A Mine Flooded. Six Hundred Men Killed, [Reuter's Message.] London
A terrible mining disaster is reported from Japan. While work Was proceeding as usual in one of the copper mines at Shikoku,…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
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The Yalgoo Accident. Four Miners Killed. The Cause of the Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Perth
A few more particulars have been received from Yalgoo respecting the disastrous accient which happened at Field's Find, in the outskirts of that district, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Fair
AN advertisement elsewhere sets forth the conditions of the schools competition in connection with the Mining Fair to be held in October in sid of the Convent building fund…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[By Telegraph.] Gold Yields. SYDNEY
The gold yield of New South Wales for the month of August was 46G,3416oz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
An aggregate meeting of the Lithgow miners has been convened to consider the ofter of the Zig Zag colliery proprietors to the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [Reuter's Message.] The Price of Silver. LONDON
Bar-silver (standard) is now quoted at 2s. 3 3/2d. per ounce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shorter Road to the South. to the Editor of the Barrier Mines
SIR,—I would like to direct attention to the urgent want of a shorter road to the South. It is simply disgraceful for pedestrians to be compelled to go the distance that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINING. The North
RUNNING full time last week less 10 hours' stoppages the mill treated 870 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 221 per cent. lead, 9.6oz. silver, and 154 per…
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THIS, from an English paper, is an illustration of how they "assist the great mining industry" on the Stock Exchange:—We have heard a good story recently concerning a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Miners Suffocated. MELBOURNE
John Peach and Richard [?]udgey, miners, working on the alluvial at Bairnsdale, were suffocated yesterday by foul air. Apparently Tudgey had gone down the hole to assist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The men on strike at the Z[?]g Zag colliery have resumed work on the terms offered by the proprietors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon
The assay by the Government assayer of stone from the Wilgena Enterprise claim, published to-day, shows that the ore goes about 8oz. of gold and over 1oz. of silver to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, September 7. Mining Defects in New South Wales
MR. WARNFORD LOCK has retired from the management of the Wentworth Proprietary and sailed for Europe, where, if we may judge by his farewell words, he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction
THE plant, which is working freely in all sections, treated last week 1831 tons crude sulphides, yielding 291 tuns concentrates, balking 23 [?] a silver, 61.4 per cent. lead, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal Crisis on the Verge. Hostilities Expected at Any Moment. the Cabinet Meeting. Troops Massing. Gold for the Troops. Stocks Depressed. [Reuter's Messages.] London
The meeting of the Imperial Cabinet summoned for to-day is being anxiously watched. It is universally accepted that on the decision of Ministers there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Miners' Secretary
THIS week (the Daily Telegraph of Thursday said) the Illawarra miners will bid farewell at a send-off social to their late general secretary, and at the beginning of next week Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Machinery
With the advancement of science great strides are being made in the invention of machinery for the economical treatment of ores. This object has so far been attained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. Block 14: An Important Development
BLOCK 14's prospects are much more cheerful. At the 500ft.level an unquestionably important development has taken place in the main south drive, which has reached 215ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Miners Suffocated. Unavailing Heroism
A TWRRIBLE mining fatality, of which we have had brief mention in our telegrams occurred at Water-holes, 17 miles distant from Bairnsdale, on the Nicholson River, two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The British
THE plant daring the put week had a satisfactory run, treating approximately 2000 tons crude sulphide for say, 430 tons first and second grade concentrates of the usual…
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