At a sale of shorthorn cattle in Wateringbury, England, recently 38 animals realized £7162,—one, bull, being knocked down for 2000 guineas. ...
Article : 23 wordsTHE Complimentary Banquet to Mr. W. Reay, artist, will be held at Turner's hotel, on Saturday evening first, The Committee are putting forth all their efforts to make the affair a success. The elite of the district are ...
Article : 264 wordsTransport, brig, 207, Fox; loading timber Bowdon, ship, 1624, Edgar; loading Wallsend Alexandra, ship, 898, Bullman; loading Lambton Bobycito, barque, 442, White; loading Waratah ...
Article : 88 wordsTHE right to have one day in the fortnight holiday, and that-day Saturday, has uniformally been regarded by the miners as their right. To work in the pit for eleven days out of the fourteen is quite sufficient for ...
Article : 386 wordsWe would remind those interested that a grand complimentary banquet is to be given to Mr. W. Reav, artist of Lambton, at Mr. Turner's Hotel, Waratah, this (Saturday) evening. Mr. Reav has earned for ...
Article : 61 wordsOur Lambton friends have come to the fore, and issued an excellent programme to be given at a concert in the Rechabites Hall, Lambton, on Monday next. The programme, which appears elsewhere, speaks for itself. The ...
Article : 70 wordsRydalmere, ship, 1246, M'Williams; to load Wallsend Huntley Castle, shp, 623, Hogan; to load Lambton Columbia, barque, 991, Johnson; to load Wallsend Cairo, ship, Irving; to load Wallsend. ...
Article : 291 wordsBy the superior nature of his guns, the name of "Krupp" has become famous in military circles. It would appear that, having met with such success, he is still trying to do greater things in steel. He has ...
Article : 89 wordsON TUESDAY last a disgraceful drunken spree took place here. Two ladies of the "doll tear-sheet stamp" took possession of the Jesmond Inn, and the landlady was compelled to send for a reinforcement, to eject ...
Article : 180 wordsTHE new pit at the Globe is now over 50 feet down The shaft is very wet. There is nothing but a windlass for drawing the stuff up as yet; but if the water keeps increasing, an engine will be required at once. ...
Article : 485 wordsA stranger, whose name we could not ascertain, was thrown from his horse on Wednesday last, near Harris' bridge, and received a severe wound on the head. He was conveyed to Harris' hotel, where his wounds were ...
Article : 62 wordsWE have great pleasure, now in fulfilling our promise made a few issues back in giving our sporting friends the latest and most reliable intelligence from the seat of war. The programme, as we before stated, is a ...
Article : 757 wordsRegarding Mr James Tyson, the well-known, and wealthy squatter, the Colac Herald (Victoria) writes: As an instance of the immense wealth in berds and flocks of some of the Australian squatters, we have been ...
Article : 81 wordsSeveral miners were summoned lately to the Court of petty sessions at Accrington for using Mondays as holidays. The employers said that the men had signed a written document to work for one year at specified ...
Article : 94 wordsA GRAND CONCERT will be given in the Rechabites' Hall, on Monday evening first, by the Lambton Choral Union. The programme, which may be seen in another column, is a most extensive one and sparkling with ...
Article : 873 wordsA strike has occurred in one of the mining districts of France. We cannot obtain any particulars as to the cause, nor to what extent the men are likely to succeed in their object. True to their characteristics, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 139 wordsWallsend and Co-operative collieries have both worked full time this week to date. ...
Article : 20 wordsWe have been compelled to hold over a column of "Gossip," a leader, and many items of district and local intelligence. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe current number is to hand, and, as usual, it delights the reader with its wit, and pleases his eye with those illustrations which exhibit the absurdity of our fashions, saterises the cant of hypocrites, and carricatures the ...
Article : 102 wordsThe members of this committee are hereby reminded that a meeting will be held at Harris' hotel this (Saturday) evening. ...
Article : 23 wordsTHE residents of this place are now beginning to realise that it is not to their advantage that the trains should cease running to Wallsend, and many of them are just now engaged in rubbing their eyes as though ...
