Work at the Mines
The two furnaces of the Proprietary Mine, which were blown in on Friday, are running smoothly, and two more will be blown in without delay. A few…
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Mining & the mines, 1892
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Affairs at Broken Hill. Attempted Outrage at the Mines
At the Proprietary Mine on Saturday last an outrage of a somewhat diabolical character was attempted. Particulars of the plot are given as…
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A MINERS' meeting was held on Tuesday night. Mr J. Spink was in the chair. The delegate minutes were deal with as follows:—"That this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Greta. Miners' Meeting
A meeting of this lodge was held in Page's Hall on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Spink occupied the chair, and the attendance of the men was small. Minutes of the previous…
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Gold was discovered in California in 1843, and in Colorado in 1858. The discovery was accidental in both cases, and the fact created the impression that mines were "lying around loose."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Gold Production of the World
Year by year the gold production of the world is increasing, and the results for 1891 were the largest on record. In round numbers, the production for the last five years was as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Affairs at Broken Hill. Distress among Miners and their Families. The Premier Refuses Relief
IT is said that in consequence of the great falling oil of outside assistance for the unemployed at Broken Hill, very grave anxiety is expressed by the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amalgamation of Collieries. (Herald.)
Tho collieries concerned in the amalgamation of collieries into a United Collieries Company, Limited, the scheme for which was adopted by a meeting of representatives on Friday, are:—Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta. Miners' Special Meeting
A special meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday night, for the purpose of appointing scrutineers to take the ballot on the new agreement, hearing delegates' report of the delegates' conference, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Discovery of Gold
In 1848 James W. Marshall, who was employed in a California sawmill, was one day shutting off the water, when he discovered particles of shining dust in the race-woy. He was a man in whose…
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