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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 54

Miners' Meeting. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of this lodge was held last night, consequent upon a resolution passed at a special committee meeting, for the purpose of Gevising the beet means of equally…

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Burwood Extended Coal Company. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 5

THE seventh half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Burwood Extended Coal Company was held this morning, Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw presiding, when the following…

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Burwood Coal-mining Company, Limited. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 5

THE fourteenth half yearly general meeting of the Burwood Coal-mining Company was held to-day at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Thos, Cowlishaw was in the chair. After…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 5

Week's Run.—Broken Hill mine: 4504 tons of ore treated, producing 678 tons of bullion, containing 180, 152oz of silver. Block 14: 1074 tons, producing 321 tons of…

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Hetton Coal-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 5

THE twelfth half-yearly meeting of the Hetton Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Sydney Exchange on Thursday. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson, chairman of the…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Greta Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Greta Coal Co. was held yesterday, when the directors' report recommended a dividend of 2¼ per cent…

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Broken Hill Mining. The Week's Run

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 5

Broken Hill Proprietary Company.— Smelting Return.—Week's run, 13 furnaces, less one furnace three days: Ore treated, 4504 tons; producing 678 tons…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

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

Owing to the splendid rain which has fallen here, it is intended to start concentrations and teaching works at the Proprietary mine forthwith. All the mines have…

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Broken Hill Mining. South Mine Developments. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 5

The most important development which has been recorded on the field for months past has taken place in the South mine, where an entirely fresh shot of carbonate ore…

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Vice-royalty on the Barrier Inspecting the Mines. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 5

THE Governor and the Countess of Jersey inspected the mines this morning, and were entertained at luncheon at the Proprietary Company's, and they went to the races in the…

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Hetton Miners

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

A SPECIAL meeting of the Jetton miners was held on Monday. It was moved, "That the secretary communicate with the directors, through the…

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Mine Managers' Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 8

Bonang Gold Mining Company, Limited.—Report for the week ending July 30th: South drive at 400ft level extended 7ft during the week; total distance from crosscut,…

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Check-inspectors' Report. Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

JOINT inspection [?] the Lithgow split, Wickand Bullock Island colliery, [?] August 3rd:— Intake: Velocity, 229; area [?] current of air, 8473 feet. Register at 151…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, Frisday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 5

The usual quantity of rich stuff is being won in Block 10, and though nothing of importance has occurred during the past week, the property is looking as well as ever…

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Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1891 · page 5

ANTHONY SEEDINCAMP, a miner, working at the Burwood colliery, met with a serious accident on Friday. The unfortunate man was engaged healing a facing of coal, which…

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Mining at Hawkesview. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1891 · page 5

Mining matters at Hawkesview, near the border, are improving. Polkinghorne has resumed possession of the lease and plant of the Hume Company, and he will get to work…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 5

At the 300ft level in hauling shaft of South mine a body of carbonate ore has been struck. This is evidently a continuation of the rich carbonate body recently struck at…

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Gippsland Coal. Deputation to Premier Munro. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 5

A LARGE and important deputation waited on the Premier to-day with reference to the development of the Gippsland coalfields. Mr. Mason, the vice-president of the Coal…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 8

The concentrators' mill at the Proprietary mine, after having been closed down for many months, for want of water, is now in full swing again. It was decided to start up…

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Latest Mining. Sydney Share Market. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1891 · page 8

VERY firm prices were ruling for Broken Hill stocks, although at the opening session there was no business recorded, with the exception of Sunny Corners at 34s, 35s. At…

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