Maitland Mercury. Saturday, April 24, 1847. the Coal Monopoly
RECENT events in our own neighbourhood ought to satisfy the public and the government that it is full time that the partial monopoly enjoyed by the…
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Mining & the mines, 1847
8 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
Legislative Council. (From the Sydney Chronicle.) Friday, June 4, 1847. The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. Coal Monopoly
Mr. SENTWORTH begged leave from the house to postpone, in consequence of the indisposition of the Colonial Secretary, his motion—that an address be presented to his…
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THE lawyers in the Council had another grand field day, on the occasion of Mr. Wentworth bringing; forward his motion for obtaining the opinion of the crown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Agricultural Company's Coal Mines. Copy of letter from the Colonial Secretary to Sir Edward Parry, Commissioner to the Australian Agricultural Company. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 25th June, 1830
Sir—I have had the honor of receiving and communicating to the Governor your letter of the 8th, of l[?] [?], [?]q[?]intin[?] me, for [?]i[?] Excellency's information, that the Governor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[From Our Own Files.] Fatal Colliery Explosion.—73 Lives Lost
[From the Liverpool Albion, March 15.] A fearful coalpit accident, attended with the loss of seventy-three lives, took place on the afternoon of Friday week, at the…
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THE partial monopoly enjoyed by the Australian Agricultural Company, in regard to the raising and selling of coal, is to be extinguished. It will be seen…
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The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 28th of May, 1847, "to inquire into the nature of the agreement made by the government with the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. Copper Mine. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury
SIR—The constant enquiries on the subject of mines and mining, since your last publication, induces me to ask you kindly to permit me to continue this all-absorbing…
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