The Antiquity of Gold-leaf
The origin of gold-leaf is lost in antiquity. On some of the most ancient mummies discovered, gold-leaf has been used on the skin,…
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511 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 26
Mines and Miners
There is 300 feet of water in the main shaft at the Nalli mine, Yerranderie, N.S.W., due to the overflow from a flooded creek…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Illawarra Colliery Employees. Reinstatement of Mr. F. Dunleavy to Be Sought
At the annual meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, held at Wollongong last week, two important decisions were arrived at. The former of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Exploring New Guinea. a Nine-foot Coal Seam. the White Man's False Teeth
A paper describing an exploration in 1908 of the Purnri River, New Guinea, was submitted to the geographical section of the Science Congress on…
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A six-foot ore channel has been struck in the west crosscut at the bottom level in the Queen Bee mine, Cobar, N.S.W. The Western Australian Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scandalous Conditions at South Coast Mines. What the Miners Have to Endure. Houses Unfit for Habitation
A shocking state of affairs in connection with the conditions under which the miners are housed in some districts on the South Coast has been disclosed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →GOLD - Blooded Crime. Terrible Murders in the BUSH. Mother and Daughter the Victims. Two Boys Arrested. Object of Deed—seeking Notoriety
Two murders were committed at Billenbah Station, about 20 miles from Narandera, on Saturday afternoon, apparently in about as cold blooded a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Owners' Federation
The coal owners of the United Kingdom are forming a national defensive organisation similar to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain…
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The management of the Australian Midas Estates, an English venture lately mining at Sulky Gully on the northern continuation of the Ballarat lines of reef…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Coal and Coke Investment
Squatters, farmers, dairymen and country residents generally, desir[?]s of varying their investments, realising there is greater safety in disposing their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra Items. Coal and Coke Trades
The continued wet weather during the past week has further interfered with the coal and coke trade. Mt. Pleasant commenced work in the middle of the week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden's Court. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., Mining Warden). Tuesday. January 31st
George Mcaley. registered holder of a mining lease of 5 acres, Parish of Boblbidge, applied for two weeks' Suspension of, labor conditions, on the ground of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mexican Revolution. Mines Under Government Buildings. London, Feb. 3
American citizens are leaving Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico, where mines are believed to have been planted under the Government buildings by rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Premature Explosion. Italian Submarine Mines Burst. London, Feb. 3
Two submarine mines at Spezzia, Italy, exploded prematurely to-day. Three persons were killed and several severely injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold in Canada. Australian Prospector's Big Find. Vancouver, Feb. 5
Henry Pollard, holding mining certificates in New South Wales and Queensland, as a mining engineer, has taken out a bond involving £10,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Disclosures. Warrants Issued for Arrest. Fraud Alleged. Perth
A sensation was provided in Perth yesterday by the announcement that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Bonwick, Dyason, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melting Point of Gold
It is so easy to obtain gold in a very pure state that its melting point is a fact of much practical Importance, because it serves as a basis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Frauds. Engineer Before the Court. Sydney
Edward Walter Bonwick (42) appeared before the Bench at the Water Police Court to-day on the charge of conspiring together with Harold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Miners
The Broken Hill Proprietary mine is being prepared for resumption of the underground work. Another good reef has been struck at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →N.s.w. Labor Conference. Principle of Solidarity Reaffirmed. Tand and Mining Planks. Under Discussion.—payment of Members.—conference Favors £500 a Year.— Non-unionists to Pay for Benefits Received Under Union Awards.—absolute Preference Demanded
The following is the continuation of report of the annual Conference of the New South Wales Political Labor League:-…
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