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188010
Surname: Adamstown Brick Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 2 December 1881
Place: Adamstown
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: Mr. Pendleberry, the enterprising proprietor of the brick works near Adamstown has just opened a kiln of machine made ornamental bricks, the first made in the district
188013
Surname: Adamstown Brick Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 9 April 1907
Place: Adamstown
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald
Details: The brick trade at the Adamstown yards is brisk at present and all are working regularly. At the large steam brickworks recently purchased by Messrs. T. and W. Cowan, builders and contractors from Mr. T. Cottrell, work is proceeding at high pressure to meet the orders in hand and the daily output averages between 10,000 and 15,000. Everything has worked smoothly with the new proprietors and each kiln of bricks burnt has given satisfaction. The proprietors have installed new pumping machinery and enlarged the loft over the dry press machine. It is capable of holding material sufficient for making 15,000 bricks. It was originally intended to construct a patent kiln, but that idea has been abandoned and it has now been decided to erect an ordinary kiln capable of holding 60,000 bricks. At present 23 men employed on the works. Realising the improtance of the brick works to the municipality the council will as soon as funds permit complete the Wood street route to the works. That will give a convenient outlet in all weathers for the brick carts
190813
Surname: Arnott (Industry)
First Name: William
Ship: LH
Date: 8 August 1866
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: William Arnott advertising his Biscuit Manufactory situated next door to Messrs Simpson and Miller, Hunter Street, Newcastle
190950
Surname: Ash and Norsworthy, Newcastle (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 12 January 1861
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Plumbers, Lead light workers, glazieers, painters etc
190822
Surname: Barrow (Industry), Stockton
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 8 August 1866
Place: Stockton
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Purification of kerosene oil
181853
Surname: Blaxland (Industry)
First Name: George
Ship: LH
Date: 22 May 1826
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: John McNamara per ship Ann and Amelia in the service of Mr. G Blaxland charged with neglect of duty in absenting himself from his masters premises of which he had charge. Mr. G. Blaxland junior states; the prisoner has charge of my fathers salt works when I am elsewhere engaged. For some time past I have had reason to be dissatisfied with his conduct and I desired the constables to look after him having been informed that he has taken every advantage of my absence to absent himself from the premises entrusted to his charge, especially at night when his presence there is most required to protect the property from depredation. William Turvey constable states - for some time past I have frequently met the prisoner in the town in the evenings about dusk, but he has always told me he was going on his masters business. last night I met him in the street after dark and took him into custody and apprized Mr. Blaxland of my having done so. The prisoner admitted the charge and was sentenced to 50 lashes
74883
Surname: Bloomfield Boiling Down Establishment (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1850 22 May
Place: Murrurundi
Source: MM
Details: Thomas Haydon advertising new boiling down facility
190812
Surname: Bowtell (Industry)
First Name: Joseph
Ship: LH
Date: 8 August 1866
Place: The Glebe, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Joseph Bowtell opening his Brickyard at the Glebe
207496
Surname: Bowtell Brickyard (Burwood) (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 15 May 1867
Place: Burwood, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Inquest held by Dr. Pierce at the house of Thomas Dent of the Burwood Inn, before a jury of five consisting of William Smith (foreman), Enoch Williams, James Gibbs, Charles Byrnes, Alfred Sparks and Thomas Llewellyn, into the death of Arthur Bowtell and Richard Haddaway at the Bowtell brickyard earlier that day. Joseph Bowtell deposed that he was a brickmaker by trade, and father of the deceased Arthur Bowtell. On that day at about 12pm he was loading bricks out of the kiln when the roof fell in on all who were working there, Richard Haddaway, Arthur Bowtell, William Davis, carter and himself; they were taking out eleven or twelve loads of bricks out of the kiln, the walls of which had been built six weeks, but the arch of which had only been put on the previous week. The walls were about ten feet high, the kiln being twelve feet wide by twenty two feet long, the walls about twenty six inches and the arch fourteen inches. The highest part of the arch above the wall was six feet. They were all engaged in loading when the roof fell in; about 5000 bricks fell on the deceased. The roof was built of bricks held with a substance called pug, loomy clay always used in building brick kilns. Witness had been brick making nearly all his lifetime. He had never however built an arched kiln before building this one. The deceased Haddaway came down from Maitland by the train that morning looking for work. Witness agreed to employ him. He had only been working half an hour when the accident happened. The kiln was built by Henry Chandler, a competent bricklayer. it was constructed in the usual style and form of kilns.
