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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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A syndicate han been formed to purchase the Taranaki (N Z.) Ironsand Mining Company, It is proposed to float the concern into a company, with a capital of £45,000, and a working capital of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Daring the month the Hauraki Gold Mine, Coromandel, crushed 850 tons of ore for a return of 2O32oz., of the value of £6119. News from New Guinea by the Myrtle is to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY the Newcastle Small Debts Court was occupied in hearing a case brought by two of the Miami miners against the proprietors of the colliery, claiming a sum alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most important cases, as affecting mine-owners and minora, that has been dealt with in the Newcastle district for some time past was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous explosion has taken place in a colliery, at Rochebello, in the south of France Twenty—five miners wene killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHETHER for good or ill, a move has been made towards settlement of the strike among the Newcastle miners. As our correspondent in forms us, the delegate board met yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No change has been made this week, in the position of parties in the coal strike. What is expected by the colliery-owners, it is said, is a definite proposal from the miners through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle courthouse was crowded on Monday by members of the coal-hewing fraternity, the attraction being the heating of a test case brought by John Robertson and Edward Emery, two miners who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It will be remembered that some time ago Mr George Brooker, postmaster at Marrana Creek, sent a couple of small pieces of quartz, showing trades of gold, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lazarus mine at Bendigo is now down a depth of 3048 feet. The Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company has declared a dividend of 6d per share for May, equal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IN conversation on Tuesday with several of the leading colliery proprietors of the Newcastle district, who are in Sydney, it was ascertained that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So far the total output from the Bingara diamond mines has reached a total of 200,000 carats, and as the deepest sinking, which is in the Monte Cristo, is only 60ft., it is evident that the industry is still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electrical coal—cutting machines have been tried with signal success during the last two years at the Nostell, Astell, and Tyldesley collieries, Two men can work one of these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—You will no doubt gladly publish a few lines from an old correspondent. My stay has not been long enough to give every particular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE fates meteorologically are hostile to the Catterthun gold-seeckers. Weeks ago the salvage steamers Mermaid and Sophia Ann set out fully…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A nerious accident has occurred at the metropolitan Helensburg, three men having been buried by a fall of coal, and there are on hopes of them being recovered alive. The accident was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the miners' lodge meetings, held on Friday and Saturday, the admission was freely made by many that the attempt to force an advance of wages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT has only taken six weeks to show how true were the prophesies which predicted complete and unmitigated failure for the coal strike. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fearful accident which occurred at the Helensburgh colliery yesterday, and which was mentioned in our last issue, appears to have been of a peculiar character. Three men—Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An assay made by Mr. Moulden of the Telluride old ore from the 270ft. level in the water shift of the Croosus mine, Kalgoorfic, gave a return of 130z. 15d wt. to the ton. The stone did not appear to be…
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