Curious Recovery of a Gold Nugget
A Glasgow correspondent writes:—" Captain J. Dahl, master of the Norwegian barque Handy, at present discharging a timber cargo at Irvine, has with him a small…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the dyke for the week coded at 6 a.m. on Monday amounted to 40,330 tons, showing an increase of 4943 tons on the amount shipped for the corresponding period of last year. The coke…
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THE Lambton and Burwood Collieries which had a slack time of it last week, and, indeed, for the last three weeks, were idle again yesterday, but it is probable that operations will…
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The following extract of a letter under date San Francisco, October 5, from a leading firm of coal importers, serves to throw a good deal of light on the condition of the coal…
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IN his coal circular, under date San Francisco, October 15, Mr. J. W. Harrison writes as follows: —" Since the Alameda left there have been the following arrivals from…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Howell's Consolidated Mining Company, New South Wales, has been formed with a capital of £150,000, of which £100,000 is to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Proposed Miners' Federation. Meeting of the Hetton Lodge
IN accordance with a decision arrived at at a recent monthly meeting of the Hetton miners a special meeting of the lodge was held at the Albion Hotel. Wickham, last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Risks. Miner Injured at the Glebe
A MINER named Richard Nash met with a very serious accident whilst at work in the Glebe mine yesterday morning caused through fully two tons of coal coming away. The…
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THE Coal Cargoes Royal Commission hold another meeting this afternoon at the Chief Secretary's office. Professor Threlfell presided, and Mr. Pittman, Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mines Department Inquiry. Charges of Maladministration. Mr. Slattery Exonerated. Sydney
MR. LYNE as chairman, presented to the Assembly to-night the report of the select committee appointed to inquire into the evidence given before the Civil Service Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Public Roads Bill. No. 2 Local Option. Another Downfall. Mining Administration. The Federal Elections. New Parliament House. Sydney
THE Assembly sat until five minutes to 4 o'clock this morning. After midnight the consideration in committee of the Public Roads Bill was continued. An amendment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal Coal Mine
The latest idea introduced by one of the go-ahead South African firms is that of supplying Transvaal coal to the steamers trading on the coast. Supported by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Risks. Accident in Stockton Pit
SHORTLY before 11 o'clock last night a miner named William Garside 21 years of age, employed at the Stockton mine, was taken to the hospital suffering from injuries received…
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WORK has been fairly well distributed for the fortnight terminating to-day. The pay (though it will be better than the last) will, however, be a good deal…
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A COUPLE or three weeks ago, when the Wallsend and other collieries were idle, the outlook for the miners was rather gloomy for the rest of the year, for there were no advices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Diving for Gold
AT Trieste, says a London contemporary, three experienced divers are engaged upon a highly interesting task. In 1811 a terrible…
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The official organ of the Russian ministry of finance calls attention to the success with which the Japanese are crowding the English out of the coal markets of the far east,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Local Colliery Inspector. Merit Recognised in England
IN the publication entitled "The Science and Art of Mining," published at Wigan, the editor writes as follows regarding Mr. Humble, Inspector of Coal Mines in this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scottish Australian Mining Company. the Recent Strike
LONDON, Thursday.—The report of the directors of the Scottish Australian Mining Company shows a debit balance of £1914 on the year's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Exodus of Miners
The Melbourne Argus has been gathering information from the Victorian goldfields as to the exodus of miners to Western Australia and South Africa, and it find that a…
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