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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
504 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 26
I need hardly say when the expedition I was really formed, and included name without question, I was almost intoxicated with joy : the dream…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maharajah of Travancore is an East Indian Prince, who dresses in silks and muslins and covers himself with ropes of pearls and ornaments of diamonds. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In one of his "Cigarette Papers," Mr. Joseph Hatton tells the following story.— Some two or three and twenty years ago C Carmack, a penniless wanderer, drifted to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Mining World" published in Chicago recently contained the following article relative to the Australian coal supply. The article which has a special interest to those connected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Maharajah of Travancore is an East Indian Prince, who drosses in silks and muslins and covers himself with ropes of pearls and ornaments of diamonds. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This afternoon Messrs. W. and H. Goddard, contractors, addressed a meeting of Pelaw-Main miners in front of Thompson's Hotel. They stated they had taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prospectors are looking for radium in the Bombala district, but so far without success. The southern district (Illawarra) is following the example set by the Maitland district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire has broken out in an old working of the Rix's Creek Coalmines, the outbreak being attributed to black damp. As soon as the fire was noticed, all air was immediately shut off, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Mining World" published in Chicago recently contained the following article relative to the Australian coal supply. The article which has a special interest to those connected…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fall of earth has occurred at the Golden Bar Mine, Coolgardie, imprisoning two men named Smitheram and Martin, who were tributing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire was noticed during Wednesday afternoon in an old working of one of the mines at Rix's Creek. The outbreak is attributed to spontaneous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next morning broke beautiful and fine. The sea was as smoth as glass. It was May [?] the first of the winter months. I thought I [?] saw a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reports from Tumbarumba state that there are now 20 men working in the Coppabella Proprietary tunnel, which is now in 36ft. A fine body of galena is showing, of good silver and lead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Consul Powell, of Philadelphia, in a report to the Foreign Office, states that the production of coal in the United States during 1904 amounted to about 7,000,000 less tons than that of 1903. The world's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward Hill, foreman sinker at a shaft being sunk at South Seaham, near West Wallsend, was killed this morning by a fall of stone and shale. Hill was working in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A telegram from Gympie states that a starts [?]ling accident occurred at midday on Monday. Was [?] from old workings broke into the New Dawn mine, situated on the south side of the river…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A BALL and supper in aid of the Mus wellbrook Hospital was held in Mr D. Fibbins' wool shed here, on Friday night, the 11th instant, and despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the worst colliery accidents that has occurred for many years happened this week at Wattstown, in the Rhondda Valley. There was an explosion of firedamp, which killed 121 men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A mine which, in results, completely puts in the shade the alluring prospects painted in the prospectus is one of the rare things of the world. Twenty years ago there was issued the prospectus of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Much relief and satisfaction are expressed at Kalgoorie, West Australia, at the decision of the Wages Conference to renew the existing agreement for 17 months, except as…
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