Another Terrible Mining Accident
A terrible accident happened on Wednesday at the Union GoId-Mining Company Registered, Mr. Greenock, Victoria, which is expected to terminate fatally to two out of the four men…
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Mining Notes
THE Managers report:--Garabaldi, Rutherglen, January 7.--Almost all the machinery is in position, and the housing nearly finished; building-in the boiler…
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A fall of earth occurred at the Working Miners’ United claim, Homebush, near Avoca, on Saturday evening, between 4 and 5 o’clock, but fortunately it was not attended with any…
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THE managers report.--Revival, Rutherglen, January 26. During the week the main drive has been extended east, and this morning broke into the old ground at…
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A fatal accident occurred at the No. 1 shaft, Madame Berry mine, at Creswick, on Monday, by which a young man named William M’Donald, employed as assistant braceman, was…
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An explosion of firedamp took place to-day in a colliery near Denver, Norfolk, resulting in the loss of 57 lives…
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Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and titles a thousandfold, Is a healthy body and a mind at case, And simple pleasures that always please…
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Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and titles a thousandfold, Is a healthy body and a mind at case, And simple pleasures that always please…
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Another fatal mining accident occurred at Creswick on Tuesday. A miner named John Boucker was working in a blocking stope in the No. 3 shalt of the New Australasian mine,…
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In the Equity [?], on Tuesday, His Honor Mr. Justice Molesworth [?] reserved judgement in the suit of Benjamin [?] Wymond. The defendants, Messrs. Harris…
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The following is the description of the Ournie goldfield reserve, which is again excluded from conditional purchase by proclamation in the Gazette of Friday last :—…
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Revival, Rutherglen, March 1.--Having repaired and thoroughly overhauled the machinery after the late accident, and got the drives cleaned up by the beginning of…
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Bond and party have struck rich gold in the old Eureka claim at Hargraves, at a depth of 95ft. They struck a vein 11in. wide, and took out 4ft. of stone, which is estimated to contain…
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A miner named William Henry Paine, residing at Cherrytree, Panton-hill, Victoria, was accidentally smothered on the 29th ult. by the hole was working in caving in. His wife,…
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From the quarterly returns of the several mining registrars in various divisions of the Beechworth mining district, we extract the following :—…
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REVIVAL, Rutherglen, March 8. During the week the crosscuts north and south from the east main drive have been driven on payable wash without reaching the reef…
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A public meeting was held at the Federal Hotel, Townsend-street, on Monday evening last. Mr. L. Gulson, Mayor, occupied the chair…
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A REPORT has been received from the tribute company who are working the Passby Reef at Chiltern, stating that they crushed 84 tons of stone for a yield of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Mine Explosion in America. New York, March 13
News has been received of a disastrous explosion in a mine at Pocahontas, in West Virginia, by which 150 men have been killed…
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THE tribute company on the Magenta reef, Chiltern, report a crushing ef 50 tons of stone, the yield being 71oz. of gold. The stone was taken from the 150 feet level…
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