News by the Last Mail. Dreadful Colliery Explosion
A DREADFUL colliery explosion occurred at Hindley, near Wigan, on the moring of Thursday, Nov. 26, by which no fewer than 61 unfortunate beings instantaneously…
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Mining & the mines, 1869
15 stories in Illawarra's papers
Dreadful Colliery Explosion. Upwards of Sixty Lives Lost
A dreadful colliery explosion occurred at Hindley, near Wigan, on the morning of Thursday, November 26th, by which no fewer than sixty-one unfortunate beings instantaneously lost…
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A CORRESPONDENT who lately left this district for the new African gold-fields, writes:— "Natal, December 16, 1868…
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WE visited Clunes a day or two ago for the purpose of inspecting the works of a company whose gold receipts have, probably, with one exception only, been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Thames Gold-fields - Extraodinary Yield From the Long Drive Claim. May 11
A small parcel, containing 600 lbs of stone, from the Long Drive Claim, the greater park of which has been taken out during the present week, was crushed and retorted at the Bank of New Zealand yesterday…
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The following letter was received yesterday by the Government in regard to the recent gold discovery at Trunkey Creek, of which several notices have appeared in this journal. The letter addressed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Discovery at Trunkey Creek
THE following letter was received yesterday by the Government in regard to the recent gold discovery at Turnkey Creek, of which several notices have appeared in this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mudgee Diamond Mines
THE Warburtam correspondent of the Western Post forwards a description of the ground at present occupied by the two companies, that is, the one already formed, and the one in…
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A small quantity of picked quartz from Green and Co.'s, claim, at Trunkey Crook, was sent to the Mint for crushing and assay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Yield of Gold at Little River
INTELLIGENCE reached Braidwood on Saturday last of a most extraordinarily rich find of gold in the Homeward Bound claim, on the Mosquito Reef, Little River. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News by the Last Mail. Fatal Colliery Explosion—Loss of Fifty-eight Lives
On Wednesday. 28th July, an explosion of fire-damp, which has resulted in the loss of fifty eight lives and the number will probably be increased—took, place in the south-west Lancashire coal-field…
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Dresden, August 4.—Early on Monday morning last intelligence was received here that at a short distance from the city upwards of four hundred men had fallen…
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On Wednesday, 28th July, an explosion of fire-damp, which has resulted in the loss of fifty-eight lives—and the number will probably be increased—took place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial Extracts. a Fine Yield of Gold at Tambaroora
It is stated by the correspondent of the Western Post that Porter and Co's quartz, as anticipated, gave over 20 ounces per ton, the shareholders netting in one crushing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Explosion [?] of Nine Live[?]
On October 22 information Frome that an explosion of fire taken place in one of two pits Newbury by the Westbury Iron…
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