Appalling Colliery Disaster. AUCKLAND
The little mining township of Brunnerton, situated about seven miles from Greymouth, on the west coast of the South Island, was the scene to-day…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
483 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 25
Mines Under the Ocean
There is a striking example of man's boldness in searching for wealth and his skill in securing it at Betallock, near Cape Cornwall, Alaska. Betallock is a bold headland…
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A sensational discovery in the Great Boulder, Norseman property, Espernace, was made last Friday. There were some wonderful specimens of stone held together with gold. It is the richest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crisis in the Coal Trade Prospects and Probabilities
ONLY a few, of the colliery proprietors, of whom Mr Croudace, of the Scottish Australian Mining Company, is one, have yet signified their willingness to…
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Some splendid specimens from the Pride of the Brook mine, Stewart's Brook, were shown in Sydney yesterday. The stone, which is milky white and opaque, is permeated with bunches of coarse gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Impending Coal Strike
SIR,— Any man with ordinary bruins, who reads the newspapers from various coal centres, must see at a glance the folly of a strike, under any circumstances, at the present moment. But from what I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. Newcastle Coal Trade
SIR,— I quite agree with Mr. Abbott, who expresses the opinion I have held for a long time, but I go a bit further than he does. No body of men employed by me should ever have the chance to…
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Nothing definite has come out of the conference on the coat trade, hold on Thursday in Newcastle. One reason of course was that it was in no respect a representative conference…
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The little mining township or Brunnerton, situated about seven miles from Grey mouth, on the west coast of the South Island, was the scene to-day of aa appalling catastrophe in the Brunner…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Newcastle Colliery Trouble. [By Telegraph] Newcastle
THE conference between the colliery proprietors and the miners' representatives was held in the Imperial Hotel to-day. The mine owners were…
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A crushing of four tons from the Duke of Wellington mine at Coolgardie resulted in a yield of Over 12oz. per ton. One hundred ounces of alluvial gold has been…
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Our Stewart'e Brook correspondent writes:—The claims for the most part are doing good work and looking promising. The item attracting most attention at present is the rich stone from…
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On Monday at the annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Sydney Technical College, the Governors of this colony and Victoria were present, and took occasion to refer to the…
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Satisfactory reports from the Back Creek rush, near Braidwood, come to hand. The lead has now been traced payable for over three miles, and the belief is that it may extend to Major's Creek…
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As expected the Sea-pit miners on Saturday night resolved not to give in notice of a strike."The motion was, moreover, carried by a bare majority,…
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FIFTEEN sets of colliery employes have sent in to the owners a notice that they will cease work in a fortnight from Monday last, unless in the meantime the owners agree to pay them…
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The Mount Morgan Company last month treated 7840 tons of ore for 12,013oz. gold. The usual 6d dividend has been declared. The Lady Jersey Company, near Walcha, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Coal Trouble Hopelessness of the Strike
THE mining situation at Newcastle remains unchanged. That sveral pits will be laid idle seems certain, unless something unexpected transpires; but…
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The picking up of the Star lead at Gulgong writes our Moree correspondent, should be an inducement for further outside prospecting. From Gulgong via kaigin to near Coonabarabran is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday, April 14, 1896. the Coal Trade Crisis
FROM what can be gathered in connection with the mining situation, it would appear that, unless the unexpected happens, though there not be general cessation of worl…
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