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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
602 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 31
SIR,—I have a few remarks respecting Mr. Fair Play on Oberver's letter, in your last issue. Observer's letter made your case to look black enough, but your own made it to look blacker still. Facts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DEAR SIR,—I was surprised at the statement, made in the "Advocate of the 17th, respecting the Waratah School of Arts, made by Mr. Ald. Harper, and commented on by you. At the same time Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Loud and deep are the complaints of both workman and storekeepers in Newcastle at the conduct of the Government in keeping back the men's wages so many weeks after they are due. It is now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report of the Directors, to be presented at the half-yearly meeting, to to held in the hall; of the Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Sydney, on Thursday, the 29th January, 1874:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The present, state of affairs on the Gold Coast can scarcely be called a prosperous one Even under the most favourable view, it can hardly be expected that the former state, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE picnic, under the auspices of the Waratah Miners' Accident Fund, announced to take place in R. W. Moody, Esq's, paddock (kindly lent for the occasion) was also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday evening last, the fortnightly meeting of the miners employed at the Co-operative Colliery, was held at Mr. Lunday's Hotel. Minutes of previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Friday evening the usual fortnightly, meeting of No. 2 Lodge was held in Harris' Rooms. Mr. W. Humphery, chairman of Lodge, presiding. The minutes of last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I see by last Saturday's issue that in consequence of the strictures on Mr. Thomas' conduct, in the New Lambton case, in your leading article, an attempt is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Sunday morning, 18th January, a fire was discovered in No. 3 pit, Four-mile Creek, under circumstances that were considered suspicious by the proprietors (T W. Pearse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAST evening (Friday), a special monthly meeting of No. 2 Lodge was held in the Assembly Rooms. Mr. W. Humphery presided.—The minutes of previous meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE would draw the attention of the Commissioner for Railways to the great necessity that exists for providing increased railway facilities, between Newcastle and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE half-yearly general meeting of this institution was held on Monday evening, Feb. 2nd. Mr. E. M. Brown, Vic-President of the institute, in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special monthly meeting of No. 2 Lodge was held last Friday, at the Assembly Rooms, to hear Mr. Wood's, the General Secretary, report of the results of his last visit to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following are the minutes of a meeting held at Mr. Lundy's Grapes Inn, Wallsend on Monday evening last:— Moved and seconded,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned meeting of the Council of the Durham Miners' Association was held on Saturday morning, in the town Hall, Durham, Mr. John Foreman, of Roddymoor, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MINUTES of a special general meeting held Feb. 11th—Mr. W. Smith in the chair. As there was so few present the meeting was tested as to whether it was advisable to proceed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR the past two months the men employed in the various branches of the coal trade of the Manchester district have been in an almost continual state of agitation for higher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Would you allow me a little space in your paper to correct a few glaring mistakes which I noticed in a letter signed "Cuckoo," published in the "Advocate" of the 7th inst. I may say that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following letter was contributed to the "Burwood Star of Hope Manuscript Magazine," and as it is interesting we have printed it:—…
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