Labour Troubles. 600 Miners Thrown Out of Work. London, August 2
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 27
Two mines have been closed at Mons, one of the great centres of the coalmining industry in Belgium, owing to the increased price of labour. By this action of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Mozart Mine. a Heal Life Story of the Cinnamon Cheek Country
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2
There were warm times down in the Cinnamon Creek country. The laws of meum et tuum were in course of daily violation, and cattle owners were justly wroth at the state of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Items. Diamond Mining at Inverell
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1896 · page 28
"An old Kimberley Hand" writes as follows respecting the diamond discovery at Boggy Camp ia the Inverell district. He had recently paid a visit of inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Coolgardie Mining Managers
Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 4
A Victorian miner who was employed in a Coolgardie mine as a shift boss has returned home, and gives his opinion (so says the Mining Standard)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rand Gold-field. Great Reduction in Wages. London, August, 17
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 26
On account of the ravages caused by the rinderpest, and the consequent large influx of natives to the Rand Gold-field, the wages of the natives employed on the mines have…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Gold Discovery in British Columbia. London, August 17
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1896 · page 27
Some very rich crushings are reported from the River Kootenay, in British Columbia. The announcement has caused great excitement in Canada, and a very…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Catterthun Gold
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 3
The salvage operations at the Catterthun wreck were concluded yesterday, when seven boxes containing £8000 were recovered. The divers now say that it is impossible to recover any more. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rutherglen Mining News
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1896 · page 3
THE ereotion of the pumping gear at Prentice United mine has been entrusted to Mr Johnstone, who erected the plant now standing at the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catterthun Gold
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 28
The arrival of the salvage steamer Sophia Ann in Sydney, on Friday, from the wreck of the Cattertbun was witnessed by a large number of persons. In…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Dargo Gold Field
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 27
Mr. Reginald Murray, the Government Geologist, has prepared for the information of the Minister for Mines a highly interesting report with regard to the principal…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →How to Dress Gold Fowl
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 13
Cut all the meat from any cold poultry you may have at hand and chop it small. With this mix the same weight of fine breadcrumbs, seasoned with white pepper, salt, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gold Discovery in Peru. London, August 22
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 27
Rich gold-bearing country has been discovered in the province of Carabaya, in South-east Peru, near the Bolivian frontier. Nuggets have been found weighing…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The New No Liability Mining Companies Bill
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 2
THE glaringly imperfect measure now doing duty for an Act of Parliament to regulate No Liability Mining Companies is, we hope, to be soon superseded by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold for America. a Million Imported From Paris. London, August 23
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 27
United States bankers have imported gold to the value of £1,000,000. The money was obtained chiefly from Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Electricity Direct From Coal
The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 4
Two processes have recently been described by which electricity can be produced direct from combustion of coal. One process is that of Dr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Catterthun Gold. Salvage Work Concluded. About £8000 Recovered
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 4
The salvage operations at the wreck of the Catterthun were concluded on Thursday of last week, and the two steamers which for the past three months have been engaged on the work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Prentice Mine Flooded Out
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1896 · page 3
AN unfortunate accident has occurred at the North Prentice mine, one of the most promising claims on the field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. W. J. Bryan's Speech. The Gold Standard Issue
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 4
Mr. W. J. Bryan, a candidate for the Presidency of the United States, in a speech delivered at the Chicago Convention, said, in reference to the gold standard issue:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rutherglen Mining News
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 3
THE manager of the Freehold reports for the week that the main east under level has been extended 30 feet, opening out to No. 2 rise. An extension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Wants and Grievances
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 25
Owing to the inability of Mr. Sydney Smith to visit Albury at show time, the deputation of miners he had arranged to receive, waited instead, upon Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., on…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →