These Gold Days
A small boy cyclist was recently riding without a light, unit was stopped by a police man. who demanded of him in a gruff tone where hiss light was…
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Mining & the mines, 1900
20 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
Gold Dredging in New South Wales
A new chapter in the history of Australian gold-mining is being opened in New South Wales by the introduction of the steam dredge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Women Delve for Gold
A men who has lately returned form Klondiko has remarked on the number of plucky and adventurous women who are seeking their fortunes there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poachers in the Coal Yard
In the great coal yards abutting on important railway station may often be seen tram-like individuals, who having obtained by come means or other leave form…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Mining in New Guinea
A LETTER has been received from one of the three Bowral men who are gold mining in Woodlark Island, some 80 miles off the New Guinea coast. Under date of December 29, Mr. Bertie Kyngdom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trade
Newcastle, Saturday—The agitation for a increased hewing rate suggested by one of the miners' lodges has now been commenced. In accordance with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millions of Gold
Burled in the hills of the Transvaal lie the richest and greatest gold producing mines in the world. A table which has recently been prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Disaster at Balmain. Five Men Killed
That those who go down into the bowels of the earth to dig for treasure—like those who go to sea in ships—carry their lives in their bands was tragically demonstrated at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister for mines at Cooma
Cooma, Saturday.—Mr. J. L Fegan (Minister for Mines and Agriculture) arrived this Homing, and was met at the Cooma Hotel by the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ways of Living State Secrets Bought with Gold
The traitor to his country who, confidentially employed in some important' embassy or bureau, is in reality the secret agent of a rival State, is to-day perhaps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queen's Gold Plate
The Queen is the owner of a great quantity of almost priceless gold plate, the accumulated treasure of successive sovereignties. This plate is stored at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Goldfields of Cape Nome
LAST June some lucky prospectors made the discovery that the sands on the shore of the extremity of Alaska were full of gold. The treasures of the fabled Pactolus were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Millions of Gold in Tow
One of the most novel yet responsible tasks over deputed to me,' remarked a well-known detective to the writer the other day, 'was that of guarding two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Coal Like It
I have been trying (writes a clergyman) to got some of my pupils into the way of writing business letters. Hare' is one of the results.:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Guinea Gold
ACCORDING to the optimistic account of Mr. Armit, Goldfields Warden of New Guinea, when things get settled down a bit there, and carriage is easier, so that provisions can be got at a cheaper rate, the dark island promises to turn out gome wonderful gold finds. The gold, in this onse seems to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Krugers Gold
A LONDON cable to the Cape Argus" of September, 12 says: An Amsterdam correspondent states that Mr. Kruger has sent two millions in gold and a large number of diamonds to Madagascar, in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kruger and the Gold
In a despatch from Johannesburg a correspondent of the "Cape Times" informs that journal that at nearly all the mines on the Rand the machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Alexander Hay and the Mining Industry. Luncheon and Presentation at Yalwal
MR. ALEXANDER HAY was entertained at Iuncheon at the School of Arts hall, Yalwal, on Monday last, by fifty miners who are employed on his gold mining leases,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guns of Gold and Silver
The Gackwar of Baroda, an Indian prince who still rules under British suzerainty, has a great and gorgeous palace in Baroda, and seven mailes out of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Search for Gold
An old miner named Amesworth made his way down through Moxico, always following come ignis fatuus. He had seen come rich finds made in his day, had…
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