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  2. PIGEON MATCH.

    The Mercury of Saturday states:—The match between Mr. Chalker, of Greta, and Mr. Ferguson, of Lambton—for £50 aside; 21 birds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 1½oz shot—came off on ...

    Article : 155 words
  3. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The pits have been working well so far this week. Both Wallsend and Co-operative worked both shifts on Monday and yesterday. ...

    Article : 33 words
  4. THE LATE LIBEL CASE AGAINST THE "AUSTRALASIAN."

    THE Melbourne correspondent of the Herald says:—Newspaper proprietors have had a bad time of it lately in our law courts. Several actions have gone against them, and ...

    Article : 265 words
  5. MR. DURHAM'S RAFFLE.

    We are requested to state that Mr. J. Williams, of Hamilton was the successful winner of the first prize, of a gold albert and lever watch in this raffle, and Mr. Nesby, ...

    Article : 42 words
  6. Original Correspondence.

    [Let it be distinctly understood that we do not identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by our correspondents. All communications must have the names and addresses of the ...

    Article : 51 words
  7. NEW ENGINE AT THE CO-OPERATIVE COLLIERY.

    We are pleased to notice that this colliery have got a new winding engine. Her dimensions are as follows:—16½ inch diameter cylinder, 3 feet stroke, with through piston ...

    Article : 215 words
  8. (To the Editor of the Miners' Advocate.)

    SIR,—Whilst in the reading-room connected with the Mechanics' Institute, a friend pointed out a paragraph in the Newcastle Pilot which, for a piece of bounce, I diver saw beaten. The paragraph I ...

    Article : 503 words
  9. SUPREME COURT SYDNEY.

    This was an application to review the Prothonatary's taxation of costs in an action for goods sold and delivered, in which the plaintiff recovered a verdict for portion of ...

    Article : 889 words
  10. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    12,000 colliers are on strike in Staffordshire. The proposed New South Wales Collieries Company is not floated; the deposits have ...

    Article : 158 words
  11. A NOVEL CHARGE AGAINST THE "ADVOCATE."

    Yesterday morning whilst a mob of cattle were being driven through Plattsburg on their way to Newcastle, one of them became suddenly refractory, and made several attempts to ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. CO-OPERATIVE PAY.

    Great complaints have been made of late by the miners employed at this colliery, about the late hour at which they are paid. Some short time back a deputation waited on the ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. BURWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL.

    SIR,—I notice that you have a correspondent from our quiet little town, who provides you weekly with a really concise and correct budget of news, but as he has never yet said anything in praise of our ...

    Article : 428 words
  14. SYDNEY.

    The sales in the share market to-day are as follows: A.S.N. Co., 19½; Hunter River steam, 12¼; Peak Downs, 5s. 6d, 5s. 9d. It is rumoured that Messrs. Coppin and ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. Advertising

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  16. MELBOURNE.

    A strong combination is being formed against the Government here, which is likely to arouse the country in defence of protection. ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. ACCIDENT.

    On Saturday last a slight accident happened to a boy named Halliday, working in the Wallsend pit. He was jammed between the skips and a prop, and only that the skips were quickly stopped, it is ...

    Article : 58 words
  18. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "MINERS' ADVOCATE.")

    SIR,—The following letter was received by me lately, and as it may be of interest to some of your numerous readers, I send it to you for insertion in your valuable journal. ...

    Article : 648 words
  19. ADELAIDE.

    The All-England eleven won the cricket match by 36 runs. The Nubia (s,) sailed this evening. Westcott's Company obtained 300 oz. of ...

    Article : 31 words
  20. LECTURE ON INDIAN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.

    On Saturday evening last the celebrated Indian and African traveller, Mr. W. H. Parkes delivered his popular descriptive lecture on the above subject in Harris's Rooms, Wallsend. The attendance ...

    Article : 67 words
  21. ACCIDENT AT DARK CREEK.

    On Saturday last a little boy about nine years of age, son of Mr. Shipton, of this place, met with a painful accident. He was playing with a large percussion cap, and while so doing struck a match ...

    Article : 93 words
  22. ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE COLONY.

    From a table published in the Gazette of Friday last it appears that the births in the colony during the half-year ended 31st December, 1873, numbered 11,269, and the arrivals by sea during the same ...

    Article : 97 words
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