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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1876

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The Colliery Townships. LAMBTON

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 8 June 1876 · page 3

The Wesleyan Church Anniversary took place on Sunday last, June 4. Three sermons were preached in the Rechabite Hall, by the Rev. W. G. Stevenson, Chairman of the Maitland…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1876 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the above miners was held at Mr. G. Thomas' Hotel, on Monday evening last; Mr. G. Donnelly in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read…

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The Colliery Townships. LAMBTON

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1876 · page 5

THE Harper presentation, and banquet took place on Thursday evening last, and was a great success. The reading of the address and presentation of the watch and appendages, took…

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Co-operative Miners' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1876 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was hold on Saturday evening, at Lorey's hotel. There was a good attendance, and Mr. D. Roes presided.—The minutes of…

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The Colliery Townships. Wallsend. Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1876 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the miners has held in Harris' Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening last, June 9th. Mr. George Reay in the chair…

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Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1876 · page 3

The Co-operative miners held their monthly meeting at Lorey's Hotel, Plattsburg, on Saturday evening last, June 10th; Mr. Daniel Rees in the chair…

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The Australasia Coal Company. Meeting in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1876 · page 3

AN extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of thee Australasia Coal Company was held on Thursday last, in the Assembly hall…

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Waratah Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1876 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in the Prince of Wales' Hotel, Lambton, on Monday evening last, Mr. M. Thornton in the chair…

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Discovery of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1876 · page 2

Respecting the recently reported discovery of coal on the Burrum, Queensland, a correspondent of the Maryborough Chronicle writes:—The Burrum…

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The Colliery Townships. Waratah. Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1876 · page 3

A special meeting of the above miners was held on Monday last, in Mr. Jenkin's Hotel, Lambton, Mr. W. Thornton in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were confirmed…

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The Australasia Coal Company

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1876 · page 3

So many of our readers, being interested in this company, we give a detailed account of the proceedings, from the Argus of the 9th inst…

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The Colliery Townships. New Lambton

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 5

ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred on Thursday, in the New Lambton pit, to a young man, named Draper, who was driving his set of skips up the engine brow, and when nearing the door…

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Minmi. Miners' Meeting

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 5

A MEETING of the miners took place on Wednesday evening last, to hear the report or the General secretary in reference, to the Coal Mines New Regulation Bill ; and also to elect a…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland superstition, connected with the Coal Trade. CHAPTER I. the Introduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 5

"There's, all the grossness, all the superstition Of a most gross and superstitious age— May He be praised who sent the healthful tempest, And scattered all these pestilential vapours!"…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland superstition, connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Ii. Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1876 · page 4

Frank Henderson, the hero of our story, although just one step removed from the position of a common pitman was one of nature's true gentleman…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held at Mr. G. Thomas' Sportsman's Arms, on Saturday last, at 9 a.m. Mr. J. Donnelly in the chair…

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Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 3

THE adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the Assembly Hall, Collins-street, yesterday evening. About…

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The Australasia Coal Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 2

THE truth of the axiom now more than eighteen hundred year old, that a house divided against itself cannot stand, seems very likely to be exemplified in…

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ORANGE. (From the Sydney Papers.) Magnificent Yield of Gold at the Phoenix Mine Saturday, 11.49 a.m

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 2

The stone raised at the Phoenix Mine continues to be extraordinarily rich; in fact, it eclipses anything of the kind over seen on the Wentworth…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland superstition, connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Ii. Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 4

A dark shade past over Frank's open countenance, like the cloud of a coming storm over the placid surface of a sunny landscape. He paused in the act of…

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