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140 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 7
But I now proceed to glorious battle detail. The army of Roberta having got over the Vaal river at several drifts. the Field-Marshal knit his ranks together, and proceeded by the force…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The request of the miners that coal should be raised 6d. per ton by 1st July next, in addition to the advance of 1s. promised by the proprietors, was considered…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →During the American civil war a terrible engine of destruction was devised by the Confederates. They called it a coal torpedo. A block of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bank of New South Wales deposited at the Mint a few days since 65,559.66oz of gold, in ingots, for coinage. The weight, which, even in ounces, looks…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The developments of tin mining resources at Basin Creek, Upper Murray, promises to be a big undertaking, and, if successful, will lead to the opening up of a large area of tin…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →‘One of the most novel yet responsible tasks ever deputed to me,’ Remarked a well-known detective to the writer the other day, ‘was that of guarding two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last June some lucky prospectors made the discovery that the sands on the shore of the extremity of Alaska were full of gold. The treasures of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The largest gold nugget ever found— the famous "Welcome Stranger," was unearthed by John Beason and Richard Oates at Dunolly, forty miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"When we borrowed money for out bank in olden times in northern Arkansas, I used to go to the neighbouring town and get the gold. then I had to carry it by stage over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One of the most novel yet responsible tasks ever deputed to me,' remarked a well-known detective to the writer the other day, 'was that of guarding two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the M'Evoy Company No Liability was held at the office of the company, Equitable Buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →In 1886 Johannesburg was not. Ten years later saw it a town of 100,000 inhabitants. Practically every grade of every nation is here assembled. The servants…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →A serious accident occurred at the Luck-now claim on Saturday last. A miner, Charles Lucas, and his mate, were going down in a cage. When at the 330ft. level…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The story of how gold was first discovered in Klondyke, purely by accident, is very interesting. It was in 1894 that three men, while looking for gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When an Australian hears of a goldfield there comes to his mind a picture of gum trees, laughing-jackasses, magpies, dark red earth, a blazing Australian sun…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A FATAL accident happened on Saturday at the Southern No, I Mine, Ruthergion. The hauling la performed by an electric tram, and at 2 o'clock a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fatal accident happened on Saturday at the Great Southern No. 1 mine, Rutherglen. The haul is performed by an electric tram, and at 2 o'clock a man named George…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A fatal mining accident occurred on the 6th inst. at a sluicing claim, Silver Creek, near Beechworth, owned by Mr. Donald Fletcher, by which a man in his employ…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →One of the most interesting specifications issued this year was published recently (reports the Westminster Gazette), and numbered 12,610, of 1899. The inventor with…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Keyda R. Steege, writing of South Africa in the June St. Nicholas tells of the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, and the growth of Johannesburg…
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