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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 17
A DEPUTATION, consisting Mr. W. Davies (District Chairman), Mr. J. Dixon (General Secretary), and Mr. W. Turner, M.L.A., waited upon the hon. the Minister for Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Thursday evening (the Wollongong Argus reports) an accident of a very serious nature happened to John Daley a miner at Hulli. When returning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SPECIAL general meeting of the Greta miners was held on Monday evening. July 23rd, 1877, at Mr. P. Henry's Hall, Greta; Mr. C. Jones occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEAR Lhassa are rich silver mines, which are not however, wrought by the Government, for fear of the country being impoverised, and the population degenerating. A Chinaman who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A RESPECTED correspondent favours us with the following:— The inhabitants and property holders at Tighe's Hill are, just now, and with just…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE were pleased to notice that the directors of the Newcastle Coal Company announced to their shareholders, [?]t the half-yearly meeting held on Tuesday last, that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR EDITOR,— We fought hard for it, in the field of strife, When it cost not any man his life; But now it's dead for want of breath,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the half-yearly meeting , held on Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. M. Metcalf in the chair the following report was read, and adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE reports by way of Santa Barbara from Alaska, give an account of what, from the representatives, is likely to prove an immense coal field There would seem to be a very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I see by your leading article in Tuesday's paper, that we[?]re threatened with a reduction in the present getting price of coal. The reason assigned is underselling by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Had the A. A. Co.'s officers been satisfied with the dismissal, by the Newcastle Bench on technical grounds, of the prosecution instituted by the Inspector of Coal Mines for a breach of the now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DR. PATON, of Paisley (says a London journal) has contrived an apparatus for dealing with [?]ontaneous combustion on board coal ships. The appliance, to which the name of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Assembly on Wednesday last, Mr. Horkins in reply to Mr. M'[?]lhone, said coal was obtained at contractors' risk from the Waratah Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In to-day's issue of the Advocate, a letter appears signed, "A Minmi Miner." He writes: "In my opinion, not only the chairman, secretary, and delegates, but every miner in the district will rise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the above miners took place on Friday evening in Harris's Assembly Rooms. Mr Magee in the chair, The minutes of last monthly meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE vexed question of adopting payment by weight in connection with the hewing of coal at the mine is not yet settled here. The Company have expressed their willingness to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I think the whole of the working classes in this district owed you a debt of gratitude, for the very able article that came out in your valuable paper on Saturday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners, was hold at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, on Tuesday evening last, Mr. Stewart McGregor in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual monthly meeting of the Greta miners was held at Mr P. Henery's Hall, on Monday evening, August 6th; Mr C. Jones occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN May last, the miners of Northumberland and Durham, held a monster meeting in the Miners' Hall; at Durham, to consider and discuss a variety of matters…
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