Colliery Disaster
ANOTHER body, that of Thomas Hetherington, was recovered last night in a very mutilated condition. At 2 o'clock this morning no further recoveries were reported…
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Mining & the mines, 1898
220 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 11
Terrible Mining Explosion
IN our telegraphic news last issue brief details were given of an explosion at Dudley, near Newcastle, whereby a number of miners were entombed. Since then further particulars of the disaster have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Dissatisfied
Premier Forrest has been mobbed at Kalgoorlie. On Wednesday about ten thousand miners rushed the hotel where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dudley Pit Calamity. Mine Now on Fire. Searching Stopped. Mine to Be Flooded. a Pitiful Scene
An extensive fire was discovered in the right hand district of the Dudley. mine last night. The search parti[?] were immediately withdrawn,[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. [From the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Friday. Mining Riot in Westralia. Premier Mobbed at Kalgoorlie. Serious Outbreak. Mad-headed Miners
The Premier of Western Australia visited Kalgoorlie yesterday to receive a deputation of miners in protest against the new regulations in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining in New England. Boggy Camp
Through the courtesy of Me[?]s R[?] Bros (the Mal[?] your correspondent was shown oil over their present workings. The country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dudley Mine Explosion. Work of Finding the Bodies. Heaetkending Scenes at the Pit's Mouth
The appalling calamity which occurred at the Dudley Colliery on Mon day, and reported in our telegraphic news of last issue, is the most serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only the Coal Man
Some time ago I met with a most ludicrous adventure while deliveryl at a private lunatic asylum just outside Dubtin. Having been admitted by the lodge-kerper. I led my…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Purchase of Coal. Humours in Sydney
It was reported in Sydney yesterday that the local naval authorities had purchased 60,000 tons of coal The report lacks confirmation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →United States. S.S. Maine Disaster. Submarine Mine
The report of the American Board of enquiry into the Maine disaster has been published. It states that the cause of the disaster was the explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Cells Creek
The "Wingham Chronicle " says : "The Cells Field is fast becoming a place of importance, Men are arriving every day looking for work, and as Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Dispute in Wales. General Strike Feared
The minere in several collieries In South Wales have ceased work and a general strike is feared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Premier Tin mine of the World
ACCORDING to a statement published in the Melbourne ARGUS, the Mount Bischoff, in Tasmania, is the premier tin-mine of the world, and when the next disbursement of 7s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Welsh Coal Strike. 80,000 Men Out
The strike of Welsh coal-miners is extending; 80,000 men are now out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in New England. Hillgrove Crushings
Baker's Creek G.M. Co.—536 tons crushed for 244oz. 7dwt. smelted gold. Sunlight G.M. Co.—410 tons for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining
Mr. H. Healy has discovered a new reef on the Morning Star line, at Niangala, which prospects very well. Several blocks of land have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold in New South Wales
The following appreciative notice of the prospects of New South Wales as a gold-producer recently appeared in the Financial News (London):—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanse Miners
A great factor in the gold discoveries of California was the emigration of the Chinese to that region. Klondyke has a similar effect upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining
With a view of encouraging the search for quartz- bearing reefs at a depth, the Minister for Mines has approved of increased rewards bring paid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Starving Miners at Newcastle
The miners who were employed at the Waratah Colliery before it was shut down are now in a sorry plight, and many of them are on the verge of…
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