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Early Bulahdelah. A SLOW TIME FOR THE QUARRY The Dungog Chronicle. April 24th, 1900. The alumstone quarries are still being worked, but in a very lingering style, only a very few hands being employed.
BOY HURT ON MOUNTAIN The Durham Chronicle. September 9th, 1900. A very serious accident happened on Sunday afternoon last to a little boy eleven years of age, son of Mr. Davies, teacher of Bullahdelah Public School. The boy, in company with his father, took a walk up the Alum Mountain, and while standing on a ledge of rocks slipped and fell a distance of about twenty feet. As soon as possible the father went to the rescue. Dr. Wright, of Stroud, who happened to be in Builahdelah at the time, was immediately sent for, and attended at once, but the great shock he received, added to his injuries, makes it doubtful as to whether he will recover.
DREDGING OF RIVER REQUIRED The Dungog Chronicle. March 1st, 1901. The Progress Committee is urging on the Minister of Works the necessity of sending a dredge along the Myall River. There are several places where the river punts have great difficulty in getting along. At Corrie Creek the punts conveying Alum Stone are continually stuck.
The Dungog Chronicle. July 30th, 1901. The Bullahdelah alum quarries are still being worked. The stone broken from these quarries is shipped in its raw state and sent home for treatment. About 8 or 9 men are constantly employed.
The Dungog Chronicle. February 25th, 1902. The machinery at the Alum Mountain Bullahdelah was nearly consumed by bushfires last week. The Raymond Terrace Examiner February 1902. The bushfires have caused some uneasiness, the Alum Mountain being ablaze for the last fortnight, giving the local manager (Mr. McKim) a great deal of worry about the company's property having to keep men on duty day and night to keep the fires off the workings. It is a pity that an example could not be made of the same people who set the fires alight.
WORKING OF NEW MINERAL LEASE STARTS The Dungog Chronicle. August 16th, 1907. The working of the mineral lease on the Alum Mountain, granted to Mr. G. V. Collins, has been started, a staff of miners being engaged for the purpose. This lease adjoins those held by the Rubicon Alum Company, and should its prospects be favourable, the necessary capital for the conduct of extensive development work will be immediately forthcoming.
The Dungog Chronicle. June 15th, 1909. The new tramline from the Australian Alum Company's works at the Alum Mountain to the wharf, have been completed and is working successfully. The distance of the line is three quarters of a mile, and it enables the Company to handle their stone much more cheaply and expeditiously. Previously the ore was carted to the wharf in drays.
NEW MINE MANAGER ARRIVES The Dungog Chronicle. October 15th, 1909. Mr. 0. M. Wallace, Manager for the Australian Alum Company, has arrived at Builahdelah and taken up his duties.
SAD ACCIDENT AT ALUM MOUNTAIN The Dungog Chronicle. October 22nd, 1916. A sad accident occurred here Thursday last. Some children were playing on the tramline, upon which trucks convey stone from the Alum mine to the wharf, and knocked the chocks away from the wheels of a truck.
The truck started to move and two little fellows aged about five years, named William Wood and Jack Stokes endeavoured to stop it. (William) Billy Wood had his two legs cut off and died shortly afterwards, whilst Jack Stokes had his arm badly crushed and was taken to Sydney for treatment. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents, especially as Mr. and Mrs. Wood had a child burned to death about two years ago.
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