The Periscope Mine
The Huns, I am told (says a writer in the "Evening Standard"), are again making extensive use of the so-called "periscope mine,' an ingenious device…
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Bangadang Mine Fatality Coroner's Inquiry
The inquest on the body of Hans Richard Crowe, who was killed at the Bangadang mine recently, was held at the court-house, Adelong, before Mr…
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Gold Yields:—Adelong Greek, No 1 Dredge, worked 124 hours, for 100 ounces; Adelong Estates, No 2 Dredge, 124 hours, 114ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Mine Near Urana Will Soon be Working
At the Coorabin coal mine, near Urana, the supervising works officer has received the sanction of the railway authorities for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Starvation Alternative. Miners' Enlistment. Sydney
The president of the Colliery Employees' Federation has written to the Acting Prime Minister asking for a close investigation into the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bangadang Mine Fatality. Coroner's Inquiry
THE inquest on the body of Hans Richard Crowe, who was killed at the Bangadang mine recently, was held at the court house, Adelong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Gas. Productive Power of Coal. Sydney
Giving evidence in connection with the price of gas to-day, Andrew Wilson, engineer for the Australian Gaslight Co., told they got 12,800 feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Dispute. Agreement in Sight. Sydney
The miners' representatives conferred with Mr. J. B. Holme, Industrial Registrar, to-day. After a lengthy discussion, an arrangement for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Industry. West Australian Fields. Perth
All the best known mining men in the State have formed on association for the purpose of putting new life into the industry in West Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Gold Yield. Continued Increase. Sydney
The New South Wales gold yield for May was valued at £45,000, as compared with £25,292 for the same month last year. The increase in value for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roofed with Gold. Wealth of Some Russian Cathedrals
The recent decision of the Holy Synod not to accept responsibility for the safeguarding of property belonging to the Russian Orthodox…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Gold Yield. 611oz, FROM Sewt. Crushed. Perth
Three miners at Mount Agnes have just crushed 36wt of stone for a return of 611oz. of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bible Texts on Gold Leaf. Explanation of a Curious Practice of English Goldbeaters
People outside of regular dealers in gold leaf are occasionally surprised when they purchase books of the material to find that the paper leaves between the sheets of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Johannesburg Labor Troubles. Attitude of Chamber of Mines. Capetown
In the Johannesburg Chamber of Mines, the president, referring to the industrial situation, said that he fell, with all the facts on the table and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold in Queensland
The first important discovery or sold in Queensland was made at Canoona, about 35 miles from Rockhampton, in July, 1858. At the end of 1853, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Mines. S.S. "Wimmera" a Total Loss. 82 Persons Mining. Sydney
Enemy mines have been accounted for another steamer in home waters. The Wimmera," of the Huddart Parker Hue, while on a voyage between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Details of the Disaster. Probably a "Wolf" Mine
In maritime circles it is considered practically certain that the "Wimmera" was sunk by a mine dropped by the German raider "Wolf." The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines on New Zealand Coast. Eleven Located and Destroyed
According to a recent official announcement eleven enemy mines have located and destroyed on the New Zealand coast. Eight of these have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Struck a Mine
Our Sydney correspondent on saturday wired:—The Navy Department issued the following statement:—Early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wimmera, Lost. Victim of Enemy Mine. 25 Persons Missing
The Navy Department on Fiday issued the following statement:— Early on the morning of the 26th inst, the steamer Wimmera, on a…
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