Article : 307 wordsA match has been made between J. Richards and F Firth, to play at the above game for £2 aside. The match will be played at Mr. Thomas Davis' Bee Hive Hotel, this (Saturday) afternoon. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe District Officers of the Miners' Union and the Associated Masters will interview the Minister for Mines on Wednesday next, with reference to the proposed Ventilation Bill. ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is suggested that a good evenings amusement could be got up in Bega by establishing a spelling tournament after the style of our American cousins. If for the benefit of the School of Arts library Fund, or for ...
Article : 129 wordsAn advertisement elsewhere informs owners of lost property that their articles will be restored to them upon application to the Traffic Manager, Newcastle. In the event of the goods now in the custody of the department ...
Article : 46 wordsBy the Gazette of Saturday, we notice that Mr. Henry Gordon (of Wollombi) and Mr. Edward Reeve (of Gosford), have been appointed magistrate of the colony. These gentlemen have also been appointed ...
Article : 40 wordsThe High Level Bridge, spanning the great northern road at junction between Hamilton and Newcastle, is now rapidly approaching completion under the able supervision of Mr. Bewick, Superintendent of Ways and ...
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Family Notices : 61 wordsThe Government have received a communication from Mr. Shields, examiner of railway iron purchased for the colony, in England, in which he denies that the iron imported and shipped by him was of inferior quality ...
Article : 44 wordsThis court commences its sittings at Newcastle, on Tuesday next. There are 42 cases set down for hearing, out of which number we only observe one of local interest, viz., W. W. Johnson v. J. Wills, ...
Article : 36 wordsDURING the past three years Maitland has been passing through what might be called the throes of a thorough reaction, but as managed to land itself on the bright side, and may now safely be termed in a fair way to ...
Article : 316 wordsWE are glad to see that the miners of Lamb-have taken up the case of Mr. MARK DENT, and now that his name is brought prominently before them, we trust their response will be ...
Article : 354 wordsA meeting of the members of the above club was held on Wednesday evening last, at Mr. Johnson's hotel, when the attendance was small. Mr. R. Lavis occupied the chair. After the minutes of the preceding meeting ...
Article : 118 wordsTHE usual meeting of this Council was held on Thursday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Barnes, Harris, Birrill, Curry, Neilson, Richardson, Laing and Abel. ...
Article : 647 wordsBy advertisement it will be seen that the tender of Messrs. Patrick and Wooding has been accepted for the Sinking of Messrs Pope and Hardie's Trial Shaft at New Wallsend; and we understand work will be ...
Article : 35 wordsOur Caledonion friends intend having a grand muster on 9th October next, and great exertions are already being made by the members of the clan to make the gathering successful. Sports of different descriptions will be ...
Article : 56 wordsThe first day of the Randwick Spring Meeting, under the auspices of the Australian Jockey Club, takes place to-day—the illustrious "Derby Day"—when it is expected that the best field of horses ever got together ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following sensible remarks on shoeing horses occur in a contemporary. The writer states that it is almost impossible to get a horse shod without having the frogs cut away. All veterinary surgeons, all horsemen, all ...
Article : 160 wordsTHE road question is at last decided, and New Lambton has come off victorious. Official correspondence had been received, stating that the main road will be made by New Lambton, and that trustees will be at once ...
Article : 255 wordsAn accident occurred at the Wallsend colliery, yesterday Friday) morning, to a miner named F. Roland, by which one of his feet was severely crashed through some coal falling on it. Dr. Wades ...
Article : 53 wordsThe quarterly ballot for places at this colliery took place on Thursday evening. Owing to some 16 places being done, the usual number of men employed in these bords—32—were balloted out. We hope Mr. Fletcher ...
Article : 64 wordsA preliminary meeting of the members of this club was held at Lundy's Hotel, Wallsend, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of making arrangements for the annual sports. The Secretary stated that a final answer had ...
Article : 135 wordsNow that the Oddfellows' Hall is open for public use we are going to have a regular course of galety. Last Friday and Saturday the Nevada Minstrels performed in it to well-filled houses, and, of course, netied a good ...
Article : 805 wordsA meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening at Trotteris Hotel, for the purpose of making arrangements for the forthcoming season. It was stated that the ground lately fenced in by the Wallsend Company hall ...
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Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder (Newcastle, NSW : 1873 - 1876), Sat 4 Sep 1875, Page 2
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