Mining Items
The first application for a mineral lease in the Walgett district was lodged last week. It is for land in the neighbourhood of Carinda. A local paper asks if the seam…
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Mining & the mines, 1896
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Mining News
STBINGVBARK gold washings—From six loads Cameron and party obtained 5dwts per load; Phillips and party washed 2 loads for 4dwts. per load;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Miners' Strike. Sydney. June 26
The Newcastle miners have decided, by 1253 votes to 444, in favor of the acceptance of the conference proposals. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Entombed. London, June 29
One hundred miners are entombed in the Wilksbarre Mine, Pennsylvania. There is no hope of rescusing any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Disaster. London
A terrible disaster has occurred at the Wilksbarre mine, Pennsylvania. The roof felt in aud one hundred miners are entombed. Their position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. an Offer From the Proprietors. Sydney
As the result of the Newcastle coal mine proprietors meeting in conference with the Premier, an offer has been made of an increase in the hewing rate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Sydney
The Northern Miners' Delegate Board yesterday considered the latest offer of the colliery proprietors, but failed to come to any decision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. International. Rich Gold Discovery. London, July 13
The gold discovered in the Orange Free States is reported to be remarkably rich, and likely to rival the field in the Transvaal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Rights. Sydney
In the Legislative Council, the bill dealing with miners rights, the third reading of which was previously negatived, has been restored to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobar Mining
THE contractors for the sinking of the Cobar Berribangie Gold Mining Company's shaft report having sank a further distance for the week through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Strike in Australia
The following paragraph shows that, the disastrous strike at Newcastle has been carefully noted by those in authority in Japan. A Japanese paper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] More Iron Than Gold. Sydney, July 28
A par[?] suppesed to bu geid, waighing 400 oune[?], sent from Westers to the Melbourne M[?], sa[?] half a d[?] to the [?], the [?] co[?] of from. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Discoveries. Sydney, July 31
Great excitement prevails at Walumls, near Begs, owing to discoverties of rich gold specimens. A rush has set in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining News
SOME time ago a syndicate of Cobar residents took up land on Eremeran station to prospect for wolfram. Specimens were sent to Sydney, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Catterthun Gold. Sydney
News from the wreek of the Catherthun states that a box containing 5000 sovereigns was recovered yesterday whilst four other boxes have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catterthun Gold. Sydney, August 18
The divers have recovered a [?] contsining 3000 severeigns from the Catterthun and expect to recover the remainder today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Gold Discovery. Perth, August 21
A sensational find of gold has been made at Norseman, West Australia, seven pounds weight of pure gold being broken close to the surface. The formation is said to carry teh…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catterthun Gold. Sydney, August 21
The steamer Sophia arrived to-day with 8000 [?]veriguns from the Cattertun. The gold was lodged in the Bank of New Zealdn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Catterthun Gold. Sydney, August 28
Two hundred Catterthun [?]reigns have been sold at a premium of one shilling each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Gulgong
A GULGONG correspondent of the Mudgee GUARD[?]AN writes: — The Happy Valley men could not obtain backers in town at 12s per week, so…
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