Miners' Rights
FOLLOWING is the text of the Act which has amended the law as to miners' rights:- 1. This Act may be cited as tho "Mining…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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MINING The Junction
THE mill, working only two shifts daily last week, treated 290 tons crudee, yielding 65 tons first and 16 tons second concentrates and 31 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, August 13, 1896. the South Mine
As might have been expected, nothing was actually done at the, meeting of South, shareholders yesterday afternoon. Nothing, it is true, ever is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South Mine. The Half-Yearly Meeting. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon
The sixth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Broken Hill South S. M. Company was held to-day. Mr. J. F. Levien, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Copper Mining
Mr. William Kellaway, of the Aclare mine, S. A., writes to the Press:—The present low stock of copper in the world's market and the report that wealthy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smothered in Molten Gold
CHARLES JOHNSON and George Minear, of Fairfield, Iowa (U. S. A.), have recently been engaged in "making gold." They thought they had discovered the secret for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINING. Junction North
It is the intention to harry on with the sinking of the shaft another 60ft., and tenders for this purpose are now being called. The small stearn winch is fixed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Catterthun Gold
THE manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company in Sydney (Mr. Samnel Hague Smith) is in receipt of the most encouraging message which has yet been received from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Jonction: The West Crosscut at 675ft
MR. HOWE, chairman of directors, was a passenger to Adelaide by last night's express. Late in the afternoon he inspected the western crosscut at the 675ft., and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Opal Fields, and the Milparinka Goldfields. Father Curran's Impressions
While at Broken Hill last week, Father Currah gave some interesting p[?]ulars to a Mine rep[?]entative regarding the opal industry. He said "I am going to see the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING The Junction
An inspection yesterday of the western crossout at the 675ft. exhibited but few new features; the men were busy squaring up the face…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A National Mine-accident Fund. Mr. Thomas' Speech
IN submitting his motion to the Assembly in favor of the establishment of a national mine-accident fund (a motion which in a modified form was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Grievances
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BABBIER MINER. SIR,—I would like to bring under notice the system of working on block 13 of the Proprietary. We, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[By Telegraph.] Application of the X Rays to Mining. Gold in Quartz Located. MELBOURNE
Successful mining experiments are being made with the X rays in the Ballarat School of Mines. They are stated to have located the gold in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Cable.] Great American Rush. LONDON
Owing to some rich crashings,a great gold rush is taking place to the Kootenai district, causing intense excitement among the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Catterthun's Gold. 5000 Sovereigns Recovered. Four More Boxes Ready to be Hauled Up. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
After almost continuous' efforts extending over six weeks, the first parcel of the gold that went down in deep water with the Catterthan has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Band Goldfield. Taking it Out of the " Niggers." [By Cablb.] London
News comes from Johannesbarg that the wages of the natives employed in the mines on the Rand have been reduced by one-half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The South
THE mill last week treated 1393 tons crades, assaying from the trommels 28-6 per cent, lead, G"loz silver, and 18 6 per cent, zinc, returning 491 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catterthun Gold. Sydney
The divers have recovered a boy containing 5000 sovereigns from the sunken steamer Catterthan, and expect to recover the remainder to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bairns Mines Wednesday, August 19,1896 Inquests and Postmortems
A POINT of general public importance has been raised by the inquiry into the peculiar circumstances of the death of Trelevan. The man died on Saturday…
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