The Heathcote Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Coghlan wires from Heathcote that he has passed through five feet of good coal at a depth of 752 feet…
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Mining & the mines, 1885
433 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22
Another Strike of Coal
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A telegram has been received by the proprietors of the Monk Wearmouth Colliery that a seam of good coal has been struck, 5 feet…
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MESSES. Targett and Sydney Smith M's.L.A. on Friday introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation, including representatives both of the coal companies…
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MR. LANGTREE, the Secretary for Mines and Water Supply, returned on Tuesday morning from his visit of inspection to the coal-boring operations…
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A simple slip, a straight green twig, fell in my way, No special promise for the future day; But struck in genial soil, how good it grew!…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Lambton. Miners' Meeting
The Lambton miners held their quarterly meeting in the Music Hall on Monday evening; Mr. Edward Charlton in the chair. The minutes…
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A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening, Mr. T. M Gee (in the chair) called upon the secretary (Mr. F. Craig) to read the…
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MINUTES of a quarterly delegate meeting held at Newcastle on Thursday, April 2nd, 1885. Lodges represented:—Borehole, Wallsend, Lambton, Co-operative, Glebe,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minmi Miners Discharged. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Will you allow me a small space in your valuable paper to refer to the three miners who were discharged on the 26th instant, without the usual fourteen days notice,…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The New Era cleaning up of Saturday resulted in a return of 257 ounces. This is 16 ounces more than that of last month from nearly…
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AN important question was recently raised at Daylesford as to the proper authority for granting or withholding permission to mine under roads or streets. It arose in…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A syndicate has been formed to work the newly discovered coal-field in South Australia…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A coal discovery has been made between Hergott and Strangways Springs. The find was made about a month ago by bushmen, who…
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A CURIOUS custom among miners was brought to light at the Gateshead Police Court the other day. It appears that a hewer named Leek was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lambton Miners
The above miners held their monthly meeting in Stokers' Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a fair attendance; Mr. H. Agnew in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miscellaneous News. Queensland Coal
Under the new management of the British-India Company (says the Brisbane Courier), it has been decided to supply the mail steamers of this…
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A DEPUTATION from the Chamber of Commerce, composed of Messrs. W. M'Millan, Gotthelf, Bell, W,. A. Cakee, R. King, Tozer, and J. H Storey, waited upon the…
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MR. C. S. Wilkinson, F.G.S., has sent in to the Mining Department an account of his inspection of the coal seams which were discovered more than a year ago near the…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—The newly discovered coal seam is nearly three feet in width, and is situated at the junction of two valleys in the heart of the…
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MR. A. W. BULLEN, the secretary of the Great Southern Shale and Coal Mining Co., writes to us (Daily Telegraph) from Goulburn:—"Referring to the notice in your…
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