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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
715 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 36
An accident occurred at the above colliery on Thursday, by which a young man named Grant, who resides at Lambton, had one of his feet severely injured. It appears that he was engaged wedging…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A MEETING of the Council of the Durham Miners' Association was held on Saturday in the Town Hall, Durham. Mr. John Foreman, president, occupying the chair. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By reference to our English telegrams it will be seen that a lock-out of 25,000 miners has occurred at Dewsbury in Yorkshire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE miners of Northumberland and Durham are not remarkably blessed in the matter of house accommodation; but so far as regards sanitary arrangements they are immeasureably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Mitchel, one of the most prominent Irish leaders in the outbreak of 1848, and who recently returned to Ireland from the United States, was elected member of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ON Monday last, the four arbitrators, viz., Messrs J. B. Winship and J. Y. Neilson on behalf of the masters, and T. Hardy and G. Jones on behalf of the miners, met at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the above miners was held on Friday evening Harris' Assembly Rooms. There was only a small attendance. Mr. David Gardiner in the chair. The minutes of last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening last, at Mr. Lunday's Hotel. There was a fair attendance. Mr. Hurman in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Borehole Miners' Committee met at Mr. J William's Hotel, on Monday evening last. Mr. G. Glulow in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—At a meeting of the Municipal Council, held on last Friday evening, when discussing the petition received from Mr. John Powell and Mr. Parker, the Mayor is reported to have said that another man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In your report of the biennial meeting of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows you state that a sum of £10 was voted to me for past services, and that I suitably acknowledged the same. In reply, I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—[?] inform me upon whom devolves the duty of opening [?] the Government roads in the district? Upon re[?]nce to a small chart I have in my possession, I find [?] proclaimed Government road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For some time past a small party has been at work in the neighbourhood of Bishop's Bridge prospecting for coal. A report was current in Maitland that a very thick seam of coal had been discovered; but we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OWING to the General Secretary being unable on account of his late unfortunate accident to go to Sydney as directed at the last Delegate Meeting, the District Chairman (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The reports of her Majesty's inspectors of mines under the Coal Mines Regulation Act for this year were issued on Wednesday. It appears that in the aggregate 512,199 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening, at Jenkins' Prince of Wales Hotel, Lambton. There was a moderate attendance. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the Borehole miners took place on the Gasworks Hill, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of instructing the committee, as what amount of advance they should…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—I think the action taken by the committee in my case is anything but fair and consistent, and I must at once show them that I am fully entitled to every privilege of other miners, as I would inform…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Many readers of the Advocate, who have taken an interest in political matters in years gone by, and are old enough to remember what was called the "Chartist Agitation," will readily call to mind…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company was held at the Temperance Hall, Melbourne, on the 22nd ult. There was a large attendance, and Mr. W. B…
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