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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 54

Miners' Meeting. Co-operative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, on Thursday afternoon, Mr. W. Mess in the chair…

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South Silver-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 7

The mine, Broken Hill, 11th August:—Carbonate of lead coming in from bottom of north drift, 300ft level, hauling-shaft, Block 7. This is continuation ore, struck north…

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Big Seam of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 8

THE Sydney Diamond Drill. Company have completed the second bore at the harbour, for Messrs. Lindsay and Garrett, after reaching a depth of about 340 feet. A splendid…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 5

Leaching works at the Proprietary mine are once more running, and, together with concentrating plant, are working admirably. The influx of water in the 525ft level South…

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Some Nuggets of Gold. Plundering the Chinaman. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 5

THE Minister of Education has received a telegram from the Government Resident at Palmerston, stating that the nuggets of gold belonging to a Chinaman, which were…

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Greta. Colliery News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 8

It was generally believed that work would, in the course of a few days, be entirely suspended at the colliery, owing to the dreaded malady "pinkeye," which has recently…

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Miners' Meetings. Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held on Saturday evening at the local Mechanics' Institute. The attendance was very fair, and Mr. W. Rouse occupied the…

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Co-operative Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 3

A special meeting of the above miners was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday morning, Mr. William Moss in the chair…

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Moonta Miners' Trouble. The Strike Deferred. ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1891 · page 5

THE district executive of the Amalgamated Miners' Association held a long sitting on Saturday night, and considered the difficulty between the directors and the Moonta…

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Minmi. Miners' Risks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 5

On Saturday morning a miner named William Winson, 50 years of age, engaged in No. 4 tunnel, met with a very severe accident to his leg, in consequence of a mass of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 5

Leigh'e Creek coal bore is now down 1770ft, with coal in fissures. GIBLS' SCHOOL. The new building in which the advanced…

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Blair Athol Coal. a Block to be Exhibited. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 5

A BLOCK of coal, weighing 9cwt, from Blair Athol Colliery, Central District, will be exhibited at the coming exhibition as a specimen of northern coal. It is considered of…

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Miners' Risks. Another Fatal Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 5

ANTON SEEDENCAMP, a Prussian miner, working in the Burwood mine, and residing at Adamstown, was crushed by a fall of coal ten days ago, and admitted to the hospital…

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Mining in West Australia. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 5

A MAN named Thomas Masters arrived at Roebourne yesterday from Western Hardy River, where he had [?]llied out from a reef 280oz of fine gold. Masters states that other…

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Jersey Gold-mining Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1891 · page 8

Jersey Gold Mine, Niangala, 15th August:—Both drives are now being put in by contract. This week work was confined to the south drive, to enable me to begin stoping as…

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Peak Hill Proprietary Gold Mining Co., No Liability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1891 · page 6

Manager's report, 15th August.—No. 2 Shaft: Very good ore has come from the 180ft level during the week. Drive at 100ft level, past dyke shaft, also in very fair stuff…

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Miners' Meetings. Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 8

THE regular monthly meeting of this lodge was held last night. There was a very small attendance. Voluminous minutes of lodge meetings and of committee meetings having…

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South Australia. Moonta Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 6

Messrs. Nicholls and Phillips, representing the district executive of the Moonta branch of the A.M.A., waited on the directors of the…

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South Silver-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 3

The mine, 19th August.—Struck rich ore; shows native silver, native copper, west crosscut, off north drift, 230ft level, hauling shaft, block 7. Water is increasing fast…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 5

The leaching plant at the Proprietary is at work on the tailings from the concentrators, amounting to between 700 and 800 tons per week. The settling pits, which…

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