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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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AT the request of the Commissioners of the Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibitions, we append a brief statistical and descriptive account of this district, complied chiefly from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The usual fortnightly debate took place last Wednesday evening, at the School of Arts. Subject: "Does morality increase with civilization ?" Owing to sickness in the family, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Harris' Assembly Room on Friday evening last, Mr. D. Gardner in the chair. MINUTES.—The minutes of last meeting were read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following table, kindly furnished us by J. Y. NEILSON, Esq., manager of the Wallsend Coal Mining Company, shows the number of tons of coal exported from that colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Saturday evening last, at Mr. Lundy's Hotel. There was a good attendance. Mr. H. Hurman in the chair. MINUTES.—The minutes of last meeting and of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PUBLIC MEETING.—A tea and public meeting was held at the Baptist Church, on Monday night, to celebrate the anniversary of the sabbath school, The mayor occupied the chair. The chapel was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Special general meeting of the Minmi miners was held on Tuesday last for the purpose of considering the case of John Brady. There was a strong master of the miners and Mr. J. Ashburn was voted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FRIGHTFUL.—On Tuesday evening, two sawyers, engaged removing timber from a dray to a truck, on the railway line, near the station-house, while in the act of lifting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The general meeting of the above miners was held on August 3rd. Mr. Marks in the chair. MINUTES.—The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of this company will be held in the Temperance Hall. Melbourne, on the 23rd instant.—A meeting of local shareholders will also be held at Dr. Hill's residence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ORANGE LODGE.âOn Friday evening last, the Wallsend Orange Lodge gave a soiree at Harris's Assmbly Rooms, in celebration of the 12th of July. J. Fletcher, Esq., occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Rechabite's Hall, on Thursday evening last. Mr. George Downing in the chair.—The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bendigo Advertiser published on Saturday the official records of the gold that has passed through the Sandhurst treasury from November, 1851, to June, 1875. The total amount returned is 8,159,748 oz.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A driver named James Chapman met with an accident at this colliery yesterday (Tuesday), by which one of his ankles were severely bruised. Dr. Ewington promptly attended him; but, owing to the swollen state of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE are now on view at the Exhibition Building a number of diagrams illustrating the coal measures of and showing the districts in which they occur, together with other important information respecting them; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our correspondent writes:—Just now there is but little coal shipments going on from Sydney; the steam colliers and coasters find no vessels to tranship cargoes of Newcastle coal into. Everything is dull in shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Geelong Advertiser says:—It is well-known that a few enthusiastic individuals have for some time past been spending a great deal of time and money in prospecting for gold in various parts of Chilwell. Hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COUNCIL MEETING.—A special meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Alderman M'Michael (in the chair), Bell, James, Wood, and Whiteman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest has been held near Nuneaton on the body of Joseph Corbett, a miner employed at Griff Colliery. At the bottom of the colliery shaft is an incline 500 yards long, leading to the workings. While a train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A painful accident occured in the Co-operative colliery on Thursday morning last, to a wheeler named Walsh about 14 years of age. It appears the youth had jumped upon the edge of the skip for some purpose,…
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