Scientific Notes. the Romance of Coal Tar
There are few more remarkable things in the history of chemistry than the progress which has been made in the utilisation of waste products, and…
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Mining & the mines, 1912
65 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 4
A Girdle of Gold
In his description of a wedding fill which recently took place in South Grafton a scribe in the ''Clarion" having referred to the jewellery worn…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scientific Notes. Cas in the Mine
White damp is the gas most feared by the miners, for its properties render it difficult to detect inasmuch as it is tasteless, odourless, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Disaster. Over 74 Lives Lost. Sixty-nine Bodies Recovered. Scenes at Conisburgh. From Gaiety to Gloom
Two explosions occurred on Tuesday, morning in the Cadeby pit, at Conisburgh, West Riding of Yorkshire, as a result of which 30 men…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Local and General (A Card.) J. M. Hooke, Solicitor & Conveyancer Park Road, Gloucester. (Near Royal Hotel.) Mining Leases
It is notified in the "Government Gazette" of 3rd July that rent is due on the undermentioned mining lease and if not paid in thirty days the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Children's Corner. Gold Pens Are Stamped Out
THE tiny tip of white metal seen on the under side of the point of a gold pen may be of platinum, but it is more likely to be Iridium. Iridium is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Disaster. Explosion of Firedamp. Great Loss of Life
A disastrous explosion of firedamp occurred in the Lothringen Colliery, Bochum, near Berlin, on Wednesday last…
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Owing to an explosion of fire damp in a coal mine at Bethune (France) 47 men lost their lives…
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What is perhaps the most extraordi[?]try coal mine in the world, as well as the smallest, is situated on a tiny island in the Japan Sea, near Ngasaki,…
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The British tramp steamer Barnesmore struck a mine off Salonica (Turkey). A big hole was torn in the steamer's bottom and the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chandos, Gentleman and Burglar. Copyright. a Series of Exciting Detective Stories. Part 4. the Gold MUMMY.—(Continued.)
When I did call he seemed to have lost interest in the scientist's gold treasures, and he led me solemnly to his sanctum, where the gloomy…
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A shocking accident occurred at the Golden Age mine, Eaglehawk (Victoria) yesterday. Two men named William Miller and John…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Miners and Their Minister
It is not' merely the Minister for Works who has suffered a disillusionment, and who, in consequence, is suffering from the hostility of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Disastrous Mining Accident. 93 Miners Entombed. SYDNEY
A mine disaster, which may involve great loss of life, occurred at North Lyell mine Tasmania shortly before noon on Saturday. A fire broke out…
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THE Mount Lyell Zeehan Mine (Tasmania) was the scene of a terrible disaster on Saturday, a (ire breaking out in one of the shafts, whereby over 160 men…
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Monday. A FIRE broke out in the North Lyell mine, Saturday, and the shaft was filled with [?] smoke. Several men…
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The American Vice Consul-General at Shanghai reports that while China has not yet recast its mining rules in such a way as shall offer no…
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It is impossible to say when the Mount Lyell mine will be flooded. It is possible that weeks must elapse before the bodies can be…
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The shaft of the Mount Lyell Mine has been sealed again, as smoke and gas is still bad in the mine…
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Three miners named Michael Martin, E. Hayden, and James Fraser were killed at the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, last night. A…
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