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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1875

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The Colliery Townships. Walls End

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 27 July 1875 · page 3

THE WALLSEND COAL COMPANY AND THE STOPPAGE OF THE PASSENGERS AND GOODS TRAINS. The directors of the Wallsend Coal Company…

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Greta Coal and Shale Mining Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 28 July 1875 · page 3

The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Greta Coal and Shale Mining Company was held on Thursday and the report was adopted unanimously by the shareholders. Mr. E. Vickery was elected director, in place of Mr. W…

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Borehole Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 28 July 1875 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel on Saturday last, Mr. G. Clulow in the chair…

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Wallsend Coal Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 28 July 1875 · page 3

The directors' report to be submitted to the next half-yearly meeting of this Company, to be held in Sydney, is to hand, from which we extract the following:—Balance and credit of profit and loss for last half-year,…

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The Colliery Townships. Walls End

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 29 July 1875 · page 3

THE WALLSEND COAL COMPANY.—The following details from the half-yearly report of the Wallsend Coal Company, ending June 30th, 1875, will be found interesting. The following…

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Wallsend Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above was held on Thursday evening last in Harris's Assembly Room. There was a moderate attendance. Mr. Rushton in the chair.—The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Lambton Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners, was held in the Druid's Hall, on Wednesday evening, 28th inst. Mr. J. Harvey in the chair…

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Minmi Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of these miners was held in the long room of the Northumberland Hotel, on Wednesday evening last. There was a good attendances. Mr. J. Ashburn in the chair…

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The Colliery Townships. WALLSEND

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 5

LECTURE.—On Wednesday evening, the Rev. Mr. Mood delivered his lecture upon "Hugh Millar," at the School of Arts, in aid of the library of that institution. The…

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Co-operative Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held on Thursday evening last, at Lundy's Hotel, for the purpose of taking into consideration the ease of the men who lave been laid off by some places in the pit being worked…

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Coal at Home

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 5

THE demand has slightly revived, but the transactions ventured upon are still of a nature strongly savouring of mistrust in the present state of things. Sellers still follow…

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Mechanics' and Miners' Institute, Lambton

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 8

THE fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the members of the above institution was held on Monday evening There were about thirty members present.—Mr. F. Hindmarsh,…

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Export of Coal from the Port of Newcastle

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 2

JUDGING from the great increase of vessels which have visited the port, of Newcastle during the six months ending June 30th, ult., together with the increased facilities and…

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. the Government and the Wallsend Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 3 August 1875 · page 4

Some particulars, relative to the stoppage of the passenger and goods trains, between Walls-end and Newcastle, has been forwarded by the Government, to the Wallsend Company. They…

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The Coal-miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 4 August 1875 · page 3

A travelling correspondent of the Melbourne Leader, in describing the coal-mining townships, of this district, says, that the miners are a highly intelligent class, and that they have a thorough knowledge of the political…

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Sale of Valuable Coal Properties

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 4 August 1875 · page 2

By advertisement elsewhere, it will be seen that Messrs. Brunker and Sparke, and Mr. J. C. Bonarius, hold sales of valuable coal land, at Mr. Lister's Ship Inn, Newcastle, this day (Wednesday) commencing at 12 o'clock…

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The Colliery Townships. WALLSEND

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 5 August 1875 · page 3

MISSIONARY MEETING.—A missionary meeting was held at the Wesleyan Church, Wallsend, on Monday night, the Rev. F. Firth, of Newcastle, in the chair. Several…

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Coal at Brisbane

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 5 August 1875 · page 4

The value of local coal measures, as tending to increase the prestige of Brisbane, as a shipping port, is gradually being recognised. The railway authorities have, as is known, the…

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Greta Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held in the workshop on Tuesday evening last. There was a good attendance, and Mr. B. Forrest was voted to the chair…

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. Town Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 6

A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening, at the Council Chambers. Present: Aldermen Neilson (in the chair), Harris, Birrell, Barnes, Abel, Currey, and…

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