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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1865

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The Victoria Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 2 August 1865 · page 4

A general meeting of the shareholders the Victoria Coal Company was held yesterday at the Criterion Hotel. Mr. N. Levi, M.L.A., took the chair, and read the…

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New Zealand. 10,000 Ounces of Gold Received From Hokitika

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 9 August 1865 · page 4

From Nelson we have papers to the 18th ultimo. The "Examiner" of that date supplies the following items of news :- The steamers Nelson and Wallaby…

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Arrival of the Mail Demand of Compensation on the British by the United States Government. Preliminary Measures to Enforce the Monroe Doctrine. Notification Sent to the Emperor of the French by the American Government to Withdraw French Troops From Mexico. Federal Troops Sent Into Texas. Surrender of General Kirby Shith. Pension and Public Subscripton for Mrs. Cobden. Termination of Cotton Famine. Terrible Railway Accident. Fires and Riots at Nottingham. Gales and Wrecks on the English Coast. Great Fire in London. Dreadful Colliery Explosion. Trial of Confederate Conspirators. Fearful Distress in the South. Explosion of a Magazine at Chatanooga. the Finian Brotherhood. Fire at the Tyne Docks, Newcastle Attck on Negroes in New York, Washington, and Philadelphia. Tremendous Riots Junction of English and French Iron-clad Fleets. the Pope and the Emperor of Mexico. Insubordination of the Negroes, and Expected General Insurrection. Sydney. Friday, 3.45 p.m

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 2

The mail steamer Rangatira arrived at Adelaide at 11 o'clock this morning.The Queen and Royal Family are in good health The dissolution of Parliament was expected to…

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Payment of Miners at the Borerole

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 26 August 1865 · page 3

A public meeting, in reference to the above subject, took place on last Thursday evening, at Mr. Tudor's, the Agricultural Hotel. The object of those present was to devise means to get the miners…

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Discovery of Payable Gold Near Armidale

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 September 1865 · page 4

We have much pleasure in stating that payable gold has been discovered in the creek (formerly but a narrow flat) at the foot of the southern side of Duval. Rumours…

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Public Meeting at the Bore-hole.payment of Miners

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 September 1865 · page 2

A public meeting was held pursuant to advertisement, at the Agricultural Hotel, Borehole, on last Thursday evening.The object of the meeting was to devise means…

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Payment of Miners at the Borehole

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 6 September 1865 · page 3

A public meeting took place relative to the above subject on last Monday evening at the Mechanics' Institute, Borehole. The attendance was good, and great interest manifested…

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Petroleum Coal Seams. the Hinton and Liverpool Plains

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 13 September 1865 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales, hold in Sydney, on Wednesday, Mr. W. Keene, Examiner of Coalfields, read tho following letter on…

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Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 23 September 1865 · page 3

A general meeting of the South Australian Coal Company, Limited was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the Masonic Hall, White's Rooms, to elect directors, and for…

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Frightful Colliery Accident at Tredegar Monmouthshire. Twenty-six Killed

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 23 September 1865 · page 4

Tredegar, Saturday, June 24.-One of the most lamentable and frightful colliery explosions that have ever happened in South Wales occurred at the New Bedwellty pit…

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The West Coast Gold-fields

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 4 October 1865 · page 4

11,750 OUNCES OF GOLD, PER WALLABY. NEW CHANNEL AT HOKITIKA. THE BRIGINTINE LEONIDAS AGROUND. A BANK AGENT ROBBED OF 821 OUNCES…

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The Northern Gold Fields. Rocky River

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 4 October 1865 · page 3

A correspondent of the Armidale Express, writing from the Rocky River, September 27th, says:-Hopes were entertained that, with the vernal equinox, a change in the weather would have taken…

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New Zealand. the West Coast Gold-fields

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 18 October 1865 · page 4

By the James Paterson (s.), we have five days' later news from Auckland, viz , to the 5th, and from Hokitika to the 6th instant…

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The West Coast Gold-fields. Arrival of the Lyttelton From the Grey, with 13,000 Ounces of Gold. Arrival of the Maid of the Yarra, From Hokitika, with 6800 Ounces of Gold. Shipment of 29,000 Ounces of Gold to Sydney. Total Amount of Gold for the Month, 43,568 Ounces. the Steamer Nelson Ashore at the Grey

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 25 October 1865 · page 3

In an extra issued by us on Saturday, we announced the arrival, late on the preceding evening, of the Maid of the Yarra, from Hokitika, bringing with her 6800 ounces of gold…

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Waratah Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 1 November 1865 · page 3

THE fourth half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held, yesterday, at Mort's-buildings, Pitt-street, at noon ; Mr. Charles Smith in the chair…

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New Zealand. the West Coast Gold Fields

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 4 November 1865 · page 4

By the steamer Paterson, we have Auckland papers to the 20th instant. The New "Zealand Herald" of Tuesday, the 17th instant, says:—The return of the…

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New Zealand. the West Coast Gold-fields. New Rushes North and South of the Grey. Gold-finding on the Beach at the Grey. Arrival of 6200 Ozs. From Hokitika

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 8 November 1865 · page 4

The steamers which arrived here from the West Coast, last week, brought intelligence of a new rush to a place about three miles south of the Grey. The [?] Eleanor reports a new…

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Borehole Colliery Grievance. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 November 1865 · page 3

SIR,—Through the medium of your useful and valuable journal you would greatly oblige a wronged and persecuted man by interring the following remarks for it it well known to the…

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Correspondence. Borehole Colliery Grievances. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 15 November 1865 · page 2

SIR—Mr. Lee's letter contains one or two observations which, I think, require a remark from me; not, however, upon the language he complains of—"such (I suppose) as a beggar would…

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New Zealand. Later From Hokitika Gold-fields

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 18 November 1865 · page 4

We are indebted to Captain Ives of the schooner Alexandra, for papers of the 31st ultimo, from Hokitika. The West Coast Times of that date supplies the following…

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