Fatal Mining Accident. [By Tleegraph.] Sydney
There was a mining accident at Weine's alluvial claim, Lawsons Plains, Rockley, this morning, when Thomas Prinnable was killed through…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
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Mining Items
Some parcels of nice nuggety gold with specimens up to half an ounce were brought into Carcoar a few days ago. The gold is being got out of the dry bed of the Belabala River, near Carcoar…
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SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to reply to a letter in your issue of the 8th instant about East Maitland Gas coal tenders in which my name is mentioned rather freely…
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When the Equity mining appeal case, Morgan versus Wall, was called on before the Full Court this morning, counsel for plaintiff stated that the matter had been settled…
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Two miners, Wm. Taylor and Wm. Chappie were killed in the South Star mine at Sebastopol (Vic.) by foul air in the workings…
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SIR,—Having perused the report of this Royal Commisaion as published in tho Press, I desire to point out how some of the dangerous explosive matter gets shipped…
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Some big hauls of gold have are now been made from mail steamers leaving or about to leave Australian shores. Only lately one of the liners reported a heavy loss, which has not been cleared up; and a…
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The London directors of the Great Boulder Mine have accepted the suggestions of the Australian shareholders, and have nominated an advisory board at Adelaide, to be elected annually at a meeting of…
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Strong complaints have been made regarding the amount of Sunday work in the mines in the Auckland district, New Zealand. The South Australian Government is granting…
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A ROBBERY of 6000 sovereigns has been committed on board the China Steam Navigation Company's boat Taiynan. The steamer arrived at Hongkong on Sunday…
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C. Dale, the only survivor of a party of five miners that left Castlemaine (Vic.) in January last for New Guinea, has returned to his home. He gives n doleful account of the suffering and…
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A very rich find of gold has been made at Yow Yow Hill, near Queenston, Victoria. A hundred and ninety three ounces of gold were obtained…
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The testimony of the different persons who have visited Western Australia is most confusing, for while some unite in condemning the place others have a high opinion of its future. One of the…
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A rich find of gold has been reported from Yow Yow Hill, one mile from Queenstown, in Victoria, 193 ounces of smelted gold being obtained from 32 pounds of stone…
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A HARMONIOUS conference was held on Saturday in Newcastle between representatives of the miners and those of the colliery-owners. No arrangement was made as consequence:…
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An International Minors' Congress was opened in London yesterday, at which 60 delegates, representing 1,200,000 miners in Great Britain and on the Continent, attended. Mr. T. Burt, M.P. for…
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For Some time past the Newcastle miners have been agitating for an advance in wages. In order to sweeten the pill to the employers, the miners…
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A deputation consisting of Messrs. Edden, Fegan, Watkins, and Griffith M's. L.A., waite on the Acting Premier to-day and urged the necessity of an amendment being made in the Municipalities…
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At the sitting of the International Miners' Congress yesterday a resolution in favour of eight hours being made a legal day's work for miners was carried by a majority of delegates…
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A deputation consisting of Messrs. Edden, Fegan, Watkins, and Griffith M's.L.A,, waited on the Acting Premier to-day and urged the necessity of an amendment being made in the Municipalities…
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