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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1869

33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

The Cinnabar Mines at Cudgegong. (From the Special Correspondent of the Mudgee Liberal)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1869 · page 4

Two mines are at present being worked and prospected—one belonging to the Cudgegong Cinnabar Mining Company, and the other the property of Messrs. Franck, of Sydney, and Mr…

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The Mudgee Diamond Mines. (From the Warburton Correspondent of the Western Post)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1869 · page 4

It appears that diamond mining, instead of being of that speculative character as at first supposed, is fast becoming a new industry, and as anything relating to the Mudgee diamond mines…

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Hulfe Gottes Silver and Lead Mining Company. (Abridged from the Newcastle Chronicle of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1869 · page 1

The first half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held at the City Hall, Newcomen-street, on the afternoon of Saturday last. There were about fifty shareholders…

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California. Riot in Hudson City. Serious Affray Between a Party of English Miners and a Company of Irishmen. (From the New York Times, May 10.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1869 · page 5

A serious riot occurred last evening at West End, Hudson City, between some English miners and a mob of Irishmen, in which a number of persons were injured by shooting and…

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The Mudgee Diamond Mines. (From the Western Posts Warburton Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1869 · page 4

July 30.—Last week 65 acres were taken up for the purpose of diamond mining, as follows: Caput and party 10 acres; Hanks and party 10 acres on each side of Caput's, and 10 acres on the banks of the river, in all 30…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1869 · page 4

Between six and seven o'clock on Thursday morning, June 10th, an explosion occurred at Ferndale Colliery, Glamorganshire. About half-an-hour after the colliers, of whom 600…

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Mr Robertson and the Gold Diggers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1869 · page 2

The Rocky River correspondent of the Armidale Express reports the proceedings at Uralla on the occasion of Mr. Robertson's visit to that township. Addresses from the people of Uralla…

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Arrival of The English Mail, Per Avcca. Latest News to 23rd Sept. Australian Scandals and Independence. the English Cricketers Sailed. Fearful Loss of Coal Miners. the [?]Cumenical Council. Wool Advanced. Tallow and Hides Advanced. Mercury Office, Monday morning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1869 · page 2

The following important mail telegram was received from our Sydney telegraphic correspondent at a late hour on Sunday evening:— The Avoca arrived at the Sound on the 20th,…

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The Waratah Coal Company. (From the S. M. Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1869 · page 4

The twelfth half-yearly meeting of this company took place, yesterday, at their offices, Bridge-street. The following report was presented, and adopted unanimously:—…

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The Rescue of the Ballart Miners. (From the Argur's correspondent.) Ballarat, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1869 · page 1

There was great cheering at the Corner to-day as soon as the news reached there of the safety of eight of the ten men immured in the Great Northern Junction cl[?] although it…

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Large Find of Gold at Little River

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1869 · page 2

The Braidwood Dispatch gives the following particulars as to the recent large find of gold in quartz at Little River:— "Only a few weeks since £1200 worth of…

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Election for the Northern Gold-fields. the Nomination, (From the Armidale Express.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 2

We have been favoured by a correspondent with a full report of the proceedings at the nomination, at the Rocky, on Wednesday last. The polling takes place on the 10th January…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 2

About half-past six o'clock on Friday morning, Ootober 22, a terrible explosion occurred at the Newbury Colliery, situate about five miles from Frome, Somersetshire, by which…

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