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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 26
Sir,-In thE absence of shipping at Newcastle, and therefore small demand for coal, the pits here are (all things considered) putting in very good time but, in my opinion, where there are hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Within a five-mile radius of Wood's Reef, near Barraba, gold, copper, chromate of iron. and opal exist, though the last-named, which lacks fire, is of no commercial valne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual return compiled by the Department of mines shown that the gold yield for the month of February was 31,363oz crude, equal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Members of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation and their families will hold their annual demonstration on the Albion tomorrow. Complete to arrangements have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A telegram from Brisbane states that a discovery of gold has been reported from Oaks Station, 45 miles from Roockhampton aud 10 miles from the old Canoona field. Thomasson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the third year in succession the annual demonstration of the Northern Colliery Employees Federation was held on the grounds of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In acquiring the Hebburn estate some few years ago the Australian Agricultural Company became possessed of erne of the most valuable and extensive coal-bearing properties…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The management of the New Chum Railway Company, Bendigo, is making every endeavour to improve the deep workings of their mine, where the conditions, were they not…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →In "My adventures on the Australian Goldfields," Mr. W. Cragg gives a description of Melbourne in the curly fifties. In no other town of a similar size that has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ANOTHER daring slimes robbery, similar in many respects to that committed a fortnight ago at the Croesus South mine, and evidently the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The annual demonstration of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation paused off very successfully on Saturday. The attendance was not as large as on former occasions, but this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State for the week ended on Saturday amounted to 52,742 tons, of which 38,653 tons went to inter-State ports…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The first sod in connection with the sinking of the Aberdare Colliery shafts, near Cessnock, was turned yesterday by Messrs. George Brown and John Doyle, two very old residents…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The manager of the Lambton Colliery has served the employees with copies of the following notice:—"Owing to the slackness of work and consequently the high cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Signor Tittoni, the Aberd[?] Minister for Fareign Affairs, spea[?] the [?]the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, [?]hat Italy had constant information regarding the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A message dated Melbourne, Tuesday, appears as [?]1lows in a Sydney contemporary:—The report of the cool miners' d[?]nstration held at West Maitland on Saturday, where Mr. A.A wilson (general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arbitration Court's decision in reference stricks levies is very popular amongst the [?] miners, who for some time past have [?] to have the levy of 2½ par cont, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CORRESPONDENT writes : "Tramp" wishes to know if all have died on the Upper Hunter Goldfield. Not yet. The Mayor of Omadale Brook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So long as wood was abundant, coal was not used in Great Britain; indeed, the latter was long held to be injurious to health; but towards the close of the…
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