Colliery Accident. London, Friday Afternoon
A cage, containing 80 men, fell to the bottom of the pit at the Naval Colliery, Ponyeraig, through the broaking of a cable Six were killed and 16 injured…
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Mining & the mines, 1909
477 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 24
Electric Plant in Mines. London
Mr. Hubort Gladstone, Home Secretary, is appointing, a committee of experts to lovise the rules for the use of electric plant in mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Flooded. London
ThE water from a disused shaft flooded thE Dombrobo mine, near So[?]wice, and drowned 26…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Shipment of Gold. London, Sunday Afternoon
The largest South African shipment of gold ever received, totalling 1,143,271 ounces, per the s.s. Kildonan Castle, has arrived at Southampton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold in Granite Dyke. Pormation Near Grafton. Report of Mining Geologist
For some months pant a syndicate formed at Grafton, and called the Pucka Syndicate, has been developing a big auriferous formation at Pucka about 15 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rescue of Entombed Miners. London
Twenty-two of the entombed Dombrobo miners saved themselves by reaching another old shaft. It is feared the remainder have perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exhaustion of the Coal Supply and the Downfall of Man
Pessimistic as it may seem, the conclusion that man's downfall will begin with the exhaustion of our coal is, says a correspondant, strongly suggested. Geologists…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rich Gold Find. Specimens Studded with Gold. Sydney
A party has arrived at Dubbo from the Gold Hill Mine, Tomingley, with some magnificently rich specimens secured at a depth of 250 foot. These are literally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Upper Clarence Mines
THE "S.M. Herald" says that hit harte there has not been enough attention paid in this State to the low grade ate bodies that offer facilities for cheap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal in Fiji
What appears to be one of the most important mineral discoveries made in Fiji is that of the coal deposit found by Mr. Reginald Berkoley on the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Jury in a Mine. Claim "Jumped" by Strange Trial
An exciting incident, arising out of a claim for a lead mine under the curious laws relating to Derbyshire lead mining, occurred at Matlock on June 24 (says…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Gold Yield. Sydney
Official returns publicshed to-day show that for August the State gold yield was 17,106oz., valued at £68,646. This is a decrease as compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Coal Box
The question of economising space is one that forces itself upon many families, especially those living in small flats, where such a thing as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Trade Crisis. Serious Situation. Possible General Strike. Sydney
The trouble at the Hebburn Colliery has now become acute, and a general cessation of work by coal miners will be advocated unless the dismissed lodge secretary is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Gold Yield
The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of August is 17,166oz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Plate Worth a Fabulous Amount
The Hofburg in Vienna possesses a magnificent gold dinner service which is not rivalled by any Royal House. It was last used during the visit of the Kaiser and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rich Gold Find. Phenomenally Rich Ore, [?] (W.A.)
Great excitement has been caused at Norscman. West Australia, by the discovery of a rich shoot in the viking number one mine…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Trade Crisis. Men Now Exasperated. Sydney
The propriotors of the Hebburn Colliery have declined to reinstate the dismissed secretary of the union. The men are now exasperated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Mining Crisis. Sydney
The coal mining crisis at the Hebburn Colliery is causing considerable uneasiness. (The trouble arose over the dismissal of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Discovery. Sydney
A big gold discovery is repprted to have been made at Burrugate near Bega. It is estimated the ore will yield 100pz. to the ton. One crushing has reached that…
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