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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

1,077 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 54

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

On visiting Block 10 to-day I found no new developments. During the week 540 tons of ore, averaging 160ozs of silver, were sent away. Only the very best of ore is…

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Worth his Weight in Gold. CHAPTER VI.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 10

'That's right, my boy; you'll find that you may trust Layman Latimer to any extent, said the doctor heartily; and the bystanders who had judged…

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Miners' Meetings. Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening; Mr. R. Punton in the chair…

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Worth his Weight in Gold. CHAPTER VII.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 2

'I know who urged the cruel step upon you, taking advantage of my absence to cast out the light and joy of my life! he said; 'but how could…

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Greta. Colliery News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 7

The colliery has worked nine days during the past fortnight. One day more would have been worked were it not for part of the winding-gear becoming defective…

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Gold in Mashonaland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Further alluvial deposits of large extent have been discovered in Mashonaland, in South Africa…

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Discovery of Gold in Mashonaland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 4

IT is sated that immense finds of alluvial gold have been made in Mashonaland, a country lying south of the Zambezi river, and which has recently been opened up to…

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Worth his Weight in Gold. CHAPTER VIII.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

'Yes, I know that's one of the names Charlie (her husband) puts into his hunting stories, and yours is always coupled with it. Well, you'll…

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The Golden Crown Gold-mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 5

MR. JEFFREY, the new manager of the Golden Crown Gold-mining claim at Bear Hill, under date Jan. 14th reports:—"The main shaft is now at a depth of 98ft on the…

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Queensland. Gold in New Guinea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 7

A Cooktown telegram states that a miner named O'Donnell has just returned from New Guinea, where he has been prospecting single-handed five or six months. He claims…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 5

On visiting the Central mine to-day, I found no change since my last visit. From the 800ft north of the main shaft is in good grade of oxidised ore. The vein is narrow,…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 5

Copy of telegram received from the mine manager, 2nd February, 1891.—Weekly progress report:—Main shaft sunk 5ft, unchanged; north drive advanced 9ft; hauling…

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Worth his Weight in Gold. CHAPTER IX.—(Continued)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

So she was his warm partisan, and let him know it. Latimer had rooms at the hotel now, for he had long ago resigned…

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Peak Hill Proprietary Gold Mining Company

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

Manager's report.—28th January: Cleaned up after crushing 110 tons from No. 2, yielding 55oz of gold. January 31st: No. 2 shaft sunk 9ft (total, 130ft), obtaining about…

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Miners' Meetings. Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 7

A MEETING of the above miners was held on Wednesday evening, in Mrs. Ralph's Hall; Mr. H. Hanlon in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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The Curlewis Colliery. Work to be Stopped

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

THIS company, which is working the Centenary Colliery, Curlewis, dear Tamworth, has given the miners notice that the hewing rates recently decided upon are too high, as under…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

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

I visited the South Mine to-day. There was no change in the stopes to report. The main shaft is down 500ft, and the hauling shaft 380ft, from which they are now baling…

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Worth his Weight in Gold. CHAPTER X.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 2

Alf Levison, as his circle called him, was not only a dashing racing acquaintance of Dr. Latimer's, but a capital partner at cards, as many a stranger…

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Coal-dust in Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 7

THE following minute of the Right Honour" able Henry Matthews, Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, has been issued to the inspectors of coal-mines in…

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Russian Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 3

THE mine-owners in the collieries of the Don have applied to the Russian Government for a subvention of 3,500,000 roubles, to enable them to compete advantageously with…

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