Katoomba Shale Mines
READER will be glad to know that the cable tram to Mr. J. B. North's shale mine is a perfect success. Mr. Schultz is under contract to deliver 400 ton of shale in Sydney within a fortnight…
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Mining & the mines, 1889
38 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Mining Leases at Katoomba
APPLICATIONS have been made to the Department of Mines to mine for coal and shale under the following reserves in the county of Cook and parish of Megalong:--…
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APPLICATIONS have been made to the Departm[?] of Mines to mine for coal and shale under[?] &c., in county Cook:--W. S. Coulter and A. Hitchins, part [?]…
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RETURNS of authorities to mine issued prior to January, 1882, published on the 11th instant by order of the Legislative Assembly:-- A. Armstrong and another, 3000 acres, county…
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FROM Stowton coal mines the night-shift were coming up, while the day-men were getting ready to take their turn down in the bowels of the earth. Standing away from the miners at…
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ABOUT 8.30 on Saturday morning the residents of the Glebe were terrified at hearing the thundering rumbling as if numbers of cannons were being fired off in the distance, and as the sound was…
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THE shiftmen who were on the late shift on Wednesday night state that they are close to the points near to which Pettit was sinking when he was knocked down by the falling roof on Saturday…
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A BALLOT of the Wollongong district on the question whether the Mount Kembla miners should continue to work nine hours, as insisted by the management, or give fourteen days' notice has…
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THE following applications to mine for coal and shale have been made to the Department of Mines: W. H. Smithers, W. S. Coulter, and A. Hitchins, 1920 acres, parish of Gross, to the south of portions…
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"Aye. Elsie's brave and spirited enongh," said a miner's daughter: "but would she risk her life for any other man but Joe Popham, who's to get old Langley's gold ? "…
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Mr. ABIGAIL asked the Secretary for Mines in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday week whether it was a fact that any coal mine in Lithgow was working without an air shaft. Mr. Sydney Smith…
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T. H. HASSALL and W. S. Dowel have applied for permission to mine for coal and shale under roads, &c as follows :-- 640 acres, part of Reserve No. 223, to include the land available for the area applied…
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THE Minister for Mines received on Thursday a deputation from Lithgow in reference to a proposed exchange of land belonging to the Oakey Park Colliery for a similar area of Crown land adjacent…
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APPLICATIONS received in the Department of Mines for permission to mine for shale and coal under roads, &c., under the Mining Act, 1874, section 28: --…
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ABOUT 60 men and boys of the Barwood Coal Co.'s mine, situated near the Glebe pit, where the late disaster occurred, were put off work on Monday, but have since been placed in fresh ports af the pit…
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THE co-operative principle seems to be gaining strength at Mount Keira, in Wollongong district. Some two or three years ago a number of the miners formed themselves into a committee to purchase…
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CONSIDERABLE excitement was created at Williamstown on Sunday morning in consequence of the reported recovery of nearly £4000, portion of the money stolen from the R.M.S. Iberia, secreted…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday, 26th July.--In connection with the inquest on the body of Herbert Pettit, the jury returned the following ven[?]ict :--"We find that the said Herbert [?] was found dead…
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THE following applications for permission to mine for coal and [?] under roods, &c., in county Cook, under the Mining Act, 1874, section 28, have been received by the Department of Mines:--…
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THE undermentioned applications for gold-mining leases in County Cook, parish Hartley, have been approved of:-- R. W. T. Waters and others, GL 11[?], 112, area [?] 17, and 10 [?] applied for at…
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