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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
602 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 31
SIR,—In your issue of the 28th ult. a letter appears, signed R. J. Scott. He ought to have added "ex-contractor." Scott writes professedly to give the true version of his late contract for coal-work in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I see by your issue of Dec. 2nd that a meeting of Mr. Hannell's friends has been held at Lambton, with a view of requesting him to again become a candidate for the county of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE members of the Miners' Refuge Lodge, Grand United Order of Oddfellows, celebrated their seventh anniversary on Saturday last, by a supper at Mr. Gordon's Railway Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The total amount of coal exported from the port of Newcastle for the week ending December 11th, 1874 is 2,535 tons, of which amount 3237 tons were shipped to Sydney, 4861 to Melbourne, 855 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Having been invited by the local board of the Plattsburg Public School to be present on the auspicious event of laying the foundation stone, I naturally thought I should…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DEAR SIR,—In your report of the accident that took place on the Great Northern Railway on Saturday night last would you be kind enough in some manner to notice the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DEAR SIR,—At the request of many who wished me to say something on the occasion of the laving the foundation stone of the Plattsburg Public School by a lady whom I highly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held on Friday evening last, in Harris' Assembly Rooms, Wallsend. There was a good attendance Mr. D. Gardner in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE monthly meeting of the Greta miners was hold in the workshop, on Thursday, Dec. 3rd. Mr. J. Bird in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion to make absolute a rule obtained by the defendant on the 8th of June last calling upon the plaintiffs to show cause why a verdict obtained by them should not be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual monthly meeting of the New Lambton miners was held at Lowes' Hotel, on Tuesday night, 15th instant. Mr. John Rippon in the chair. The minutes of the last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As an Illustration of west its being done in England in the way of ventilation of pits, we may mention that the Pemberton mine, in the district of Wigan Stafordshire (England), is pierced by two shafts; each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Yours of the 9th contains Longworth's reply to mine of the 28th ultimo, although not lucid enough to be very striking, there is another trait connected with it, and that is, it smacks of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DEAR SIR,—As there seems to be a misunderstanding in the district at the present time with respect to the weighing machines at the No.2 pit and Hamilton pit of the A. A. Company's collieries,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—As an elector in the county of Northumberland, and a strong advocate for the free and independent Press, I was somewhat surprised on Monday last at the nomination for the county, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held on Saturday in the open air near the tunnel mouth for the purpose of considering the advisability of procuring a medical practitioner for Plattsburg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred at this colliery on Saturday whereby a miner named James Richmond was severely injured. It appears that the unfortunate man was knocked down while at work by a mass of falling coal, which inflicted severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent of the Evening New writes:—On Saturday evening a large number of coal-miners met at W. Miles' hotel, East Maitland to consider certain grievances under which they labor. About 150…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Will you oblige me with a small space in your valuable journal to ask Dr. Schrader what he means when he talks about censuring the Co-operative committee to the public. I ask Dr. Schrader what…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most horrible attempts at suicide that has occurred for a long time past, occurred in this city, and resulted in the death of the victim. A young woman named…
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