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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
527 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 27
Early on Thursday morning a message was received by Mr. Cheater the manager of the Co-operative Colliery, that a fire had broken out in the sir-shaft, or furnace as it is popularly called,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In this day's Miners' Advocate your correspondent "Civis," has opened up a question which is one I should like to see thoroughly ventilated in your columns, and under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The regatta on New Year's day passed off well. The Florence Irving was used as flagship. Captain Phillips and crew won several contests. The weather was very hot. The day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AND now let us leave this happy family for twenty years, and briefly state that Mr. Roslyn had been very prosperous; he had worked himself from a small shopkeeper to a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We are informed by the Mining Record that numbers are mustering on this field, in anticipation of its opening on the 26th instant: and from the mutterings heard there is every probability of a rumpus should the returns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in the large room of the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday evening last. Mr. Wm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL MEETING Of the above was held on Monday evening, at Lundy's Hotel There was a good attendance, and Mr. J. Williams was voted to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A man, named Gilbert Ridley, had a narrow escape from death at the Wallsend Pit, on Monday, through a fall of coal, but, luckily, got off with a severe confusion of the left side and a wound on the palm of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tin in the lode and in the form of stream tin is reported to have been discovered at Ingellick, on the bank of a creek of that name that falls into the Murray, about 80 miles from Albury; and although operations on an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London, December 7.—The great explosion at the Swaithead colliery is even more fatal and disastrous than was at first anticipated. The work of recovering bodies is still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE quarterly meeting of the above society was held at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, Newcastle, on Saturday night last. Mr. Jabez Canavia ill the chair—The minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In a late issue of the Sydney Morning Herald appeared a report of the proceedings at the celebration of the opening of the railway to Gunning Mr. Lackey bears testimony to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of the above was held last Monday night at the Council Rooms. There were present: Alderman Harper (in the chair), Alderman Whiteman, McMichael, James,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE usual monthly meeting was held at Mr. Burley's Northumberland Hotel, on Tuesday last Mr. John Ashburn in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Stoker's Hall on Wednesday evening last. Mr. M'Williams, the lodge chairman declined to take his position…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By invitation, we paid a visit to this new mine oil Saturday last. In wending our way thither over the new railway track we were surprised to find so much advancement made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In your report of the Borehole Miners' meeting, published in Wednesday's issue, I observe that a Mr. Clulow complains of two things; 1st, that he was misreported;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SINCE I am writing chiefly for coal-miners, I suppose it will hardly do to leave California without referring no matter how briefly, to the coal-mines there The only coal-mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON the next morning after his, Elsie was as gay as ever. She told her father that she wanted to go to town with him that morning—she wanted a China footman…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last evening, a very interesting gathering took place at the Odd Fellows' Hall, Darby-street, to celebrate the presentation of an address and testimonial of esteem to J. B…
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