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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1876

527 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 27

A. Company's Miners

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 5

THE usual monthly meeting of the A. A. Co.'s minors was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance. Mr. John Sommerville…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1876 · page 4

A CHEER now arose from every throat at this crowning achievement of the young brakesman, made the welkin ring. Caps were thrown in the air, and several of…

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Gold-mining at Dungog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 3

The Maitland Mercury's Dungog correspondent writes on Saturday last:—"I have just returned from the Back Creek diggings, near…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland super [?] connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Iv. Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 4

CAN there be no bottom—will he ever fall downward—is he being precipitated some other planet? All in a moment some one snatches him in his…

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Lambton Miners

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 29 June 1876 · page 5

A meeting of the above miners was held in Stoker's Druids Hall, last evening. There was a large attendance present. Mr. J. Moody in the chair…

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The Colliery Townships. Waratah. Police Court. Wednesday, June 28Th, 1876. Before A. A. P. Tighe, Esq., P. M., and R. W. Moody, Esq., J.P, STEALING

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 29 June 1876 · page 5

William Lord, was charged with stealing eight sheets of bark, the property of Peter Wi Young, of Teralba. At the close of the prosecutor's evidence, he…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. Chapter Iv. Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1876 · page 4

When daylight enabled a careful and searching examination to be made, the startling fact was revealed that the pit-rope, which was quite a new one, and had…

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The Colliery Townships. Lambton. Lambton Municipal Council

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers, on Tuesday evening last Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Screen, Shoesmith, Maddock, Dainty,…

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The Miners' Union and Immigration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 2

WE were pleased to notice that the A.A. Company's miners are determined that the working men, both in the sister colonies and in the Mother Country,…

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[?]Utty Soams, or the Specre of the Mine. [?]old Tradition of Northumberland superstition connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Iv (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 5

THE inquest was held that very evening and resulted in a verdict of wiful under against Frank Henderson. Next [?]ning a formal examination was made…

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Office-bearers of the Miners' Union. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1876 · page 6

SIR.—In your issue of to-day we see a letter signed "Miner," the writer of which expresses his surprise at the leading men in the Miners' "Union in this district allowing their…

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Supply of Coal for Railway Purposes

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

THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on the 29th February, 1876, in reference to the above have agreed to the following…

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Cutty Soams, or the Specre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland Superstition connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Iv (Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1876 · page 4

Another loud buzz of excitement and applause disturbed the court when this document was read. The case for the Prosecution, prepared with so much care…

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The Colliery Townships. LAMBTON

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 4 July 1876 · page 3

A public meeting of the residents of Lamton and surrounding district, was held yesterday evening, in Stoker's Druids' Hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the…

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Murder at the Hodgkinson Gold Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1876 · page 2

THE special commissioner of the BRISBANE COURIER at Edwardstown gives the following particulars respecting the above tragedy, the announcement of which has…

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Coal in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

The Ballarat Courier's Melbourne correspondent of the 29th ultimo says:—"The desirability of prospecting for coal in Gippsland was brought…

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Collections at Collieries. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—On every pay-day, for a considerable time now, there has been a collection made at Lambton Colliery for some one unable to follow his usual employment through…

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The Barrington River Gold Fields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

A gentleman in Maitland has kindly placed at our disposal the following extract of a letter, dated the 25th June, from a resident of the vicinity of the above field:—…

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Cutty Soams, or the Spectre of the Mine. An old Tradition of Northumberland super st[?] connected with the Coal Trade. Chapter Iv. Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 4

BUT here another shock awaited them. The pit had fired three or four hours before they had reached the excited village. Ned Nelson was in the pit. He…

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New Lambton Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1876 · page 2

A SPECIAL MEETING of the above miners was held at Mr. Thomas' Sportsmans Arms Hotel, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Donnelly in the chair.—The minutes of…

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