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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Blinded by blood, the remaining gladiator was hovering over the kneeling money-changer, feeling for a vital point wherein to plunge his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coal lumpers working the coal on the steamer Norkoowa, at Thursday Island, have struck, refusing 2s per hour, and demanding 2s 6d,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The above miners held their annual quarterly meeting on Monday evening last, in Simpson's Hall. Mr. James Rice occupied the chair, and there was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Dismount, and tie your horses to these stout bushes, he exclaimed, leaping from his own saddle and setting the example…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The colliery had been Idle so far this week, none but special places and a few shiftmen being at work. It is stated that work all be resumed on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A MINER named Edward Harding met with an accident yesterday morning in the A. A. Company's No. 2 pit. It appears that he was taking down some tops and bottom coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →'Griffith! Griffith!' repeated Dora, tottering forward, and falling into the arms of the occupant of the dungeon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the monthly meeting of the above miners, the balance-sheet for the past quarter was adopted. For the local fund, the total income, including £1 14s 6d in hand last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the South mine, No. 2 winze is going down below the 350ft level; 24ft all the way in highly payable ore. The stopes are turning out the usual amount of stuff; 350 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SLIGHTLY better prices were realised for leading stocks to-day, although there was only a moderate business done. At the close, however, there was an easier tendency for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE manager of the Butchers' Reef Gold-mining Company, Bear Hill, makes the following progress report, under date March 14th, 1891:—No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A SPECIAL meeting of the above was held at Page's hall on Wednesday night. Mr. D. Canty was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the night after the one succeeding the carrying off of the robber stronghold, old Isaacs quitted the Express office of Wells, Fargo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FROM San Francisco files to hand by the s.s. Monowai we extract the following reports on the state of the coal market at that place:— January 12th: Since the sailing of the last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Would you kindly allow space re the evidence of Dr. J. R. M. Robertson, mining engineer, as given before the Select Committee on the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MR. JOHN LOMAS, president of the New Zealand branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australia, and a prominent trade unionist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weekly progress report: Main shaft, hoisting works well in hand; hauling shaft, plat 300ft level complete; commenced driving north and south; north drive, 230ft…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Only one person,' continued Gold-Dust, 'witnessed the administering of the poison, by which she met her death at her husband's hand.'…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Thursday.—The United States Government has prohibited the export of bar gold from America, The Times, in commenting upon the prohibition, says that it is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Block 10, sinking below the 465ft level has been stopped, owing to the presence of water, the level not having been drained by the Central or Proprietary mines. Probably…
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