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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
715 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 36
SIR,—It is time the miners of Northumberland woke up. Let them eat, drink, and be merry, and thus fill the public purse to enable our liberal Government to give the three coal companies of Illawarra £740,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Will you grant me a little space in the Advocate to make mention of Mr. William Goundry, an afflicted miner of the Wallsend colliery. I have the pleasure of being acquainted with him here this last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I notice by your Hamilton correspondent's account of things at the Borehole pits, that if people continue to flock there as they have been, he says he don't know what will be the result. I think, Mr. Editor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ELECTION OF MINERS' DOCTOR.—A meeting was held on Tuesday evening, in Harris's Assembly Rooms, to elect a medical officer for the Wallsend Colliery. There were five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special meeting of the Waratah miners was [?] at the Rechabite Hall Lambton, on Thursday evening [?] when a long discussion ensued respecting the de[?] a previous meeting as to the balloting sent of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →OWING to the late hour that the report of this meeting came to hand, we were obliged to withhold the latter part of it until this issue. THE "ADVOCATE" AND THE OFFICERS OF…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held at Jenkins Hotel, Lambton, on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of considering the present overcrowded state of the colliery, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOVA SCOTIA sent to the United States in 1874 only 263,268 tons of coal. Canada imported from the United States in the same year 611,964 tons. Canadian coal going into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held at Lundy's Hotel, on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance. Mr. Ingram in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the last miners meeting the Secretary and Treasurer declined to again take office, unless their salaries were raised on a par with the officers of the Waratah lodge. The meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This gentleman announced his intention some time ago to open a gold-field on his estate, near Carcoar, in January next, on conditions which were published in the Evening News, and commented on by us in a leading…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—By reference to the handicaps for the Illsend races which appeared in your columns on Wednesday last, it will be seen that two horses appear ha[?]pped in a most singular manner, and I should like me…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Will you allow me a small spacing your valuable and widely circulated paper in order explain a matter, having reference to the delivery of postal cards, which was commented upon by you [?]ambton…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Will you allow me a small space in your valuable journal to correct a mistake made by a New Wallsend correspondent, in you issue of the 15th inst. He says, "We are afflicted, here as badly, and perhaps…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—A most distressing circumstance occurred this week at Wallsend, which I am afraid is on one of many of a similar kind that take place, but [?]ch, for certain reasons, are not made public. The [?]ts are…
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