shut down to-day, owing to a slight slackening off in the supply of water from the Junction North mine. This step is to be…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1891 · page 5

LOWER quotations were accepted by sellers of silver shares to-day, and at the close of the market stocks showed a heavy decline upon Saturday's rates. Here were offered…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 2

'HA, ha! Glavet, my boy, here we are at the old office in New York,' said the ghost of the trance. 'See, there are our old desks, and the tall…

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Junction Mine Share-holders. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 5

AT a meeting of Adelaide shareholders in the Broken Hill Junction mine it was resolved unanimously, on Mr. Frearson's motion, "That this meeting is dissatisfied with the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 5

At the Central mine the stopes at the 400ft level are looking very well. Working in the upper stopes has been reduced now that the smelting is confined to the local…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 5

BROKEN HILL stocks remained very quiet again to-day, and an exceedingly small business was done, but shares hardened a trifle this afternoon on 'Change, although at that…

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Eight Hours for American Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 8

ACCORDING to a statement made by Mr. Dillon, the organizer of the American Federation of Labour, the miners in the United States have completed plans for…

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Gold-dust Darrell; OR The Wizard of the Mines. Chapter Xxxvi. Bad Shelter From a Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 2

The shriek proceeded from Inez, for the prisoner remained standing, unharmed, at the edge of the gulf. 'Ha, ha ! fool, fool!' laughed the…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at Greta. GRETA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 5

AN old and much-respected resident named David Gronan met with a painful accident at the colliery this morning. He was in the act of cutting props to drop the top coal,…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 5

At the South mine, 350 tons of ore has been dispatched during the week. The winze from the 350ft level is going down into carbonate of load ore, giving 78oz of silver and…

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New Zealand. Seizure of a Gold Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 6

Crawford's gold mine, situated in the Thames district, and owned by a Sydney syndicate, has been seized on an order for distraint for the payment…

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Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 8

THE quarterly meeting was held last night; Mr. W. H. Fox in the chair. The minutes having been read and confirmed, a vote was taken to decide which of…

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Gold-dust Darrell; OR The Wizard of the Mines. Chapter Xxxviii. Grizzly Dave Again a Protector

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 2

When Inez, as the moonlight began to flow over the rude settlement of Flamingo Flats, set out, as if to take a quiet stroll along the sandy…

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CABLEGRAMS. Terrible Storm in England. Lifeboat Men Drowned. Forty Collieries Thrown Idle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A blizzard of unparalleled severity passed over the southern portion of England, and lasted all night. Many trains in the south-eastern counties…

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The Victorian Coal Commission. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 5

SOMEWHAT unseemly scenes took place at the meeting of the Coal Commission to-day, when Mr. Speight, chairman of the Railway Commissioners, was summoned to give…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 5

It is stated here that the cause of the last depreciation in the price of Broken Hills was due to rumours that the supply of water at the Acacia was failing. There is no truth in…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 5

THE silver market openeo weak, and a good deal below yesterday's closing quotations, and at the close showed no sign of improvement. Lower prices were accepted again for…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 10

The old woman laughed a low, wild laugh. 'No, child no!' she exclaimed, raising aloft her rude stiletto, and…

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Miners' Meeting. Sea Pit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 2

THE above miners held their usual quarterly meeting on Thursday evening, in the Merewether Hotel. Mr. John Hunter was in the chair…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 5

At Block 10, carbonate of lead is showing in the 240ft level, and the indications are remarkably good. The water has disappeared from the bottom level, and this will…

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