Terrible Colliery Explosion
A fearful explosion, resulting in serious loss of life, took place on the 18th of Feb., in the colliery known as the Talk-o'-the-Hill, a pit situated about four miles from…
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Mining News
MINING operations are being pushed ahead vigorously at Muttama. O'Brien and party, the No. 1 Enterprise Tributors, have got well into their work, and have three stopes of…
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THE Muttama reefs are giving employment to a great many men, the tribute system being eagerly embraced by that miners who find Unit capital and labour combined is good for both…
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OUR mining news of the past week in very meagre. The wet weather, and consequent bad roads, may have something to do with this, as it has prevented our customary…
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The continued wet weather has not improved business in this locality, and everything suffers in consequence. From our reefing localities we have encouraging reports…
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Mining is steadily progressing at Muttama, and "payment by results" will shortly be the order of the day. From appearances the stone being rained will, when crushed, come…
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THE following letter addressed to the Bathurst Times is worthy of perusal:—Sir,—I observe by your correspondent's report from Sydney, that, in reference to mining,…
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We have nothing very satisfactory to report concerning the Jones Creak mining properties This week, except of the claim, that of Hopper and Fuller's, which is an…
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THE prospecting claim at the Bushman's Daughter is in full work and is looking batter than ever, there being a fine well-defined reef there. This claim we bear is under offer, and…
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The hows from tho South Gundagai reefs at Stony Creek is satisfactory. On the Royal Albert, Hawthorn ami party have been stoping down on the 50 feet lovel, to mako up a…
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The news from the Kime and Johnson's bill claims continues, with some exceptions, to be favorable. THE Mount Pleasant Company's machine…
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A HUMOROUS correspondent writing under the signature of Clumpum to the Western Independent favours the readers of that journal with the following sketch:—…
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WE regret we cannot report favorably as to the present condition of affairs at the Great Southern G.M. Co's. ground, Johnston's Hill, but we trust operations will are long be…
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MINING news is scarce this week, and is not altogether favorable in character. Operations continue suspended at the Great Southern G. M. Co's. ground, Johnson's…
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ACCOUNT of progress at the Johson's Hill and Kimo workings are not so satisfactory as could be desired; but we hope to have better news soon. Mr JESSOP'S machine has commenced operations, and…
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Tat Ovena and Murray Advertiser gives a report of the circumstances under which a miner named Thomas Kennedy met his death on Saturday week. An inquest was held on…
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A CAGE carries one pleasantly enough, but the straight ladder is a different thing entirely, and, if the depth be considerable, not pleasant at all. Twenty feet down and you are in…
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OUR Gundagai mining news continues rather meagre, and of a less satisfactory nature than could be desired; but we have good hopes that this temporary depression will…
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Some really good news as to the Bushman's Daughter reef reached us after we had gone to press last week. The crushing of 64 tons of stone from Hopper and Fuller's claim, No…
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WE have little mining news to record this week. Prospects at the Bushman's Daughter reef continue promising. A CRUSHING of 28 tons from the Mount…
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