Great Mining Disaster. Seven Lives Lost
TELEGRAMS from Charters Towers (Q.), state that about 1 o'clock on Friday morning, firn was seen coming from the Brilliant mine shaft, and it was…
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Mining & the mines, 1904
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The Towers Mining Disaster. Five Bodies Recovered
Some sensational incidents marked the progress of the fatal fire in the Brilliant P.O. Mine, at Charters Towers, Queensland, briefly announced…
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There has been an increase of 1200 whites employed in the Rand since May…
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Throughout the Bulli district the coal and coke trade continued brisk during the past week. The principal collieries worked full time. Mount Keira and Mount Kembla…
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In the issue of the Town and Country Journal of September 21 was published a letter received from Mr. James Swann, of Parkes, with which were…
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The Minister of Mines, Mr. S. W. Moore, has received a communication from Mr. Valder, the State's Commercial Agent in South Africa, to the effect that the New South…
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The first man (Louis Michel) to discover gold in Victoria died in Melbourne the other day. In 1851, a few weeks after Hargraves…
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A big find of wolfram on the Pascoe River, 25 miles from tidal water, is reported. Three men, named Wenette. Williamson, and Brown, have applied for a prospecting area…
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A rather startling development is reported in connection with the recent robbery of gold, to the value of £600, from the strongroom at the Tumberumba…
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Telegrams from Charters Towers (Q.). state that about 1 o'clock on Friday morning, five was seen coming from the Brilliant mine shaft, and it was found that one of…
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A labour difficulty has occurred on the Coal Creek mine, near Nymagee, where the smelters have again struck work for the adoption of eight-hour shifts, instead of 12…
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The Premier, of Victoria, Mr. Bent, and party visited the Gippsland coalmines on Saturday to inquire into thr condition of the industry in its relation to railway…
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Mr. J. Eastlake has just reported on the result of an inspection made by him at the Bowman goldfields, Copeland. The report shows that the first crushing at R. Saxby…
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In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Chariton. M.L.A., asked the Minister of Mines, Mr. S. W. Moore, what was the amount of royaity due to the Government for…
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The representative in Melbourne of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, of the Duckenfield and Pelaw-Main callteries, Newcastle had a private interview yesterday with the Victorian Premier in reference…
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The aggregate meeting of members of the Northern Districts Colliery Employees Federation was held this afternoon at Arnott's paddock to deal with questions of interest…
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Mr. Willcox, the well-known investor, has intimated to the Queensland Government his willingness to put down a number of shafts to test the Cloncurry goldfield if the…
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A terrible colliery explosion has occurred in a coal mine at Tereto, in Colorado, North America, and 60 miners were killed…
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The richness of our North Coast minerals, particularly in the higher grade minerals, as gold, silver, and platinum, has long been known. The immense quantities of heavy…
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The October gold yield for West Australia, was 208,925oz., the third highest on record. The production for 10 months of the present year was £1,979,352oz., valued at…
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