Rocky River Goldfield
Information received yesterday from the Rocky River alluvial goldfield, in which a couple of local syndicates are interested, states that proceedings at the rush are rather dull…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
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The Londonderry Mine
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. H. C. Plunkett, M.P., has resigned his position as a director of the Londonderry Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie,…
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THE Newcastle coal trade during the week has been dull and devoid of interest. The decision of the Scottish Australian Mining Company to reduce…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At a meeting to-day of the Bendigo Goldfields Company, Limited, registered in May last, with a capital of £25,000, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Risks. Fatal Accident at North Lambton
A MINER named James Lambert lost his life about noon yesterday by a fall of coal in a small pit on the Waratah Estate, North Lambton. It appears that Lambert was…
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A party of prospectors at Rokewood have found gold at a depth of 65ft. Another prospecting party have obtained good quartz at Frankston. The new lessees of the…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge was held in the Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery on Fire. Outbreak in the Seaham Mine. a Mysterious Affair. Water Proves Ineffectual. The Shafts Sealed Down
AT noon on Saturday it was reported in the city that the Seaham Colliery was on fire, and the departure of a number of firemen to West Wallsend was probably the cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Fatality at North Lambton. Inquest and Verdict
An inquest was held at Sneddon's Hotel, Jesmond, on Saturday morning into the cause of the death of James Lambert, who lost his life on Friday at a small colliery on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tasmania. Launceston, Monday. Mining Accident
A serious accident happened at the Western mine, Zechan, to-day. Larry Ryan, a recent arrival from Victoria; was descending from the No. 2 to the No. 3 level when his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining at Plattsburg. Inspection of Mr Sneddon's Workings
ON the 13th inst. the Municipal Council of Plattsburg forwarded an application to the Minister for Mines, through Mr. D. Watkins, M.P.,…
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TIHE work of hermetically sealing the Seaham Colliery was completed late on Sunday evening, and the management state that the stoppings in both shafts have proved to be…
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The action of John Richard Rigg personally and as trustee for the Richmond Vale Coal Company, West Maitland, against the Standard bank and F. Kabat, J H Mein,…
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OUR West Wallsend correspondent states that there is nothing fresh with regard to the fire in the Seaham mine, and it will be probably some time before there is. The mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Assessment of Collieries. Deputation to the Colonial Secretary. a Favourable Reply. Sydney
A DEPUTATION representing the municipalities of the Newcastle district, and consisting of Alderman Errington (Mayor of New Lamb-tons), Alderman J. S. Rodgers (Sarrington),…
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THE Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the position of coalmining legislation has held three meetings this week. Mr. Fegan, M.P., and Mr…
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NOTHING now has transpired in connection with the fire in the Seaham Colliery. As already reported, the shafts are sealed up in the hope of choking the outbreak, and st[?]…
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" OLD IDENTITY," Wallsend. — The A.A. Company first imported miner's into this district in 1840 from England. They then held a monopol [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Queensland Coal Industry
In his report for 1894, Mr. W. Fryar, Inspector of Mines for the southern district of Queensland, says: The returns received show a total output of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Another Colliery Fire. Narrow Escape of the South Waratah Coalmine
ON Thursday evening the South Waratah coalmine, commonly known as the Gully Colliery, the property of the Caledonian Coal Company, had a narrow escape from serious…
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