Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

213 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 11

The Coolgardie Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 29

Not only is the traffic to the Coolgardie goldfields attracting minors and others from parts of Australia hundreds of miles distant, and from Tasmania and New…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

Roads to the Rutherglen Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 29

For some time past the Rutherglen Shiro Council has been urging, through the Members for tho district, for a grant to the mines…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

The Mining Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 37

This body has been in session since the 5th inst. It was the opinion of the Conference that Mining Boards elected by miners should adjudicate in every district, and that the prospecting…

Continued on Trove, page 37 →

Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 4

At the Great Southern the pressure of water continues the same as last week, namely 29lbs, and the drive is being proceeded with as rapidly as…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Minister of Mines at Chiltern

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 28

The Minister of Mines, accompanied by Mining Inspector Tresize, pail a visit to Chiltern on Saturday to inspect tho underground workings of the Chiltern…

Continued on Trove, page 28 →

Mining Conference in Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 5

THE conference of delegates from the various mining centres of New South Wales met last week to consider the mining laws and suggest amendments and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Traveller They Love the Gold

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 5

Climate affects the inhabitants of the sea just as it does those of the land. As Arctic land plants cannot flourish at the Equator, so in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans marine…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Mining Conference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 29

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture (the Hon. S. Smith) on the 13th inst. entertained the members of the Mining Conference, which finished its labours…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

Mining Near Tamworth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 29

A nice lot of gold, amounting to 249oz. 17dwt. 10gr., was (writes the Tamworth News) brought into town from the Lone Hand claim, situated about half-way…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

Traveller They Love the Gold

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 1

[?] affects tho inhabitants of the sea just as it docs those of tho land. As Arctic land plants cannot flourish at tho Equator, in the Arctic and [?] Oceans marine…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Deep Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 28

The Minister for Mines, in his address to the Mining Conference, announced that, with the view of encouraging the development of our mineral resources at…

Continued on Trove, page 28 →

Reported Stoppage of the Great Southern Mine. an Explanation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 4

IT is really wonderful how reports become exaggerated after being in circulation for an hour or so, more especially when those rumours are not…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Shocking Colliery Accident. a Cage Palls Down a Shaft. Eighty Men Killed. London, February 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 26

A shocking accident has occurred in a coal-mine at the town of Leigh, near Manchester. A cage filled with miners was being…

Continued on Trove, page 26 →

Platinum Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 29

A correspondent at Platina, Parkes, sends us the following —" Sufficient rain has fallen here to wash up several thousand loads of washdirt. The puddling…

Continued on Trove, page 29 →

Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 4

At the Grea Southern No. 1, the pumps have been fixed, and pumping was commenced to-day. The shaft has to be sunk a further 27 feet…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Terrible Colliery Disaster. Seventy One Deaths. London, March 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 27

A terrible disaster has occurred at a coal-mine at Kattowitz, in S[?]esta. The mine caught fire, and 71 miners, who were below at the time, lost their lives…

Continued on Trove, page 27 →

Mining at Grong Grong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 26

Mr. George Elwin has (says the Argus) struck a reef 400ft. north of Daval's claim at Grong Grong, about 12 feet below the surface. The stone is nice looking and the reef is about…

Continued on Trove, page 26 →

Corowa Deep Lead Gold Prospecting Co

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 2

AT last news is to hand which should allay the feeling of uneasiness and anxiety from which the shareholders of the Corowa Deep Lead Gold Prospecting…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 4

Prentice Freehold.--Owing to water in bottom, south of No. 2.east, drives have been very difficult to keep open, so that less bottom than usual has…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Extraordinary Yield of Gold at Tumbarumba. Coolgaedie Surpassed. 373 Ounces From 44Lbs. of Stone. , TUMBARUMBA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 21

A rush has set in at Back Creek within a few miles of town, in consequence of an extraordinary discovery just reported. A prospector named Heinecke states…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →