Oldest Coal Miner
One of the oldest coal miners living is Mr. John Rigby, of Chadder Dean, Billinge, near Wigan (England), who is 91 years old. He started in the coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1924
13 stories in Central Coast's papers
Discovery of Gold
L. A. Tom, Bonville, Coff's Harbor, writes:—Be the celebrations at Orange and the unveiling of the obelisk at Ophir (16 miles from Orange) referred…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Discovery of Gold. Connection with Gosford
An article by "H.C.L.A.," in a recent issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald" [?]es a precis of official data concerning the genesis of payable…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Gold Dust at Wyong
The light bay 5-year-old pony, Gold Dust, was unlucky at Wyong Show. He is a great little horse, and the judges themselves said he was the nicest pony…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wyong Land. Searching for Coal
At the Warden's Court, Newcastle, on Tuesday, Albert H. Warner, who was represented by Mr. J. Fletcher, applied for extended authority to enter…
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On being promoted to a managerial position, Mr. W. J. Bourke, accountant of the Wyong branch of the Commercial Bank of Sydney, was presented…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Return from the Warden's Court. a Mining Episode
It's a welcome sound and cheery When you top the mountain rise, And you hear the stampers roaring Where the mining township lies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Romance. Story of Gold and Oil
Like a chapter in a romance reads the career of William Knox D'Arcy, the patron saint of the Anglo-Saxon Oil Company, and one of the founders…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Purple and Gold and Silver. [?] Oddfellows in Practice and Pageant. Cumberland District Conference at Gosford
The Gosford School of Arts Hall was the scene of impressive functions on Saturday, when the Cumberland, District Manchester Unity Independent…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Gold at Ourimbah?
In Mr. Hosking's shop at Ourimbah this week there was a sample of stone taken from a hill behind the town, and there certainly seemed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Catherine Hill Bay. Wallarah Coal Company. Question in the House
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. J. O'Hearn, M.L.A., asked the Secretary for Mines:— Is it a fact that headings are being…
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Far out from the railway towards the east and over the divide of the main range, we journeyed through what might be designated, from a…
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"Yes!" said the old-timer, reflectively, "I remember when Mrs. S. kept a business at O—. She was a widow, and her late husband at one time had…
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