Warden Smith held a court at Rockley last week. G. Whitehouse and J. H. McKay obtained three months suspension of labor conditions on their gold claims. Five permits were granted to mine on the ...
Article : 208 wordsGeorge Tysoe, in custody, was charged with stealing a fowl, the value of 1s 3d, the property of M. Loneragan, on the 9th inst. He pleaded not guilty. Valentine Loneragan, son of Mrs. Loneragan ...
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Advertising : 244 wordsOnly five points of rain were registered in Lithgow for the week. The weather continues very dry with occasional frosty dews. As each week brings us closer to winter, the discouraging ...
Article : 329 wordsMichael Joseph Teahan, in custody, charged with stealing 17s 3d at Kelvin Grove, the property of Charles Rush. Sergeant Cade deposed: About half-past eight last ...
Article : 510 wordsThe usual Council meeting--which this time will include four weeks' business--is due for next Monday night. There is no change of importance in the local ...
Article : 986 wordsWe are informed that a proposal is on foot to amalgamate all the claims, which have been worked for some months with varying success, in the neighborhood of Locksley. The present owners are ...
Article : 95 wordsQuite a rush has taken place here. A number of miners have claims pegged out in Mr. Power's paddock. Some of them have been fortunate enough to strike good, payable gold, but, owing to the scarcity ...
Article : 97 wordsAt the Bathurst cycling carnival on Monday C. Goodwin won the mile scratch race, and T. Reid was third in the same race. Goodwin also started in the final of the wheel race, but had to retire owing to a ...
Article : 59 wordsEd. Lang v. D. Costello, alleged insulting language. When this case was called it was stated that it had been settled out of court. "Just as well," remarked the Bench. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 403 wordsAt the Warden's Court, Bathurst, yesterday, according to the Free Press, Joseph A. Heylin, of O'Connell, applied for total suspension of labor conditions on gold mining claim at Locksley. Applicant ...
Article : 242 wordsMR. VICTORIA, Wednesday.--On Saturday, if all goes well, Hartley Vale C.C. will come to play the Mount. "The School" eleven are to play Katoomba at the latter place the same day. ...
Article : 95 wordsMiss Alice Knight, daughter of Mrs. Knight, of "Hurlstone," Katoomba, was married in the Wesleyan church on Wednesday afternoon to Mr. Edward Dash. The Rev. W. Lucas performed the ceremony, which ...
Article : 148 wordsBURRAGA, Thursday.--The Burraga Jockey Club races were held yesterday. The attendance was good but the racing was not up to previous years. The following were the results:-- ...
Article : 72 wordsMrs. Simpson's and Mrs. Harvey's combined efforts gave Mr. and Mrs. Reid, who have been on a visit to this district from Parkes, a send-off in the form of a party on Monday night. About 20 were present. ...
Article : 175 wordsA day's races took place here on Monday and turned out to be one of the poorest meetings yet held here, owing to so many counter attractions elsewhere in the district. Only small fields faced ...
Article : 197 wordsBULLI, Wednesday.--On Friday, the 8th inst., a miners' conference took place in Sydney for the purpose of considering the coal-weighing question and other matters particularly affecting coal-mining ...
Article : 476 wordsThe Easter vestry meeting was held on Tuesday, at 8 p.m., Rev. E. G. Cranswick, R.D., in the chair and 14 parishioners being present. As this parish contains four churches, each one contributes ...
Article : 358 wordsBURRAGA, Wednesday.--A destructive fire broke out at the Burraga copper mine at 12 o'clock to-day. The blacksmith's shop, a shed over the ore floors, and about 20 tons of wood were destroyed. The ...
Article : 64 wordsAs usual, Mr. H. G. Brown, of Meadow Flat, has been first to contribute to this fund. His cheque for a guinea was received at the MERCURY office on Tuesday morning, and sent on to ...
Article : 43 wordsAlexander Woodburn, in custody, was charged, on warrant, with deserting his illegitimate child. Sergeant Atkinson deposed: At 8.45 a.m. to-day defendant came to the police station with his brother ...
Article : 119 wordsLAWSON, Thursday.--A boy named West, son of a visitor, had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday. He fell over the rocks at Cataract Falls, into deep water, and was rescued by his father when ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. J. M. Chanter, M.L.A., and Mr. J. T. Walker, one of the Convention delegates, will address a public meeting, in Eskbank School of Arts, to-morrow (Saturday) night on Federation. ...
Article : 79 wordsBATHURST, Wednesday.--Mrs. R. Nugent, the wife of a fettler living at Raglan, was brought into town to-day with her four children, whose ages range from 11 years to four years, suffering from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 301 wordsWe learn that a movement is on foot to establish in Lithgow night classes in connection with Sydney Technical College. Mr. E. C. Johnson informs us that he discussed the matter a few ...
Article : 127 wordsA correspondent, who evidently resides about here sends the following, under the above heading, to the Catholic Press:--The Very Rev. Dr. O'Haran recently visited the Jenolan Caves, where he met ...
Article : 370 wordsEaster passed off quietly. On Good Friday a large number of tourists passed through here for Jenolan Caves. In Mr. Kelly's large stone dining-roon, which is almost completed, 65 persons sat down to ...
Article : 259 wordsBusiness at the Sussex-street markets yesterday was moderately brisk, with very little change in prices. Quotations were:--Maize, 2s 5d per bushel; flour, £10 to £10 10s per ton; wheat, 4s 1d per ...
Article : 305 wordsLast week we published a letter from the Secretary for Railways, offering Lithgow Fire Brigade the lease of a portion of railway land, opposite Bank-street, as a site for a fire station ...
Article : 401 wordsThe proposal that Mr. Sydney Smith has outlined for a provident fund for coalminers has (says the Telegraph) apparently attracted attention in other colonies. A communication from the Mines ...
Article : 114 wordsSir,--I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of letter of the 6th instant, presented by you from T. Durack, re road to Sodwalls platform, and to inform you that a further communication will ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 15 Apr 1898, Page 4
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