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Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
Details:
Received 25 cases of machinery including 2 carding engines, 2 sets of spinning mules per General Hewitt for the Stockton Factory
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Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
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Tweed Cloth Manufactory almost completely destroyed by fire. The flames of the furnaces of the willy house ignited some of the adjoining wood work and spread to the washing house and carding room. Due to the exertions of Captain Hyde of the Oriental
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Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
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Estimated loss in the fire at the manufactory at 25 thousand pounds
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Fordwich Boiling Establishment (Industry)
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A. Blaxland. Extensive additions to Boiling Down facility
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Fordwick Boiling Establishment (Industry)
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George Barrow and Co.,(Industry), Stockton
Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
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George Barrow and Co commenced operations at their new Chemical Works at Stockton where they intend to manufacture Sulphuric and Muriatic Acids
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Howden (Industry)
Source:
Sydney Morning Herald
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Developed a new model for a coal tram wagon. Square body, the tail board being moveable to facilitate loading and the whole body moving on two rollers in grooves half way along the carriage. On reaching this point a lever, so placed to disconnect the tail of the Wagon from the frame and at the same time unlock the lower part of the front board is raised. The body tips off and its contents are shot out
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Hughes (Industry), Newcastle
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Mr. Moses Hughes came to Sydney about 37 years ago and started manufacturing fire bricks at Fitzroy and then went to Balmain, where he also carried on business. Thirty five years ago he started the business of Hughes and Drury as fire brick makers at Merewether. Four years later Drury left the business and Mr. Moses Hughes continued adding the manufacture of potteryware to the work. He was the first to introduce pipe making by machinery in this district. Mr. Moses Hughes died in 1879 and the business was then carried on by his son, the late Mr. Samuel Hughes who died in 1900. Another son Mr. Moses Hughes still survives and resides in Merewether. The works are carried on by Mr. Henry Hughes, a son of the late Mr. Samuel Hughes on behalf of his mother and another grandson Mr. F. Hughes is employed at the works
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Hunter River Soap Works (Industry)
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Hunter River Steaming Down Establishment (Industry)
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Nott and Grenfell relinquished the Windemere Boiling Down establishment and erecting new premises near Hexham to be known as The Hunter River Steaming Down Establishment
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Ikin's Cabinet Manufactory (industry)
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Situated in front of J.J. McNeal's coach building business
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Industry - Newcastle
Source:
Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
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Letter 48/38. - Correspondence re the Return of Mines and Manufactories at Newcastle in 1847 - Of the five manufactories the Potteries was included under that heading and the remaining four were not returned for the following reasons - The Rope manufactory was removed from the district. Brewing has long ceased to be carried on. The Smelting Works being incomplete and inoperative were prematurely included in last years Return. The non return of the Salt works attached to the Island was an accidental omission. With reference to the mines, three of the Mines are at the property of the A.A. Company, one at the property of William Brown of Loch End had not been worked and the fifth was only worked for about six months
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Maitland Industry
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5 or 6 boiling down establishments in the vicinity of Maitland - Legislative council minutes
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Maitland Soap Works (Industry)
Details:
Stock in trade, household furniture, horse, dray and Plant to be sold by auction. Proprietor directing his attention to other pursuits
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Mears & Buston (Industry)
Place:
near the Falls West Maitland
Details:
Tobacco manuactory. Advetisement
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Mears, Forster & Ellicott (Industry)
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Cash purchasers of wool sheepskins and hides
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Morpeth Boiling down Establishment (Industry)
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Newcastle Coal Mines (Industry)
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Serious accident at Newcastle. Young man's arm severed when he slipped between the coal wagons
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Newcastle Coal Mines (Industry)
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Account by John Platt of the coal mines on the sea side of Govt. House
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Newcastle Coal Mines (Industry)
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Coal procured in 12 months that Captain Gillman commanded exceeded quantity procured in any preceding year. Another coal pit being sunk