Description of the Mine
The scene of the disaster is in the constituency of Illawarra, represented by Mr. Fuller in the House of Representatives. Mr. Fuller was greatly upset by the terrible news…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Mining & the mines, 1902
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Temora. Mining
Our old friend, Mr A. L. Deutscher, seems doomed to disappointment in his endeavor to strike the "second bottom" o{ the Temora goldfields ; as mentioned previously, he is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Accidents
No fewer, than 155 persons were killed during the ten years ended last December, as the result of accidents in coal and shale mines in this state, while the number…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Miners and Police. London, July 31
Daring a riot among coal-miners who are on strike at Shenandoah, Pennyslvania, four policemen and 20 of the strikers were shot. The sheriff's cousin, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Awful Colliery Disaster. Explosion at Mount Kembla. Great Loss of Life. Sydney
A dreadful colliery explosion took place ab the Mount Kembla colliery shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, when there were some 230 men in the mine. The…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →The Mine Explosion. Sydney
The inquest on the Kembla disaster was resumed at Wollongong yesterday. Mr. Bruce Smith appeared for the Crown, and announced that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rand Gold-field. London. August 11
Several newspapers report chat discoveries have been made which show that the Witwatererand reef, on which Johannesburg is situated, extends 30 miles to…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Mining Accident
An accident befell a miner named Ropky at Avisford. He and his mate were using a Spanish winch to remove a large boulder, when the lever slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Corowa Mining Notes
A satisfactory wash-up took place at the Deep Lead yesterday which yielded 4oz. 4dwts. The quantity of earth treated was a little over three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a Western Mining Camp
"Some of you know, probably," said the man in the mackintosh, "that I spent a summer out West. some years ago, in a mining camp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Fields
It appears from the estimates of the most trustworthy authorities that the coal-fields of the world cover an area of about a million and a quarter square…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Mining Notes
At a recent meeting of the directors of the Corowa Deep Lead G.M. Co. it was decided to call for tenders for driving 300. feat of reef drive from the top of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Beds
A typical coal-bed may be defined to be a fossil bog or swamp, with an underclay, or ancient soil beneath full of carbonised roots, and a roof of sandstone above, often…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rutherglen Mining Prospects
Since the amalgamation of the Southern and Prentice and the North Prentice mines during the months of October and November last,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. the Golden Point Claim
On Wednesday last the Public Works Committee of the Municipal Council visited Paine's Point, where Mr. Fred. Simmons has applied for a site for a quartz battery on…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mining Trouble at Rutherglen. Work Under Protest
On Thursday night a meeting of the Rutherglen beanch of the Amalgamated Miners Association was held at Rutherglen, to discuss the action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Under-secretary for Mines. Mr. Fegan to Be APPOINTkD. SYDNEY
It is reported that Mr. J. L. Fegan will be appointed Under-Secretary for Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Rutherglen Mine
The half-yearly report of the directors of the Great Southern Consols mine, Rutherglen, is of interest because of the highly progressive nature of the work…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Outtrim Mine Trouble
When J. A. Martell, one of the men over, whom trouble arose at the [?] mine recently, left the town, he stated regarding the manner in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reported Rich Gold Discovery
A miner named William Muggleton who had been prospecting in the neighbourhood of Carcoar for many years, has discovered, near an old…
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