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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
573 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 29
THERE is no doubt that not only our readers, but the public of each country and colony depending upon Newcastle for its supply of coal, will anxiously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Will you kindly suffer me space for a reply to the letter of Mr. Michael Yates, which appeared in your paper of the 8th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Saturday evening last the Ferndale miners' held a meeting in Miller's hotel (Mr. W. Johnson in the chair), for the purpose of hearing the report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Harris' Assembly Rooms, on Friday evening; Mr. Robinson in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the above miners was held on Saturday evening, Mr. W. Hogg in the chair. The minutes of previous meetings were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT will be seen by advertisement in another column that an aggregate meeting of miners is fixed for Wednesday next, at 11 o'clock, at the Crystal Palace…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Saturday morning last, a conference upon various matters in connection with the Coal Trade, was held between the Associated Masters and the miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THOSE who have been looking forward to the Conference, held on Saturday last, between the proprietors and their workmen, as being likely to bring about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The miners are generally the best abused class of workmen in, the colony, according to the Sydney papers, everything they do is selfish in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Monday morning when the back shift men went to work at the Lambton Colliery, they found a notice, posted by the manager, stating that, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Donald Lang, leader of a private prospecting party returned to Cooktown on Wednesday. He reports that he reached Coen River December 4, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A NOTIFICATION appears in last Tuesday's Gazette, specifying sundry gold-mining leases in Barrington district, which, if not executed within thirty days from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the above society took place on Saturday night at Mr. J. Williams assembly rooms. Mr. G. McKean in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE above gathering, which has been so anxiously looked forward to by all classes in the district, as being one from which the most important results were expected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE understand that the firm of Messrs. J. and A. Brown yesterday took formal possession of the above colliery—acting as trustees for the whole of the parties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN Mr. John Dixon's speech on Wednesday, two errors occurred. Towards the end of his speech he is made to say, "We must try to to put them under, and enter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Illawarra Mercury of the 13th ult., speaking of the coal trade at Wollongong, says:—"We regret having to record that the coal trade in the district has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Mr. Martin in attempting to reply to my remarks on his new hypothesis, that coal will absorb swamp gas by lying on the surface is, I think, the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—May I be suffered a short reply in answer to the letter of Mr. Michael Yates appearing in your paper to-day. This shall be my last upon the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →VERY serious evidences of the slackness of trade at this colliery was afforded on Wednesday last by the fact that forty miners and others connected with the…
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