Correspondence. Provision for Miners' Widows. to the Editor
Sir,—In your issue of the 18th inst. a letter appeared under the, above heading signed "Fair Play," stating that the Miners' Association had not…
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Mining & the mines, 1892
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An Alluvial Goldfield. Sydney
A TELEGRAM from Oberon reports that there was considerable excitement at the Essington Park alluvial goldfield drawing to-day. About 200 miners were on the ground,…
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AT last the trade at the Wallsend Colliery has taken a decided step for the better. For the last 10 days the pit has worked full time, and the red flag is still flying, denoting work…
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MR. MELVILLE to-night presented to the Assembly the report of the Select Committee on the Scottish Australian Mining Company Railway Bill, of which committee he was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Wednesday, November 23. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Whittingdale Johnson's Expenses. Cost of Seed Wheat. The Railway Service. The Straightening of the Hunter. Coal Mines Bill. Medical Bill. Federation. SYDNEY
Mr. SLATTERY, in reply to Mr. HOUGHTON, said that Mr. Whittingdale Johnson had been paid £2 a day and hotel expenses, while on duty at Broken Hill. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta. the Colliery
The colliery is still idle, with no sign of any immediate improvement. For the last eight weeks there have only been five days' pay to draw. Many men are leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Lambton Miners
THE Now Lambton miners met on Wednesday night at Gray's hotel, Adamstown, Mr. Thomas Gray in the chair. The attendance was small. The only business was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Thursday, November 24. Legislative Assembly. Prawn Fishing in the Hunter. Funded Stock. Charge Against a Justice of the Peace. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. Local Government Bill. Federation. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the Chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SEE, in reply to Mr. M'CORT, said that the railway accounts were being kept…
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AT the half-yearly meeting of the share-holders of the Great Morwell Coal Mining Company, at Melbourne, on Tuesday, the directors complained that the Railway…
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A CRUSHING by the North Smithfield Company at Gympie of 600 tons gave over 1000oz of gold. Over 13,000oz of gold have been…
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ONLY one case of importance was dealt with in Chambers this morning. Mr. Wise, on behalf of the defendants in the case of Regisald Wyndham v. the Greta Collieries,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
INSPECTION of Block 10 to-day showed that Campbell's shaft is now down 80ft below the 615ft plat. Water is coming in, and two men are kept constantly baling. If this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Colliery Disaster
LONDON, Friday.—A disastrous colliery accident has occurred it Raton, New Mexico. The colliery has been fired, and it is reported that 100 entombed miners cannot be rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Paris Gold Medal. Award to an Australian Inventor
THE very highest award of France in the Department of Science and Invention has just been made by the Paris Academy to Mr. Augustus Gross, now of Sydney, but late of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Lambton Colliery
YESTERDAY John Anderson, a miner employed at Lambton Colliery, had his foot badly crushed by a heavy fall of coal. The injured man had to be conveyed home by his…
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LONDON, Monday.—Telegrams from Mexico give particulars of a mining disaster which has occurred at Pachuca about 40 miles northeast of Mexico. The mine collapsed while the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for the Victorian Railways
THE whole question of the use of Victorian coal on that colony's railways is shortly to receive the attention of the Acting Railway Commissioners (says…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
AT Consols some time ago a rising was commenced east from the 250ft level main shaft, and within 50ft of the plat near, and a distinet vein of one was met with, carrying ruby,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trimming in England
AT a recent meeting of the North of England Steam Shipowners' Association, Mr. D. Stephens, deputy chairman of the conference on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Breach of Contract a Coal Case. SYDNEY
THE case of Read and others v. Withers, which was commenced in No. 3 Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Windeyer and a jury of four, yesterday, is a claim on the part of the…
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