Serious Colliery Explosion. Two Men Severely Injured
AN explosion occurred in the new coalpit at Redhead, near Lake Macquarie on Saturday. It was very alarming. Only two men happened to be below;…
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Mining & the mines, 1889
125 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 7
Discovery of a Gold-Thieving Plant
ON the arrival of the Waubro train at Ballarat on Thursday night (says the Age), Mr Inspector Parkinson, who was accompanied by Constables Rogerson…
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A series of trials of Gippsland coal was carried out on Friday at Messrs. Preston Brothers' distillery, Collingwood, especially with the view of testing its gas-producing powers in comparison with the…
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THE annual report of the Department for Mines, for 1888, just to hand, gives the following statistics referring to Singleton coal mines…
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One million pounds worth of shares in the celebrated Mount Morgan gold mine have changed hands in London. The Roth[?]childs bought 20,000 shares for £170,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hamilton Colliery Catastrophe. an Important Verdict. (By Telegraph.) Newcastle
THE inquiry into the death of James Hodsen, one of the entombed miners killed in the recent, accident the Hamilton colliery, near Newcastle, was concluded this…
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The following description of the above coal mine is by the Special Commissioner of the Australian Mining Standard: The North Stockton Colliery is situated within…
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In accordance with instructions from the Premier, says the Argus of Saturday, a trial of several weeks' duration has been made in all the public offices of the brown coal of Gippsland, and the…
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THE rush to the Peak-hill diggings still continues and there are how over 1000 persons on the field, which has boon pegged out in all directions. Only a few miners are yet on…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible calamity is reported to have occurred at Longton, in Staffordshire. Seventy men have been killed by an explosion which took place in a…
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NEWS has been received that a new reef has been discovered at Melrose wonderfully rich with gold. The find according to the Walcha Witness, was made last week, the…
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A terr[?]ble disaster, which, it is feared, has resulted in the death of over 60 m[?]ners, took place at Mauricewood Pit, near Penicuik, Midlothian, on September 5. The pit is worked by the Shot[?]stown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Disappearance. a Colliery Manager Levants
ON Monday afternoon the colliery manager of one of the Wallsend mines, famous for the striking propensities of its men, (says the Newcastle Herald),…
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Sir Saul Samuel and Mr W. Harper are negotiating with financiers in the north of England with the object of develping the iron and coal resources of…
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The Standard condemns what it regards as the huge gambling which is being carried on in South African mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company. [By Telegraph From a Correspondent.] Sydney
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Coy., was held to-day. A dividend at the rate of 20 per cent, per annum was declared, and upwards of £6000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of the Minister of Mines to the North. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tamworth
The Minister of Mines (the Hon. Sydney Smith), who is on a visit to the Tamworth district, arrived here by mail train this morning. He was accompanied by Messrs. H. Levien, W. S. Dowell, J. See,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Mining Accident. Two Men Killed
A TERRIBLE accident occurred about 4 o'clock on Monday morning, st [?]loane and Scotchman's claim, Stawell. As two young men, Charles Dooley and John Kick, were…
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During the visit of the Minister of Mines (the Hon. Sydney Smith) to the north, a visit was paid to the above property, at Nundle, a description of which from the Herald, may not be…
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SOUTH Africa, Australia, and even India have of late been steadily and largely increasing their gold output. "The greatest relative progress has been exhibited by South…
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