Mining Items. Borehole Miners
THE Borehole miners will not allow the management to work three shifts (writes a suburban correspondent). The manager requested the miners to work six men in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1897
972 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 49
Turning Waste Into Gold
A curious change is taking place in regard to the iron trade of Great Britain and Germany. It is nothing less than the substitution of a waste or by-product for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The United States Tariff Rates Restored on Coal and Coke
LONDON, Thursday.—It is announced that the Republican Committee of Ways and Means in the United States House of Representatives has restored…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gunpowder in Mines
An English contemporary says that a new Order in Council promises to affect the coal-mining industry very seriously. In itself the Order only appears to affect a small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton. the Colliery Disaster Rescue Workers
A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to draw up lists of those who assisted on the night of the disaster in the various branches of rescue work,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indian Gold Output
Complete returns of the production of the Indian gold mines in 1896 are now forthcoming, and a brilliant exhibit they make. In 1895 the output was 249,356oz—an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rand Gold Production
With a bit of a struggle the Rand gold production for 1896 has managed to get ahead of that for 1895. The December return gave the respectable quota of 206,517oz,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Operations at Dover Flooding of a Mine. Eight Men Drowned
LONDON, Monday.—A disastrous colliery accident is reported from Dover. A mine suddenly became flooded, and eight unfortunate men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the dyke for the week ended yesterday show a shrinkage of 8878 tons on the corresponding period of last year. Up to 6 a.m. yesterday 48,203 tons were shipped, as against 56,581…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton. the Colliery Disaster Fund
Yesterday there came to hand from Mr. J. A. Neilson, manager of the Pacific Co-operative Steam Colliery, a cheque for £6 1s of which £4 18s was subscribed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. Gold and Fever
By the arrival at Cooktown of the steamer Burdekin news was received of the position of affairs in New Guinea. The backwash of the rush which recently set in to that island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Coast. a Refractory Chief
LONDON, Saturday. — The native chief Samory is causing trouble in the hinterland of the Gold Coast colony. A body of Haussas (the native armed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Oceana Gold Robbery
LONDON, Monday.—When the Oceans arrived at Plymouth Detective Frost boarded her, and is making inquiries into the robbery of the 5000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Curious Coal Mine Model
A WORKING miner at Hednesford on Cannock Cha-o (England), William Harley by name, has constructed a most ingenious model of a coalmine made entirely of match boxes. No…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prices in the Coal Trade
A VERY gloomy picture was recently painted by the president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce with regard to the condition of the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, March 10. (Before G. F. Scott, P.m.) the Robbery at Greta Colliery Office
RICHARD ROBERTSON, Of Greta, miner, was charged on remand with having on the 28th ultimo, broken into and entered the premises of the Greta Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Development. The Caledonian Coal Company
THE Caledonian Coal Company, which owns the Waratah and West Wallsend Collieries, is preparing to meet an expansion in its foreign and intercolonial trade The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Catherine Hill Bay. the Mine Camp
The Rev. H. J Walker, who has charge of the Free Methodist portion of the community, was entertained at a valedictory tea and concert in the Free Methodist Chapel,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Mining in New South Wales
DESPITE her undoubtedly great mineral wealth, New South Wales has, until recently, ceased to attract that attention in mining circles that her resources merit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burwood Miners
THE Burwood Miners Lodge held their monthly meeting last night, Mr. A. Nichol in the chair. Mr. James Curley, general secretary, was present at the invitation of the…
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