Disastrous Cave-in in a Coal District.—the Ruins Fired
WILKESBARRE, Pa., February 8.—A disastrous and unforseen cave in occurred yesterday afternoon in Hazelton. The ground affected by the cave-in, though not…
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Mining & the mines, 1884
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 15
Wallsend Miners
A MEETING of the Wallsend miners was held on Friday evening, Mr. James Baird in the chair. Mr. F. Craig, the local secretary, read…
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WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—The new steam collier Karrara arrived from Mount Keira Colliery with 450 tons of coal. The Mount Keira miners received a rise of a penny…
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AN accident, which has proved fatal, occurred on Saturday afternoon in Lansell's No. 2 Mine, on the New Chum Reef, Sandhurst, to a married man named James Coad…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Mount Kembla Coal Company have ordered two steamers for the Melbourne trade, and another for Sydney…
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BATHURST, Saturday.—Andrew Bullock and Edward Hancock were charged, at the Assizes on Friday, with feloniously killing and slaying one John Johnson, at…
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THE Mercury of Saturday says:—For some short time past a party has been boring for coal a short distance from the town of Morpeth, in a paddock belonging to Mr. E. C…
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LONDON, Friday.—There has been a continuous large influx of gold from America during the week into the Bank of England…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The half-yearly meeting of the Waratah Coal Co. was held to-day, Mr. C. Smith in the chair. The report showed that including £7894…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. M'Intyre, an M.P. of Victoria, is successfully floating a company with London capital, £120,000, for the purpose of carrying on extensive…
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BINGERA, April 25.—Bingera is looking well, if not better, than ever. The prospects of this gold and diamond field are really grand. An English Company have…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The evidence has been completed in the action, Harper and another v. Brown. A decision will be given to-morrow. The action, Harper v…
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A STORY about which there is a fascination which it is impossible to resist when you hear men tell it, is that of the Home of the Gold." Somewhere in…
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GYMPIE, Monday.—Fifty-three tons of quartz from the Ellen Harkness claim Gympie, yielded 2520 ounces of gold…
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THE following report has been received by the Under-Secretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Sico. Inspector of Mines, with reference to a recent trial at Bathurst, which is considered to have an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. the Chinaman's Friend. To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate
SIR,—I see by your valuable paper that Mr. Norton, of the Nominee House, has been appointed a member of the present Government, and I think, as…
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CHECK INSPECTORS' report on April 29th, 1884, on the ventilation in the above colliery:— At the tunnel mouth the thermometer registered 59 degrees at 8 a.m. At the bottom of the tunnel…
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THE above miners held their monthly meeting in Stoker's Hall, on Wednesday evening, Mr. Thomas Smith in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The case, Harper and others v. Brown and others, was concluded to-day. Judge Manning said he would consider his decision and…
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MINUTES of a delegate meeting held at Newcastle, on Thursday, May 15th, 1884 Lodges represented: Borehole, Wallsend Lambton, New Lambton, Back Creek,…
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