207495
Surname: Bowtell Brickyard (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 15 May 1867
Place: Burwood, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Inquest held by Dr. Pierce at the house of Thomas Dent of the Burwood Inn, before a jury of five consisting of William Smith (foreman), Enoch Williams, James Gibbs, Charles Byrnes, Alfred Sparks and Thomas Llewellyn, into the death of Arthur Bowtell and Richard Haddaway at the Bowtell brickyard earlier that day. Joseph Bowtell deposed that he was a brickmaker by trade, and father of the deceased Arthur Bowtell. On that day at about 12pm he was loading bricks out of the kiln when the roof fell in on all who were working there, Richard Haddaway, Arthur Bowtell, William Davis, carter and himself; they were taking out eleven or twelve loads of bricks out of the kiln, the walls of which had been built six weeks, but the arch of which had only been put on the previous week. The walls were about ten feet high, the kiln being twelve feet wide by twenty two feet long, the walls about twenty six inches and the arch fourteen inches. The highest part of the arch above the wall was six feet. They were all engaged in loading when the roof fell in; about 5000 bricks fell on the deceased. The roof was built of bricks held with a substance called pug, loomy clay always used in building brick kilns. Witness had been brick making nearly all his lifetime. He had never however built an arched kiln before building this one. The deceased Haddaway came down from Maitland by the train that morning looking for work. Witness agreed to employ him. He had only been working half an hour when the accident happened. The kiln was built by Henry Chandler, a competent bricklayer. it was constructed in the usual style and form of kilns.
85903
Surname: Burwood Colliery (Newcastle, Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1851 20 September
Place: Burwood Colliery Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: H & J. Donaldson advertising to employ a few steady miners.industrious men could earn 10/- per day
85737
Surname: Burwood Copper Smelter (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 10 September
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Vessel 'Wanderer' sailed on 2nd Sept., for Sydney with coals and 3 1/2 tons copper in tiles and ingots being a sample of the maiden produce of the Newcastle Copper Smelting Company's works at Burwood
85710
Surname: Burwood Copper Smelter (Newcastle) (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1851 6 September
Place: Dr. Mitchell s Burwood Estate
Source: MM
Details: Situated in a small glen 3 miles from Newcastle. Surrounded with hills forming a natural amphitheatre abutting on the shore known as the Long Beach. Superintendent Mr. Morgan
81963
Surname: Burwood Copper Smelting Works (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1851 15 February
Place: Burwood
Source: MM
Details: First consignment of copper ore received per the Catherine. Smelting operations to commence soon as furnaces etc almost completed
39821
Surname: Burwood Estate (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1846
Place: -
Source: -
Details: Copper smelter developed by James Mitchell in 1846
79549
Surname: Burwood mine (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 6 November 1850
Place: Newcastle
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Being steadily worked by the Messrs. Donaldson
81964
Surname: Burwood Mines (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 15 February
Place: Burwood
Source: MM
Details: Cargo of coals from Donaldson's Burwood mines to San Francisco on the ship 'Chief'
173895
Surname: Buxton (industry)
First Name: Thomas
Ship: LH
Date: 28 April 1902
Place: Newcastle
Source: NMH
Details: Mr. Thomas Buxton senior was one of the earlier residents in Newcastle. Years ago when the Rev. Threlkeld was mining for coal at Lake Macquarie, Mr. Buxton had a sawpit in that locaility and married his wife from the rev. gentlemans house. He continued the sawpit for a considerable time and later started a shop in the city, somewhere about the site of the shop now occupied by Abel and Co. This business was attended to by Mrs. Buxton whose maiden name was Mary Timmins. As the business increased the sawpit was given up and a much larger establishment occupied on the site now occupied by Sorby and Co and afterwards known as the Steam Packet Hotel. Here business flourished and Mr. Buxton rapidly accumulated money and property, acquiring the whole block from the Steam Packet Inn to the Centennial Hotel and the whole of the land from the corner where the Crystal Palace Hotel now stands to Alderman Millers shop. In many respects he was a quaint man and one of his characteristics was a passion for gold. Sovereigns were none too plentiful in the old days and the story is tole that he would give twenty one shillings at any time for a sovereign. If so, it was probably done because sovereigns were more easily stored than paper money. There were no banks in Newcastle at the time, and it is said that many of the old residents were in the habit of entrusting their money to his keeping each account being kept separate, and the money placed in a jar bearing the customers name and deposited upon shelves in a specially prepared room
168111
Surname: Dempsey Island Salt Works (Industry))
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 31 December 1870
Place: Newcastle
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: The Dempsey Island Salt Works reported to be in a forward state. The proprietor, Mr. Dixon being desirous of commencing operations as soon as possible
137090
Surname: Donaldson (Industry)
First Name: W. and J
Ship: LH
Date: 1855 15 August
Place: Burwood Newcastle
Source: SMH
Details: Eleven year old James Patrick who was employed as a driver on the tramway at Burwood, seriously injured when he fell from the wagon and the wheel passed over his leg