"All-gold" at Elsternwick
DR. LANG'S horse "All-Gold," with which he won the handicap at the Corowa Races, proved himself, on Saturday last, against ft large field at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining & the mines, 1889
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The Fatality at the Francis Ormond Mine
A. double funeral of the miners Dennis and O'Connor, the victims of the flood waters in the Francis Ormond Company's mine, Chewton, took place on Friday. All…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Colliery Strike in Germany. Disturbances in Silesia. Conflict with the Military. London, May 17
Owing to one of the colliery proprietors in Westphalia having refused to consider the terms proposed by the men for the termination of the strike, the prospects of an early compromise…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Down in a Diamond Mine
Few who wear these glittering gems know the immense labor that is expended in winning them from the matrix in which they are found or the enormous amount of capital that…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Colliery Strike in Germany. London, May 24
The Emperor of Germany is incensed with the colliery proprietors in Westphalia for not having fulfilled the promises made by the deputation that recently waited on him with…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Land of Gold
In order to obtain some exact and trustworthy information as to the Transvaal and its resources, especially its auriferous wealth, a representative had an interview this week…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The London Coal Duties. London, May 22
A bill which has been introduced in the House of Commons for the abolition of the duties levied on coal in the metropolitan police district, was read a second time in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Colliery Strike in Germany. London, May 30
The colliers who have been on strike in Westphalia have resumed work; but they threaten to go out again at the end of two months if the coalowners do not fulfil the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Correspondence. the Land of Gold. to the Editor of the Albury Banner
SIR,—In your last week’s issue under the above heading is a very glowing description of the wealth of the Transvaal goldfields; but Mr. Henderson’s accounts being somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Gold Rush at Doctor' Creek
About 300 men assembled on Monday the rush in the gully near Doctor's Creek, near Maryborough, and intended pegging out, the sinking being about 9tt. Mr. M'Phee, the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Serious Mining Disaster at Newcastle. Collapse in the A.a. Company's Coal Mine. Eleven Miners Entombed
A terrible accident, involving the loss of many valuable lives and other serious consequences, occurred in the Australian Agricultural Company's colliery at the Glebe, near…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Mining Disaster a T New Castle. Following are particulars:—SYDNEY
A terrible accident, involving the loss of many valuable lives and other serious consequences, occurred in the Australian Agricultural Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle Colliery Disaster. Newcastle
For the present no further attempt is being made to disentomb the miners buried in the Glebe Colliery, as all hopes of rescuing the men alive was practically abandoned some days ago…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Newcastle Colliery Disaster
Meetings are being held in various parts of the district to express sympathy with the sufferers by the recent colliery disaster, and to start subscriptions in aid of the bereaved families. A…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Fryerstown Gold Discovery
The report concerning the discovery of a gold bearing reef at Fryerstown, published in the Mount Alexander Mail on Friday, and which found its way into the Melbourne papers,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Terrible Colliery Accident in France. Two Hundred Lives Lost. London, July 4
A terrible accident occurred yesterday in a coal mine at St. Etienne, 32 miles from Lyons, and the centre of one of the chief coal-fields in France…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Gold Discovery at Doctor’s Creek
Matters in connection with the discovery of auriferous alluvial on the private property of Mr. M’Phee at Doctor’s Creek still remain in abeyance. There are now only eight tents on…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Story of a Daring Gold Robbery
The robbery of £650 in gold from the Great Western Colliery Company at Cardiff, for which Philip John Osborne, aged 22, and Henry Francis Digmore, aged 23,…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A Mining Fraud
The Queensland Times relates a mining fraud of a barefaced character, which was recently brought to light in Brisbane:—“ An advertisement appeared in an evening paper…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Gold Rush at Parkes
Concerning the Parkes rush, a corresport pent writes :—“Parties of diggers continue to arrive, and so far one heais but little grumbling, though there are probably nearly 700…
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