Coolangoolook Gold-field
All matters connected with this auriferous locality (according to the Manning River Times of Saturday) are becoming rapidly progressive, and there is nothing to dissipate the…
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Mining & the mines, 1879
97 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 5
The Newcastle Miners and the Agreement
The Newcastle Herald of Tuesday says:— The following telegram from Syduey appears in the Melbourne Age of Tuesday last:— "Break-up of the Collieries' Vend System.—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Miners' Strike in Durham. Rioting and Intimidation
The failure of the negotiations between the Durham coal-owners and pitmen at the meeting on Saturday, April 12, has thrown quite a gloom over the Cleveland district. It is fully…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining in the Police Paddock, Young
Wednesday was the day for receiving applications for claims in the police paddock (says the Eurranggng Argus of Saturday, the 14th inst.), and accordingly, at an early hour,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Avoca Gold Robbery
Martin Weiberg and Joseph Pearce (says the Argus) were brought up on remand at the Melbourne City Police Court, on Friday, the former charged with the larceny of 5000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Leases.—Back Creek
We are in receipt of an official communication from the Department of Mines on this matter, to which we willingly give publicity. It is in correction of remarks on the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rix's Creek Coal Mine
ON Wednesday afternoon, an interesting event in connection with the recently opened coal mines at Rix's Creek attracted many of the leading residents of Singleton to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Matters
In this branch there is little to report that would be very interesting, more than that many of the claimholders are working more, and talking less than usual, Some rich stone…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Strike in the United States
Recently we had a cablegram stating that another angry strike of miners and iron workers had broken out near Pittsburg, Ohio, and that violence was feared. The following,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Imprisoned in a Coal Mine
Wilkesbarre, Penn., April 28.—The news was brought to this city on Thursday morning that a fatal mine disaster had occurred at Sugar Notch, a mining town a few…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining Matters
Not much stirring in this quarter; little or nothing of any importance is being discovered. It is seldom that Back Creek looks so dull as at present. One or two items are,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Leases, Back Creek. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I notice in your issue of 26th June some official correspondence under the above heading, from the Under-Secretary for Mines, inviting your attention to a complaint which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Proposed Simultaneous Stoppage of Collieries. (Birmingham paper, May 17.) Conference at Barnsley
A Conference to consider the advisability of closing all collieries throughout the United Kingdom opened at Barnsley at noon on Tuesday. Under a score of representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Miners and the Exhibition
The following circular has been issued from the Department of Mines to the Wardens of the gold-fields:— Department of Mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Mining Country Discovered. This Time in New Mexico
The New York papers of May 28 report the discovery of an alleged tract of rich mining country in New Mexico. It was discovered this last winter, by miners snowed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trouble in the Newcastle Coal Trade
We find in the S. M. Herald a succinct account by telegram of a dispute at [Newcastle respecting the coal vend: Newcastle, Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Trouble in Newcastle. (Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)
Minutes of a special delegate meeting held at Waratah, on Saturday, 26th July, 1879. All the lodges were represented except New Lambton, along with the District officers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Mines, Sydney, 4th July, 1879
Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 4th April last, applying on behalf of Mr. Frederick Burden for twenty-five pounds us compensation for loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorians Working Coal in New South Wales
In our advertising columns of Saturday (says Monday's Melbourne Argus) appeared the prospectus of a now company, formed to work the coal properties of the late Australasia Coal Company, Newcastle, New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Vend. Meeting of Raspberry Gully and New Lambton Miners. (Newcastle Pilot of Tuesday.)
On Monday the locked-out Waratah miners belonging to Raspberry Gully Colliery held a meeting on St. John's Flat. The ostensible purpose of the meeting was to receive the…
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