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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1876

527 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 27

Borehole Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1876 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday evening last. Mr. H. Burnages in the…

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. Borough Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1876 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wallsend Municipal Council was held in the Chambers on Thursday evening last, May 25th. Present : The Mayor, Aldermen Ross, Gardiner, Fryar,…

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A. Co's Miners

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1876 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the A. A. Co's miners was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, on Saturday evening. Mr. H. Bruniges in the chair…

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The Mining Department

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 2

The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Argus of May 24 thus expresses himself upon matters in connection with the above…

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To the Miners of Illawarra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1876 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Beware, the bait is laid; take care how you nibble, or you will be caught. What I allude to is an extract which appeared in the Mercury of the 16th instant, from the…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 3

A special meeting of the above miners was held on Thursday evening last for the purpose of nominating a checkweighman in the place of Peter Grant,…

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Minmi Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday, May 30th. Mr. J. Ashburn in the chair. There was a good attendance…

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Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 6

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening last, Mr. A. A. Snedden in the chair. The minutes of…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the New Lambton miners was held at 9 o'clock on Friday morning, for the purpose of receiving the report of the deputation…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 6

A NUMEROUSLY attended meeting of New Lambton miners was held at 4 o'clock on Thursday for the purpose of considering certain grievances which had been…

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Lambton. Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 5

The Lambton miners held their usual monthly meeting at Mr. John Stoker's Druid's Hall, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. A. Sneddon in the chair…

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Robbery in a Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 4

THE following supplementary report of the robbery at Deep Lead has been furnished to the Pleasant Creek News by Mr. Griffiths, one of the shareholders…

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New Lambton. Miners Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 5

A meeting of miners was was held on Thursday evening last, at the usual place, to take into consideration the now arrangement that the manager proposes to bring in force. 1. The…

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The Colliery Townships. Waratah. Police Court. Before A. A. P. Tighe, Esq., P.M., and W. Robson, J.P.

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 5

The following cases of appeal against the assessment of rates came on for hearing. David Watson, weatherboard house and shop, stables, &c, assessed at £2 9s reduced to £2 2s;…

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Revival of Quartz Mining at Rutherglen. the Theory of Improvement of Prospects at Greater Depths Proved. Rich Stone at 103 Feet. 130 Ozs. to the Ton. Intense Excitement. Great Demand for Shares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1876 · page 6

AFTER some months of unremitting toil and a considerable expenditure of capital the shareholders in the Rutherglen Gold Mining Co., on the Lanarkshire reef,…

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Colliery Accident at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 3

A MINER, named Richard Bezzant, employed by the A. A. Company, met with a serious accident in that company's now pit, yesterday. It appears that he had…

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Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 2

THE following copy of a letter, which has been sent to the "Melbourne Argus," has been handed to us for publication:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE MELBOURNE ARGUS…

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The Colliery Townships. Waratah. Public Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 5

A public meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Waratah, last evening (Monday), for the purpose of commencing the Northumberland Permanent Building and Loan Society…

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Great Mining Case in Victoria. Learmonth V. Bailey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 2

THE case of Learmonth v. Baily was continued in the Supreme Court on Monday, before Mr. Justice Stephen. The opening address of Mr. G. P. Smith, on the…

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Grievances at the New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1876 · page 2

BY reference to a report in Saturday's issue, of a meeting held by the New Lambton miners, it will be seen that the manager, Mr. HARDY, is introducing…

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