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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 54

Golden Crown Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

The following is the weekly report, dated May 30th, from the manager of the Golden Crown Gold-mining Company's claim at Bear Hill:—"I have great pleasure in informing…

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Coal Sites at Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

THE coal sites difficulty is settled. Coal will only be permitted to be landed in bags on the north side of the Yarra till the end of the year. After that all coal, whether in…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

To-day, which was the visiting day at South mine, was remarkable for the large number of visitors who attended and visited it. The large quantities of ore stacked ready…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

Main shaft sunk 3ft; west crosscut 425ft level advanced 10ft; south drive advanced 15ft; north drive advanced 5ft; west crosscut, 300ft level advanced 7ft (no material…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Mining Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 7

AN accident occurred in the Bulli mine to a miner named Joseph Allen. A large fall of stone crushed him, and inflicted severe injuries, his head…

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Miners' Risks. Accident at the Old Glebe Pit

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

A MINER named Ridley, employed in the Old Globe Pit, received several nasty bruises about the head and upper part of the body on Tuesday last, in consequence of a small…

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Our Adelaide Letter. ADELAIDE, June 1. a Coal-mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 12

PEOPLE in Newcastle will be unable to understand the excitement and enthusiasm which the discovery of coal at Leigh's Creek has produced,…

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Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 6

The export of coal for the week ending yesterday to foreign and intercolonial ports amounted to 49,858 tons; that for the previous week was 40,449 tons—thus showing…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 8

The week's run:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 4907 tons ore treated, yielding 180,275oz silver; Block 14, 1063 tons ore treated, yielding 26,697oz silver; British, 684 tons,…

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MONTGOMERY v. the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 3

This was an action in which John Montgomery, a railway porter, sought to recover from the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company the sum of £200, as compensation…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1891 · page 6

A SPECIAL meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday night last. Mr. W. H. Fox, was in the chair. The business of the meeting was to receive…

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District Court. Fourth Day. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.) MONTGOMERY v. the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1891 · page 7

THIS was an action in which John Montgomery, a railway porter, sought to recover from the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company the…

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District News. Greta. Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 3

A special general meeting of the Greta miners was held in Page's Hall on Saturday morning. Mr. Robert Dunn occupied the chair…

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Queensland. Mining Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 7

A telegram from Georgetown states that the only fresh developments in connection with the mining strike are the wholesale jumping of principal claims by the…

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Bonang Gold-mining Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 8

The mining manager of the Bonang Goldmining Company wires that "a little more gold has been soon in the leader in the 400ft level."…

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Miners' Meetings. Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1891 · page 3

THE above miners held their usual monthly meeting on Monday evening last, Mr. James Rice in the chair. There was a very good attendance…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. Leigh's Creek Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1891 · page 5

Leigh's Creek bore is still in the coal, at 1544ft. THE FORGERY OF SCRIP. The Adelaide Exchanges will not operate…

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The South Burwood Coal Company. Opening the Railway and Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 7

THE South Burwood Colliery and railway line were opened yesterday, and the event makes an important epoch in the history of coal-mining in this district. That fine…

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Plattsburg. Co Opera[?] Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 8

The work at the above colliery still continues very dull. For the last fortnight there was a decided improvements the men having five and a-half days to take this pay,…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Mrs. Ralph's Hall. Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair. The meeting had been called for the…

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