Coal for Victorian Railways
THE anticipations of the Minister of Railways (says the Age of Saturday last) as to the saving to be effected by purchasing the coals required by the department direct from…
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Mining & the mines, 1878
317 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 16
The Late Accident at the Lambton Colliery
THE Wollongong Argus thus remarks:—"The deplorable accident which occurred a few weeks ago at the Lambton Colliery through which two men in the prime and strength of…
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LONDON, September 12.—England is now passing through an era of accidents of the most dreadful nature. The excitement and anguish caused by the sinking of the…
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IT is again our painful duty to bring under the notice of a sympathizing public the distress now existing amongst many of the workmen…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners was held in Harris' Assembly Room, at 9 o'clock on Monday morning. The reporters were invited to attend…
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As will be seen by the report in another column, the Wallsend miners held a special meeting yesterday, to consider the present depressed state of trade…
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IT is unpleasant (says the Illawarra Mercury of the 29th ult.) to have to record that work has been very slack at the two Wollongong mines during the present month. Up to…
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THE following letter to the Editor appears in the Illawarra Mercury of the 1st inst:— SIR,—There is a movement now afloat at Newcastle, that should have the serious…
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A TERRIBLE accident which occurred on the 22nd October at the Oriental Company's mine east a sad gloom over the town, occurring as it did only the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wallsend Miners. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—I read with much pleasure your leading article of yesterday, and trust that steps have, ere this, been taken to relieve our poor brothers and sisters of Wallsend in this their hour of…
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BY the courtesy of the district officers of the above association, we have much pleasure in presenting our renders with the following circular, which was placed before the…
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Sir,—I have been much surprised lately at the cry out among the miners of slackness of work and smallness of the various pays. The lodges have been labouring their brains…
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WE have been requested by the widow of the late Mr. John Wood (Miners' Secretary), to thank W. Laidley, Esq., J.P., and A. Brown, Esq., J.P., for their liberal donation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prince of Wales Copper Mine, Bingera
THE Bingera correspondent of the Inverell Herald says:—Mr. Johnson, the manager of this valuable mine, has returned from Sydney and Newcastle; where he has been making…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. the Barrington Gold-field. Splendid Crushing. Gloucester, Wednesday, 8.25 p.m
THE Mountain Maid has just finished crushing 153 tons of stone, which yielded 2046 oz. of gold, nearly 13½ oz to the ton. The stone was crushed by Messrs. Watt and…
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A GENERAL meeting of the shareholders of the City of Sydney Coal Mining Company was held yesterday afternoon, at the company's office. The directors report and…
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THE tender of Messrs. John M'Ilwraith and Co., says the Age, for the conveyance of coal for the Victorian Railway department, at 10s. per ton from Newcastle, has been…
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THE Argus states the Minister for railways has accepted the tender of Mr. John M'Ilwraith, of Melbourne, for the carriage of 50,000 tons of coal from Newcastle to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Miners Medical Committee. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Will you be kind enough to insert in your valuable paper the following note, a copy of which was handed by me to the Secretary of the Lambton Miners Medical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Picnic to the Employees of Duckenfield Colliery
On Saturday the whole of the employès at Duckenfield Colliery, together with their families and friends, through the liberality of the proprietors, the Messrs. Brown, were…
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