History of a Mine
A CORRESPONDENT of the Brisbane Courier visited the Port Phillip and Clunes works on Monday, and deseended the shaft to the 1000 feet level, to look at the new make of stone…
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Mining & the mines, 1876
19 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
Terrible Colliery Explosion
ON December 6 an awful explosion occurred at the Swaithcad Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire. It is feared that more than 200 lives are lost. The colliery belongs to Mitchell and Co., and is one of the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distressing Condition of Miners in New Zealand
THE New Zealand Herald (Auckland) thus writes:— Whilst we are enjoying the festivities of the season in Auckland, it is only right that we should give even more than a passing thought to the condition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Gold-field in the North. Brisbane, Thursday March 24
The Brisbane Courier published the following:- "The new gold-field.—The telegram from our Townsville correspondent repecting the new goldfield discovered by Mulligan and his party, published…
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MR J. V. Mulligan writes as follows in the Courier of Monday:—I have kept a journal of our travels from Cooktown, starting on 23rd October, and ending on the 21st December at Byerstown. During that period,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Jingellic Tin Mines
MR. R. D. Thompson, managing director of the Jingellic Tim Lodes Mining Company, reached Albury on the 13th instant (the Border Post informs us), for the purpose of forwarding machinery from the Wodonga…
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THE following amended description of thr above mining district just proclaimed is from the Gazetto of 9th instant:—Embracing the counties of Clive, Buller, Drake, and parts of the counties of Fitzroy, Gresham,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important Mining Decision in Insolvency
THE Chief Commissioner yesterday adjudicated some important proceedings in the matter of the Molong Consuls Mining Company, under a winding-up order. Mr. John Eales objected to be made liable for 12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Board
THIS Mining Board of New South Wales met at their Board room on Monday, Mr. Eddy apologised for his unavoidable absence from the previous meetings of the Board. After some correspondence had been dealt…
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A RECENT report of the comparative value of Australian and English coal for steam purposes, drawn up by Mr. Anderson, the Inspector of Machinery at Woolwich, furnishes the following…
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A CORRESPONDENT writes:—"It will surprise the majority of your readers to hear that the gold in the vaults of the Bank of France at the present moment exceeds 500 tons in weight—in other words, it weighs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Co., Limited
THE following is the report presented to the shareholders of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Company (Limited):- The directors have much pleasure in submitting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trip to the Vegetable Creek Tin Mines. (From the Border Post.)
IN my last communication, I remember giving a few impressions of mine about the Planet Tia Mining Company. As soon as I could manage, I set off for Vegetable Creek, of which I had previously heard so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines and Mineral Satistics
WE have been [?]voured by the Hon. the Minister for Mines (the Hon, John Lucas) with a copy of Mr. Harrio Wood's first annual report upon the mines and mineral products of the colony, including reports…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Hundred Men Imprisoned in a Coal Mine
GREAT excitement was caused in the colliery districts of Pendlebury and Clifton, about four miles from Manchester in July last, owing to an extraordinary accident which happened at the Clifton Hall Colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining News. (From the Border Post, October 13.)
UNDER this head we have to report most satisfactorily, as regards general progress in the working of the various mines throughout the district, and the outcome of tin. The late rains have afforded an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vegetable Creek Tin Mines
THE Great Britain Mine embraces 620 acres of land, which have been converted into a mineral conditional purchase. This valuable property is situated at the head of Vegetable Creek. Here tin mining is carried…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Saving Fine Gold
THE following description of a method of saying fine gold appeared in a late number of the MelbourneArgus: —"lt is well-known that the ordinary mill does no and cannot save all the gold in the ore. Probably on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Gold-field, (N. Z.)
THE prospects of the Kumara field are improving daily. There is an immense extent of country proved payable, if sluiced. The rain has enabled many parties to wash up very satisfactorily. Gold has been…
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