Mining in Madagascar. LONDON
The French authorities in Madagascar have refused to grant British miners permits to prospect for minerals in the island…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Mining Accidents
C. BERRIDGE, a well-known member of the Fire Brigade, met with a painful accident at Block 10 to-day. His band became entanged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle Trouble. a Strike Imminent. The Borehole Colliery Shut Down, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
Anticipating a general strike, Mr. Croudace, manager of the Scottish and Australian Coal Mining Company, has refused two orders for 4000 and 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Mount Brown Field. The Crushing from House's Reward Claim. A Good Return. WILCANNIA
The cleaning up in connection with a crushing of 100 tons quartz from House's Reward claim, Little Bendigo, near Milparinka, by the Warratta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The South
Owing to the new rolls being delayed at the foundry and not arriving here till Thursday, the mill ran for a portion of last week on two jiggers only,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle Trouble. a Strike Imminent. The Borehole Colliery Shut Down, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
Anticipating a general strike, Mr. Croudace, manager of the Scottish and Australian Coal Mining Company, has refused two orders for 4000 and 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Labor Market. More Miners Imported into the Barrier. Others Likely to Follow
ABOUT 36 miners from Ballarat (V.) arrived in Broken Hill by the Adelaide express this morning. They were engaged in Ballarat by Mr…
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AN operation has been performed at the Hospital on Charles Berridge, who met with an accident at Block 10 the other day through his hand getting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. Block 10. The Extension of the Sulphide Plant. A Huge Concern
16 has been asserted, and with good reason, that the sulphides of Block 10 are the most refractory so far known along the whole line of lode. Though…
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The development stopes at the 550ft. taken as a whole are looking exceedingly well, the latest hauling shipping averages giving 31oz. silver and 36 per cent. lead,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Big Mine Pay
SOME of the men employed at the Proprietary mine appear to have a grievance in connection with the pay of the surface hands, at or about 4…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
John Copeland, a miner working at the Nymagee copper mine, placed a charge, fired it, and retired. He returned to ascertain the cause of its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] New Discovery at Sunny Corner. SYDNEY
A discovery of copper, impregnated with silver, has been made in the Sunny Corner mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction
The holidays materially interfered with last week's underground work; hauling waa limited, and only 663 tons of ore was despatched. Of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction North
This stock is increasing in popular favor, and any development in the mine is being followed with considerable interest. Early this week the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sunday Night Shift. Abolished on the Big Mine
A [?]NTH or two ago the management of the Proprietary mine re-established the Sunday night shift for miners. The miners disapproved of the new arrangement, as they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in the Mount Browne District
Two gentlemen from the Mount Browne district arrived in town on Thursday, bringing with them some specimens of quartz taken from reefs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction North
An inspection at an early hour yesterday morning of the new development off the 570ft. showed that the west crosscut had been carried into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Colliery Explosion. LONDON, Tuesday Evening
A serious colliery explosion has occurred at Wellington, by which 17 miners were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Importation of Miners. Further Arrivals
ANOTHER batch of miners from Ballarat, numbering about 15, arrived by the Adelaide express this morning, under engagement, it is stated, to the…
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