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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
836 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 42
An elderly miner named Thomas Ashley was smothered by a quantity of small coal in the South Wallsend Colliery yesterday. He was working in a small…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government Geologist (Mr. Murray) reports the discovery of tinbearing lodes in the Mitta Mitta country, near the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifty miners have been killed by colliery explosions which have taken place in Pennyslvania…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of shareholders in the Bonanza mine held at the office of Mr. Proud, Adelaide, over half the shares in the mine were represented, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Under the terms of a bill to be introduced into the House of Commons, miners are prohibited from working underground beyond eight hours daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of shareholders in this syndicate was held in the Exchange last evening. Mr. R. Stewart in the chair. Mr. W. G Gibson's special report upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The crosscut at the lower level has now been driven 70ft., and the face is still in lode material, water issuing freely from all parts. The ground is very susceptible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the return from this mine for the past week:âLocal smelters: 669 tons ore treated, producing 1200 tons bullion, containing 22,402oz. silver and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Proprietary Silver Mining Company was held yesterday, with Mr. W. P. M'Gregor in-the chair, who on opening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE members of this association spent Thursday night very pleasantly in their hall in Argent-street, when they indulged in a smoke social, with the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is almost unnecessary to say this mine is still maintaining its character for good outputs and good results. The south drive at the 465ft. level at present is in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A rumor was current in Broken Hill on Saturday evening to the effect that the Junction North lode had been struck, but up to the hour of going to Press our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday the mine looked very well, and a considerable amount of prospecting work had been done during the week. The south footwall stopes are looking as good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Mashonaland, South Africa, further alluvial deposits of gold to a large extent have been discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram from Cooktown states that O'Donnell has returned from New Guinea, and has buen prospecting single-handed for five or six months. He claims to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 400ft. level in this mine appears to he employing more men than any of the others The eastern crosscut from the main south drive, which is to connect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Hillgrove telegram states that the Earl of Hopetoun have struck a reef 18in., showing gold and anlimony on the Britannia block in that claim…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News has been received of a serious racial feud in the State of Alabama. The miners at Carbon Hill attacked the negroes, and drove them out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS property ia situated near Purnamoota, and consists of 40 acres. It is in the parish of Lewis, and has now been worked some few years, but not always…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident from agunpowder explosion at Baker's Creek occurred on Tuesday. Tom Brown and Patrick Reed were working in a stope between Barnslield and…
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