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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 14
SIR,—Mr. Curley forces me to resort to my vocabulary of forcible words for another term—"balderdash"—which he may class with "confab" and "palaver" if he chooses. A good portion of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Tuesday night the 24th instant-J. Lyshon in the chair. The deputation gave report of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual monthly meeting of the above took place in Wiliams' Assembly Rooms, on Saturday evening last; Mr. Samuel Donn in the chair. The minutes of the previous monthly and committee meetings were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the Wallsend mines was held on Friday evening: Mr. J. Baird in the chair. The secretary read the minutes of last meeting and two committee meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Mount Keira Coal Miners have formed themselves into a Colliery Union, with a tendency to establish a District Union of all the collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The writer of the article on the above subject, as a correspondent, still appears in his old identical dress of humour. The additional term "balderdash," he applies to my letter, seems natural to his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Fri day.—A nugget weighting 37oz, and estimated to contain 30oz. of gold, has been found at Ophir, about 14 miles from Crange, It was discovered by a man named Ricch, after driving two feet in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MINUTES of a special delegates meeting, held at Lambton, on Friday, August 3rd. 1883. Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Back Creek, Glebe, Duckenfield, Ferndale, and East Waratah, along with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARCOAR, Saturday.—Some rich specimens were exhibited here to-day from the newly opened surface ground in Patterson and party's Black Claim, Mount McDonald. The Queen of the Mount has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE San Francisoo News Letter of June 23 says:—Imports from various points are now on the increase. Two cargoes this week from Newcastle, N.S.W., per Race…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A TELEGRAM from Melbourne says:—"The Minister for Mines intends to communicate with the fire brigades in the mining districts, with a view to ascertain if…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE REPORTED FINDS AT HAVILAH.—A telegram from Mudgee, dated Tuesday, stated that the Havilah gold discovery was much exaggerated. Instead of being from half an ounce two ounces to the tub, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR readers will be gratified to learn that the price at which coal shall be sold next year has been definitely settled. A meeting of the whole of the colliery proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, August 16.-A cage containing twelve men vas ascending a shaft, in a minne in Cornwall, when the rope broke, and all were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS interesting query is propounded by the New York Vindicator, which says: The supply of bullion and the reserve of the Bank of England is now lower than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Transvaal Volksstem, discussing recently the proposed development of gold-mining in that country, has the following remarks which may be interesting:—"It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MINER named James Cullen, an old resident of Redan, who was at one time employed on the railway lines, was killed on Saturday in the Young Band Extended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT was announced some few days ago that the Northern coal proprietors had at their meeting held in Sydney on the 15th inst., decided that the selling prices for coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held in Williams' Assembly Rooms on Saturday evening, Mr. W. H. Britton in the chair. The minutes of the last monthly and two committee meetings were read…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE fire at Messrs. Brown's Minmi pit appears to be [?] Serious than was at first anticipated. From official reports it now seems to be extremely threatening, owing to…
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