The Gold Yield
The gold yield of New South Wales for 1903 was 254,260 oz., valued at £1,080,029. This shows an increase of 93,005 oz. compared with the previous year…
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Mining & the mines, 1904
48 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3
The Gold Standard
This is the way the world stands on the money question: Countries on the gold basis are the United States,England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tho Doom of the Coal Hewer
Maitland Saturday.—In consequence of the introduction of coal-cutting machines at the Pelaw Main Colliery all the minors, after a fortnight's…
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In consequence of the introduction of coal-cutting machines at the Pelaw Main Colliery, near Maitland, all the miners after a fortnight's notice, were discharged on…
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The introduction of the coal-cutting machines in to the collieries of the South Maitland [?] is causing considerable [?] the miners,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →130 Miners Entombed
An explosion took place in the Harwood Colliery, Cheswick, United States, on Monday, and the whole of the 180 miners who were entombed in the mine were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dreadful Fatality at a Mine
Queenstown (Tas.), Sunday. —A shocking fatality occurred at the North Lyell mine at about 6 p.m. on Friday, resulting in the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Copper Mine near Joadja
Rumors are afloat that.the Joadja Shale Company are extending the tram line to where a new seam of shale has been found. It is also stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fitz[?]oy Iron Mine, Mittagong. a Story of Failure
Poets have enthused on ruins of palaces —any old fragment is good for a string of verses—but I have not yet read any poe[?] pathetic or otherwise, on the subject of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fitzroy Iron Mine the Story of a Faiaure
THE following article from the pen at a writer in the Evening News” may interest our readers, though we doubt if they will entirely agree with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Coal Seam at Barragorang
At the invitation of Mr. R. D. Barry, who represents a powerful company of capitalists, Messrs. John Kidd, Minister for Mines and Agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Valuable Coal Seam at Burragorang
The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. Kidd, accompanied Mr. W. Bennett, honorary Minister, and Messrs. W. F. Hurley and Archer, Ms.L.A., together with several…
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Mr. E. O. Makin (Sydney) writes as follows, under date March 1, to the S. M. "Herald":—"Sir,—In this day's issue is an account of an offer by a [?] to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Robbery at Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Thursday.—Another daring slimes robbery, similar in many respects to that committed a fortnight ago at the Croesus South mine, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Britain's Coal Supply
Great Britain is likely to be a powerful competitor of the United States in the world's coal market for some time. According to an English expert, the supply…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Mining Accident
News of a sensational mining accident that occurred at the Granites on Tuesday last was received in Menzies last Friday night. Albert G. Raftis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Merchant's Dog
A coal dealer had a large Newfoundland dog of wonderful sagacity named Rover. Rover spent all his time in the coalyard, and whenever a coal cart was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fine Gold Yield
In the course of a report received by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Kidd, from Warden M'Kene[?]y at Wyalong, that officer states that 100 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forbidden to Use Coal
So long as wood was abundant, coal was not used in Great Britain: indeed, the latter was long held to be injurious to health; but towards the close of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Under the Water Catchment Area
Mr. E.F.[?] Government Goologat and Under-Secretary for Miner [?] some further information in [?] with the proposal to…
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