New[?]st Gold Field
Unless a long list of most experienced engineers have committed an error of judgment, the Gas inean district of Al[?] de[?]ned to become, during the next five…
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Mining & the mines, 1914
717 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 36
Coal Dust. Further Information Required. Sydney
Mr. Cann said he needed further information before deepling on the Illawarra coaldust problem. The Illawarra miners had refused to sit on the Coal Dust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bendigo Mining Disaster. a Graphic Story. Evidence at the Inquiry
The inquiry into the disaster at the Great Extended Hustler's Mine. Bendigo, last Saturday week, when seven men lost their lives, was continued on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bakkiha Gold Mining and Mineral Co., Ltd. Stupendous Possibilities
On a beautiful morning this wrek the writer, in company with Mr. A. H. Corson, photographic artist, Ballian, drove out to view the progress of the above…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labor Affairs. Miners' Strike. [?] See Football Mattres. Melbourne
Miners at Stawell struck because they resented knocking off at 4 instead of 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Several declared the change would prevent them from seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bendigo Mining Disaster. Accidental Deaths. Melbourne, Wenesday
The Inquest into the cause of the death of the seven miners in the Extended Hustlers' Mine, Bendigo, has concluded. The jury found the men met their deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pathos of an old Gold Field
"Yarrum" writes:—I think there is no sadder sight than an old, deserted goldfield especially so is it to one who has been there before and has seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold-paved Streets
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →Diamond Mines in South Africa
The history of the diamond mines is one long romance--catastrophe, skilful robberies, and the speedy realisation of colossal fortunes, the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goldfield Ungodliness Drink and Two-up. Perth
Speaking of the drink traffic, the Rev. C. P. Taylor told the Presbyterian Assembly that there were three hundred sly groggeries on the goldfields, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold at Dorrigo
Before long (says the "Dorrigo Gazette") we are likely to hear big things, of the new discovery at Eastern Dorrigo. It is now only two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drake Mining
An extract from the annual report of the Department of Mines, for the year 1913 reads :— "The Red Rock' Mine, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Idle Top Hands' Grievance. Sydney
The Wallsend colliery at Newcastle is idle to-day owing to the top hands refusing to fill the waggons unless they were run under the shoots in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Closed Down. [?]Art
The Montana Mine, Zeehan, has closed down after a career of twenty years, during which £200,000 was paid to dividends and £500,000 in wages. The whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opium Smuggling Stowed Away with the Coal. Fremantle
Customs officers, who hoarded, the steamer Asburton this morning, discovered 491 half-pound tins of opium, valued £3500, in the coal bunkers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Accident. Sydney
Two men were injured by a collapse of the workings in the main shaft at the Richmond Main Colliery, Ku[?] Kerr[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS. Rescued from the Deep Coal Trimmer's Unenviable Plight. Fremantle
When the Marmora, which arrived today, was between Aden and Colombo attention was attracted by cries in the water. The steamer was stopped and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mine Commission SYDNEY
The Executive Council to-day appointed Mr. B. R. 'Wise, as a Royal Commission, to inquire into the question of the afternoon shift in coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Afternoon Shift. Sydney
The Cabinet to-day appointed Mr. B. R. Wise, F. C., a Royal Commission to deal with the question of the afternoon shift in cool mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naked Lights. Largely Responsible for Mine Explosions. Sydney
The use of naked lights is, according to the Coal Mines Committe, one of the most prolific causes of explosions in mines. From 1878 to 1913 over half the deaths…
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