Latest American News. Narrow Escape From a Coal Mining Disaster. Horrible Tragedy at Poughkeepsie, New York
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 March 1870 · page 4
New York, January 1.—A special to the World from Plymouth, Pennsylvania, says there was nearly a repetition of the A vondale affair yesterday morning. The breaker of the Nottingham mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Robbery at Ballarat
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2
For some months past the directors of the Great Northern Junction Gold Mining Company have suspected that an extensive and systematic robbery of gold was taking place and they accordingly took…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Colliery Riots in South Yorkshire
The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 4
The colliers on strike in South Yorkshire made an attack on the non-unionists on January 21, and caused serious injuries to some, and great loss of property to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal-Fields of New South Wales. Examiner of Coal-fields to the Under-Secretary for Lands. Newcastle. 28th April, 1870
Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 June 1870 · page 2
SIR.—I do myself the honor to forward you, herewith, the reports of the Inspector of Collieries (Mr Thomas Lewis) for the year 1869; and in attention to the request in your letter of the 22nd instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold at Madagascar. and Diamonds at the Capf
The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1870 · page 4
THE following interesting items of news respecting gold discoveries in Madagascar and diamond-mining at the Cape are furnished by our Mauritius correspondent,…
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