Gold Find in Alaska. Similar to Klondyke
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is stated that a goldfield has been discovered on the Koyukuk River, Alaska, similar to the Klondyke goldfields…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
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Parliament. Wednesday, November 10. Legislative Assembly. Illicit Distillation. Coal Royalties and Traction. Land and Income Tax. Undesirable Immigrants. the Estimates. Public Works Committee. Sydney
The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. A number of questions were, at the request…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbour Collieries' Company. Sydney
AT the invitation of Messrs. Scott and Goodsir, sub-contractors for the building of portion of the retaining wall at the Sydney Harbour Collieries' Works, Balmain, about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Northern Municipal Association. Conference of Municipal Representatives. the Assessment of Collieries
A CONFERENCE of municipal representatives was held at the Hamilton council chambers, Beaumont-street, last evening, for the further consideration of a Northern Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Gold Yield for October
The gold yield for October was 74,000oz for 10 months, and for the year 649,000oz. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR. W. R. WILSON. The health of Mr. W. R. Wilson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Klondyke Goldfields. a Rush From Australia
LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian Premier, has stated that his Government has reason to believe that some 15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electricity in Gold-mining
It appears from a report from Censul Smuts on the trade of Swaziland during 1896, that the Piggs Peak Mining Company have a 30-stampmill, worked by electricity, generated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shipments
The following coal shipments have been made to foreign ports during the week:—Menmuir E. and A's, 1900 tons, various, Hongkong, Gibbs, Bright, and Co.; J. B. Brown, ship,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World's Gold Production
The Statist publishes an article on the world's gold production since 1850 With the article a chart is given showing the variations in production in each year from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal As a Filtering Medium
AT the recent meeting of the Sanitary Congress, Prof. A. Bostock Hill, read a paper on "Filtration of Sewage Through Coal." Mr. Garfield, the manager of the Wolverhampton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Workmen's Compensation Act. Attitude of North of England Miners
THERE was recently issued to the miners' lodges in Northumberland, England, a circular having reference to the recent conference of miners' leaders on the Workmen's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stewart's Brook Goldfield
COMPARATIVELY few miners in Newcastle, and indeed very few people other than those residing in the actual district are aware of the existence of all extensive goldfield on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greta. Miners' Meeting
The miners held their monthly meeting in the Masonic Hall (Palmer's Hotel) on Saturday evening. A suggestion was brought up from…
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ON the 7th October, 1880, William Scott, a member of the Caithness (Scotland) County Cycling Club, won as a first prize in one of their competitions a gold charm, in the form…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 42,704 tons, as compared With 42,441 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of £60 tons in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holland v. Stockton Coal Company. Sydney
THE Fall Court, consisting of Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, hoard an application to-day on behalf of the plaintiff in the case…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Miners
A SPECIAL meeting of the above miners took place on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. The chairman having explained that the business for consideration was a report…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Work at the Collieries. Moderate Trade Prospects
FULL time for the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday consists of 10 days, one day being lost at all the pits on account of the holiday, Prince of Wales' Birthday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Tuesday, November 16. Legislative Assembly. Nationalisation of Coal Mines. Motion by Mr. Edden. Sydney
THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. REID, in answer to MR. W. H. B…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Klondyke and Other Gold
The probability of spending a long life at Klondyke is apparently remote. The Canadian insurance companies do not think the chances particularly good, for they have…
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