Monkeys As Gold Miners
Captain E. Moss, who has just returned from the Transvaal, tells the story of the monkeys who work for him to the mines: "I have twenty-four monkeys," said he,…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
380 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 19
Miners' Conference
An international Miners' Conference has been opened at Brussels. The delegates represent 1,400,000 miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →White Coal
"White coal" supplies motive power to nearly every town in Switzerland ; we call it snow in England. It is, of course, the melted snow that comes tumbling over the mountain sides…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Cable. London, May 21, International Miners' Congress
An international miners' congress, representing 1,400,000 miners, is sitting at Brussels. the congress supported eight hours as a legal day's work. The only objectors to this decision were 30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Miners' Congress
The international miners' congress at Brussels, representing 1,400,000 miners, has passed a resolution embodying recommendations in favour of a national minimum wage and the international…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Items
James Clendenning died suddenly whilst working in a mining shaft near Uralla on Saturday. Ah How, a Chinaman, was killed yesterday through a fall of earth while at McLeods's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Copper Mining at Wallaroo
The Parramatta Copper-mining Company, Wallaroo, South Australia, has been registered with a capital of £200,000, of which £90,000 was issued to the public. The amount has been subscribed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Gold Field Story. One of the Rush
"Gold, gold, gold! was the all-absorbing topic on every side. Of Course, it was from West Australia that the news of the big find came, and thus it was that when the rush to the West took place I…
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The international minors' congress at Brussels, representing 1,400,000 minors, bag passed a resolution unanimously recommending the nationalisation of mines and the appointment of inspectors on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mining Tragedy. Smothered by Charcoal Fumes-
Two men were smothered by charcoal fumes at the Prentice United mine, Rutherglen, Melbourne, on Sunday night. To provide air to the south…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Greta Colliery Disaster. an Important Decision. the Matter Before the Full Court. Sydney
The case Bates v. Thomas, which came before the Full Court to-day in the shape of a special case, presented some features of interest in respect to the construction of certain rules under the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →England's Submarine mines
All patriotic English people are proud of our splendid Navy; whereby our interests, aa a maritime nation, are maintained and prescaved But few folk are aware of tho way in which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Yield
The colony's gold yield for May was 14,041 oz., or a decrease of 6284oz. compared with the corresponding month of last year…
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Diamonds have been discovered from time to time in the Araluen River, Carcoar. a parcel of opal from Block I mine, White Cliffs, has realised nearly £500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Mining Syndicate
The Secretary of the local St. Patrick's Day Mining Syndicate, have received another progross report from the men working their claims at Crow Mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Greta Colliery Disaster. an Important Decision. Sydney
The case Bates v. Thomas, which came before the Full Court to-day in the shape of a special case, presented some features of interest in respect to the construction of certain rules under the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →East Greta Colliery Disaster Presentation of the Certificates Foe Bravery
It is now nearly five months since the Mines Department decided to present certificates to the miners who took part, last November and December, in the recovery of the bodies of Gronew, Monterieff…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Gold Field Story. Adventure Recorded After Many Days
Mr Kyrle Bellow tells a narrow escape that he had at Solferino diggings, near Grafton, in the seventies. Six of them took up a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →England's Submarine Mines
All patriotic English people are proud of our splendid Navy; whereby our interests, as a maritime nation, are maintained and proseaved But few folk are aware of the way in which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alameda's Gold
Sydney detectives are making investigations in regard to the theft of gold from the mail steamer Alameda. It is not known whether the money was annexed here or in San Francisco…
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