Amount of Gold in the United States Treasury
THERE were a hundred millions in gold in the Treasury on the first day of the present month. This astonishing fact, showing the resources of the government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illawarra · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1867
10 stories in Illawarra's papers
Wholesale Human Sacrifice in British Territory on the Gold Coast. Accra, Gold Coast, West Africa. August 10. 1866
In my last I informed you briefly of the death of Quow Daddy, the King of Aquapim, at Akropong, the capital of that country, about the end of June. The death of King Quow Daddy was the signal for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by the Last Mail. Terrible Colliery Explosions. the Barnsley Explosion
AN axplosion, with terrible results, occurred on December 12th in the Oaks Colliery, about a milo and a half from Burusley, near a small village known as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mines and their Dangers
Within a period of three or four days upwards of 500 persons have perished by fire and choke damp. Aud what to tao reflecting mind, renders this calamity' [?] more appearing, is that this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Supposed Causes of the Explosion at Ardsley Oak Colliery
Haxing now dealt with the circumstances as they presented themselves to the observer on and around the pit-hill, we shall proceed to detail the causes of the explosion premising that probably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poetry. Better Than Gold
Better than gold is the sweet repose Of the sons of toll when their labours close Better than gold is the poor man's sleep, And the balm that d[?] on his numbers deep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Coal for the East
The following letter appears in the 'Herald,' under the signature of "Carbo":â In you leading article of the 21st instant, you refer to the greater cheapness of Australian coal, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Bulli. Bulli Coal Pit
It is with pleasure that I can inform the public that the Bulli coal pit commenced operations on Tuesday. The news came unexpectedly to the miners but as soon as it was made known they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Colliery Explosion in Lancashire
A dreadful colliery explosion, causing the loss of fourteen lives, occurred about noon on Tuesday, at Messrs Bromilow and Co,'s Graswood Colliery, Ashton, near St. Helen's. The town of St…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rumoured Discovery of Gold Near Newcastle
NEWCASTLE.—A rumour was afloat in the city on Tuesday, to the effect a rich specimen of gold-bearing quartz had been brought into Newcastle, the product of…
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