The Colliery Clock
Not many years ago a well-known firm of clockmakers in Newcastle were commissioned to erect a turret clock on a large building in a small colliery district…
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Mining & the mines, 1899
380 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 19
Grains of Gold
The aim of art is the expression of pictorial beauty by the aid of physical beauty. Wine may multiply the flow of words,…
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A sample of ore from the reef discovered at Wilgena, South Australia, has given over 80z. of gold, and 10z. of Oliver to the ton. A shipment of silver lend ore is being forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bulli, the Award of the Mining Arbitration
Mr. A. Kethel. Chairman of the Bulli Mine Arbi-tration Board, delivered his award this morning as follows That four months from date the opening of the mine the coal Rotten therein will be filled with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Men Killed in a Mine. Died while Trying to Save his Mate
A MINING fatality is reported from Waterholes, seven miles from Bairnside, on the Nicholson River (V.) Two miners, Jno. Peach and Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Thermopyle Lost. Wrecked near Capetown. £50,000 worth of Gold in the Cargo. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A PRIVATE message received here states that the fine White Star liner Thermopylae, 3700 tone, Captain Philip, has been wrecked near…
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For August the Victorian gold yield was 81,867cz. A rich find of tin is reported to have been made on the Upper Macleay River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Under the Sea
THE Cape papers publish a thrilling story concerning treasure buried in the sea off the coast of Zululand. It appears that a syndicate engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold in the Philippines
ON the shores of [?] Bay, in Luzen, according to advices by the worked with British capital and upon a considerable scale. A Manila…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining at Stewart's Brook
THIS field continues dull in the extreme, the failure of the Standard being the main cause of the depression. The reef has well nigh pinched out in the bottom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Collieries
A meeting of representatives of the proprietors of the Northern collieries was held at the office of the Wallsend Coal Company, Sydney, on Wednesday, says the Herald. There were present Mr. Thomas…
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A satisfactory solution of the weighing difficulty at the Seaham Colliery has been arrived at. The value of gold won by gold dredging in New Zealand during the 12 months ending March 31 was…
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Our field is at present undergoing one of those periods of depression which has marked its career from the commencement of its existence as a goldfield. This time the ebb is keenly felt on all sides. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South African Romance. How a Diamond Mine was Discovered Intensely Cruel Custom of Barbarity
WHILE exploring the Great London Show, called Earl's Court, a press man discovered, in the combination known as "Savage South Africa," the…
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To bear disappointment bravely is to disconcert the fates. What is put into the first of life is put into the whole of life. Start right…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Dredging for Gold
Amongst the measures of legislation which will be brought before Parliament at an early date is a bill to regulate dredging for gold. The Minister of Mines when Been this morning said he had so far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yukon Goldfields
A Reuter's telegram states that the gold-mining companies on tho Yukon River have petitioned Canada for a redress of grievances and the reduction of royalties on the gold won. The companies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rice Gold Discovery
A WIRE from Experance, W.A., says that the clean-up at the Lady Mary of 16 tons gave 147oz. An important development has taken place at the…
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The total dividends yielded by Kalgoorlie gold mines so far amount to £2,492,720. The Cockle Creek Smelting Company is negotiating for the purchase of the bulk of the claims on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Alameda Gold Robbery
The Chief of Police at San Francisco has collected much data relative to the alleged party of thieves believed to be concerned in the robbery from R.M.S. Alameda. and at least four other…
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