A Remarkable Gold Watch
The Edinburgh police authorities hold in their possession at present a gold watch which would seem to have rather a remarkable history. The watch is of the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining & the mines, 1887
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The Kimberley Goldfield
A Derby correspondent, writing on December 6th, says :—“After all, I am afraid that the Kimberley goldfield will not have as thorough a trial during the wet season as was hoped and…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Teetulpa Goldfield
The special correspondent of the South Australian Register at Teetulpa wired on Friday :— “Megan’s son washed a load of earth from his father’s claim this morning, and got about…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Teetulpa Goldfield
Assistant-warden Clendinning telegraphed from Teetulpa to the Minister of Crown Lands on Monday as follows:—“The chief warden returned to camp on Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Serious Disturbances at the Mount Keira Mine. Sydney
The Mount Keira miners met yesterday, and resolved to offer to return to work on the terms submitted by the associated mineowners. The number of new hands employed at the various…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Lock-out at the Bulli Mine, Sydney
The locked-out coal-miners at Bulli continue in a state of great excitement, and have offered further resistance to the employment of miners sent from Sydney by the Bulli Coal Company…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Colliery Disputes in New South Wales. Serious Disturbances
A Sydney telegram, dated Monday, says: —“ A report has been received from Wollongong of a serious affray between the locked-out coal-miners at the southern collieries and…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The Inverell Diamond Mines
Mr. Wilkinson, geological surveyor, has submitted to the Under-Secretary for Mines a progress report on his geological examination of the diamond-bearing formations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Extensive Robbery of Gold and Bank Notes on a Ship
Between Sunday evening and early on Monday morning an extensive robbery was committed on board the British ship Duchess of Argyll, from Liverpool, then lying in…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Gold Robber Captured
A smart capture of a gold robber was effected at the Working Miners’ United Co.’s claim, Homebush, near Maryborough (Victoria) on Saturday night, about half-past 9…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Shocking Mining Accident
The Silver Age says :—“ A shocking mining accident occurred at halt-past 7 o’clock on Saturday morning at Broken Hill, by which two miners named Wm. Snell and Martin…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Colliery Explosion in Wales. Twenty-six Lives Lost. [By Submarine Cable.] London, February 20
A terrible colliery explosion has occurred in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, by which 26 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Terrible Colliery Explosion in Belgium. 144 Lives Lost. [By Submarine Cable] London, March 6
Intelligence from Belgium states that a disastrous colliery explosion took place yesterday, by which 144 persons lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Teetulpa Goldfield. Excitement About New Finds
A telegram from the Adelaide Register’s special correspondent at Teetnlpa Bays that there is great excitement about the King’s Bluff finds. Several parties left there at…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Hydraulic Mining at Granite Flat
Few people who take an interest in mining but have heard of the hydraulic mines of California ; how the miners have carried water from the distant mountains my means of pipes,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →John Dolby’s Gold Secret. Chapter I.
Of all oddly-assorted friendships, that between John Dolby and Oswald Vandeleur was surely the strangest. It bewildered even the miners of Hobbing’s Gulch—a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Colliery Explosion. Outburst of Firedamp in the Bulli Mine. Eighty-five Men and Boys Entombed. Twenty-four Dead Bodies Recovered. No Hope of Rescuing the Remainder. Frantic Scenes at the Pitmouth. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney
A violent explosion of firedamp occurred in the Bulli colliery at half-past 2 this afternoon. A fearful outburst of gas and air took place from the mouth of the tunnel, blowing out with its…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gold in the Sea. Vast Treasures That Have Been Swallowed Up
The memory of the loss of £200,000 of silver and gold will survive the drowning 1000 souls in a coup. There was the Lutine, for instance. She was of 32 guns,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By Electric Telegraph. a Terrible Colliery Disaster. Sydney. Thursday, March 24
A most terrible colliery disaster took place at the [?] yesterday afternoon through an explosion of gas. From sixty to seventy men were entombed. Relief parties went to work and with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bulli Colliery Disaster. Sydney
The inquest on the Bulli colliery disaster was commenced at Bulli to-day, before the coroner, Mr. F. C. Smith, advised by Mr. O’Malley Clarke, S.M. Mr. D. Gibson, barrister at law,…
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