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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

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Correspondence the Port Stephens Mining Case. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 6

SIR,—I notice in your issue of to-day, under the heading as above, "Tarrant not 'wanted.'" The presumption that "Matters have been selected some way down in…

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Australian News. New South Wales. the Southern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 6

WORK has now been resumed by all the old hands at the collieries in the Illawarra district, with the exception of Mount Keira. A deputation from the late employees of this…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

Work is proceeding briskly at the South mine, and the Proprietary looks exceedingly well. The main shaft is down 480 feet, and men are still employed sinking at the…

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Lady Carrington Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

Mine manager's report, January 5.—During past fortnight No. 3 tunnel extended 10ft, making 240ft. Here, as expected, we struck the main reef over 3ft 6in wide, and has a…

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Baker's Creek North Gold Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

Mine manager's report, January 5.—Since writing last report crosscut at 225ft level has been extended west 10ft, making 29ft. Here a quartz vein, from 6in to 9in thick,…

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Golden Crown Gold-mining Company. a Good Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

Under date January 3rd, the manager of the Golden Grown claim, at Bear Hill, reports:—For the fortnight we have sunk the main shaft a further depth of 6ft, making a…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

THE regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held last night. In the absence of Mr. W. H. Fox, who is still incapacitated by severe illness, Mr. B…

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Miners' Meeting. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Mrs. Ralph's hall. There was a good attendance, and…

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National Federation of Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A conference of representatives of the National Federation of Miners was opened to-day at Birmingham. A vote of sympathy with the railway…

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Antimony Mining Syndicate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Oppenheimer is arranging a syndicate, with a capital of half a million sterling, in order to work all the antimony mines in New South Wales…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Thursday. Seam of Coal Struck

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

A splendid seam of coal has been struck at Tarlton, in the Latrobe district, 100ft from the surface. HIS LAST YEAR…

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Newcastle Coal-loading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 4

The following is an extract for Messrs. J. D. Spreckels and Bros.' shipping book in reference to the arrival of coal ships at San Francisco:—"ships loaded with coal or coke arriving from ports in the…

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Queensland. Charters Towers Mining Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

The mining calls at Charters Towers for December amounted to £12,626, making the year's total £10,231. The dividends for December amounted to £16,025, the total for…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

The week's run for the Proprietary mine for thirteen furnaces for two days, and twelve furnaces for one day, is as follows:—Treated 3374 tons, producing 1080 tons of…

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The Coal Importers of Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 8

As a meeting of the Melbourne Harbour Trust on Thursday drafts of letters drawn up by a sub-committee in reply to Mr. Langridge, the Minister of Customs, and to the…

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Western Australia. Export of Gold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

According to the official returns the quantity of gold entered for export as the product of this colony last year was 22,810oz, representing a value' of…

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Miners' Association. The Cost of the Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

OFFICIAL intelligence from the southern district states that there are still some 250 men out of work, the Mount Kiera and Helensburgh Collieries refusing to agree to the…

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San Francisco Trade Reports. Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 8

WE take the following from advices dated San Francisco, December 6th: During the week the arrivals have been from the northern mines 22,279 tons, from foreign…

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Coal and Iron in the United States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 4

THE enormous developments which have of recent years taken place in the coal and iron trades of the United States is a matter which not only concerns Great Britain, but the…

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Tasmanian Mining News. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 5

Further news received respecting the new silver find on Savage River states that the lode has been traced seven miles. Assays from the surface give encouraging results…

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