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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1875

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. School of Arts

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 3

The usual fortnightly debate took place at the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening. In the absence of J. Y. Neilson, Esp. Mr. Alderman Barnes discharged the office of…

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Yield of Gold at Sandhurst

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 21 August 1875 · page 3

According to a return published by the Bendigo Advertiser, gold to the value of £32,638,992 has been raised since 1851. The value of the gold annually obtained at Sandhurst is estimated at £1,200,000…

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The Colliery Townships. LAMBTON

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 24 August 1875 · page 3

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.—There was a special meeting of the Town Council on Thursday last, to take into consideration some steps for the making of the bridges at Dark…

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Wallsend Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Friday evening last, in Harris' Rooms. There was a good attendance. Mr. D. Gardner in the chair. MINUTES.—The minutes of last meeting were read…

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Borehole Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Mr. W. Brian's Hotel, Junction, on Saturday evening, August 21st. Mr. G. Clulow, in the chair…

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Co-operative Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above was held on Saturday evening, at Mr. Buchanan's Hotel. There was a good attendance. Mr. Hurman in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting had been…

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Unitarian.—the Late Rev. Jas. Pillars. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me, through the medium of your paper, so widely circulated through our various townships, to direct attention to all Unitarians and lovers of free thought to a movement, now on foot in…

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A New Goldfield

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1875 · page 3

Payable gold, according to the Gulgong Argus, has been discovered at Aaron's Pass, about fifty miles from Gulgong, on the Sydney Road, and seven miles from Ilford. The discovery is reported by Messrs. Frank…

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The Colliery Townships. WALLSEND

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 26 August 1875 · page 3

THE CO-OPERATIVE MINERS.—A public meeting, of the Co-operative miners, was held on Monday last, at Buchanan's Hotel. Mr. Wonders was elected check weighman, and a…

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Lambton Miners

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 8

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Stoker's Hall on Wednesday last, Aug. 25th.—Mr. John Harvey in the chair…

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The Colliery Townships. WARATAH

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION.—Some splendid Hocks of coal have been cut for the purpose of sending to the above Exhibition. POLICE COURT.—The P.M. has not had…

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Palmer River Gold-Fields

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 7

The report from this gold-field are on the whole very good; but it would appear from the report of Mr. Love, of the Palmer Quartz Crushing Company, that the nature of the country is such as to make it probable…

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Greta Coal

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 7

The Duke of Edinburgh, an auxiliary screw steamer, arrived at the wharf yesterday with a cargo of Greta coal, consigned to Messrs. James Huddart and Co. It will be seen by our advertising columns that this is a…

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The Bunker's Hill Colliery Explosion

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 7

The reports of Mr. Wynne, Inspector of Coal Mines, and Mr. G. W. Dowdeswell, Q.C., respecting the inquiry into the fatal explosion, on the 30th April last, at Bunker's…

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The Wallsend Coal Company

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 7

The manager of the Wallsend Coal Company, Mr. J. Y. Neilson, is pushing forward the operations at their new tunnel between Dark Creek and Wallsend, with very commendable speed. The itself has been driven…

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Durham Miners' Permanent Relief Fund

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 4

The thirteenth annual meeting of delegates of the Northumberland and Durham Miners' Permanent Relief Fund, was held on Saturday, in the Lecture Hall of the Mechanics'…

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(To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 28 August 1875 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue on the 18th inst., there appeared a report of a conceit that was hold it Harris Assembly. Rooms, Wallsend, and there is, in my opinion, some very strange criticism upon the music that was rendered…

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The Colliery Townships. WALLSEND

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1875 · page 3

ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, as Mr. Neilson, manager of the Wallsend Company, and Mr. Moyse, of Newcastle, were coming from the pit with their horses, which they were leading…

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The Australasia Coal Company (Limited.)

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1875 · page 3

The following is the Directors' report:—"To the shareholders of the Australasia Coal Company (Limited.)—Ladies and Gentlemen Your directors beg to report that, since the…

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Ballarat Gold-Mining

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1875 · page 3

The Ballarat Courier is quite jubilant about the present condition and future prospects of Quartz-mining in the city and neighbourhood. Several lines of reef which have been working for some years past with only…

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