A Coal Lumper Hurt. ADELAIDE, Wednedsay
David George, while loading coal on the steamer Wilcannia yesterday afternoon, was struck on the head by a lump whioh fell. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1902
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Mining. [By Telegraph] The Price of C[?]pper. The Effect at Cobar. SYDNEY
The Great Cob[?] Copper Company has notified that 150 of its employees will be dismisse [?] day. Mr. Longworth, manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria's Gold Yield: Further Decrease for the Year
The returns showing the yield of gold in Victoria for tue whole of lost year have been prepared in the Mines Department. They show that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] White Cliffs News. White Clipps
A party fossicking about the old workings on Block 1 unearthed some opal stone, weighing 7½oz., which realised £60 in the local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mine Disaster. LONDON
A rush of water in the Jupiter mine, Bruex, in Bohemia, drowned 40 men in the lower workings. Seventy men escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion in a Mine. Two Men Killed: Two Others Hurt. A Miner's Heroism. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
An explosion occurred yesterday in the Vesuvius mine, Charters Towers. George Gough (35), married, with two children; Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Mine Accident. MELBOURNE
An inquest has been held on the body of George Billington, who was killed a few days ago at the North Johnson's mine, Bendigo, through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Gold Discovery. SYDNEY
A party of Lucknow miners, clearing land at Boomey, near Molong, discovered a quartz reef in Horton's paddock worth 2oz of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Price of Copper. Ill Effects at Cobar. SYDNEY
A telegram from Cobar states that the total number of men retrenched from the Cobar copper mine is 200. The option of purchase by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] Merton's Reward. PERTH
Mr. Kaufmann, who is now at Kalgoorlie, has secured an option of Marton's Reward mine, and he and Messrs. Hamilton, Merton, and Fred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Miner. Monday, January 20, 1902. Gold, Silver, and Lead
THE Registrar-General of West Australia keeps well abreast of the statisticians of the eastern States in the issue of returns bearing upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The British
THERE is little change to report. In Blackwood section at 500ft. the drill is exploring more to the westward from the end of the main north…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unemployed Miners at Bendigo
MR. BURTON, the Victorian Minister of Mines, is much impressed with the necessity for finding employment for as number of miners said to be out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] Port Augusta Smelters Closed Down. ADELAIDE
The Government has decided to run down the Port Augusta smelters, because, owing to the decline in the value of copper, many of the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Price of Copper. Position at Cobar. SYDNEY
Owing to the absence of rain and the fall in copper, the present condition of Cobar is the worst for years. With the exception of the Cobar gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Coal-weighing Dispute. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
All the miners at the Mount Nicholas colliery have ceased work, owing to differences existing in the weighing of coal at the mine and on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Friday, January 24, 1902. How Does the Big Mine Stand?
THE half-yearly report of the Broken Hill Proprietary just issued is not notable for its wealth of information. As to underground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Position at Cobar. SYDNEY
A meeting of Cobar residents yesterday decided to request the Railway Commissioners to relieve the distress in the district by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Price of Copper. Position at Cobar. SYDNEY
Owing to the absence of rain and the fall in copper, the present condition of Cobar is the worst for years. With the exception of the Cobar gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Colliery Disaster. LONDON
An explosion has occurred in a colliery at Lost Creek, Oskaloosa, Kansas, entombing 300 men. The greater number of them, however,…
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