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792 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 40
A terrible colliery explosion, which it is feared, trill result in more than 200 lives being lost, has just occurred at Swaithe Main Colliery, about four miles from Barnsley. The colliery, which belonged to Messrs. Mitchell and Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 219 →A terrible colliery explosion, which, it is feared, will result in more than 200 lives being lost, hasjust occurred at Swaithe Main Colliery, about four [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Seven men were killed on December 3 at one of the Wigan Coal and Iron Company's pits. They were descending die shaft in the cage, which caught the [?]secending one. The whole of the occupants were pitched…
Continued on Trove, page 219 →SIT,—Having read with interest your extracts from the Mining Journal, in England, on the art of divining or dowsing, or indicating metals or streams of water underground by the use of certain twigs, and as T have…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →In mining (says the Gundagai Times) the latest and only intelligence is that Elliott and party are crushing 30 tons of stone from Jackalass Reef, at Wilson's Reefer's machine…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →BEYERE and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—The seventh half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the company's office yesterday, Thursday, when the directors' report was adopted, and the retiring directors and auditors re-elected…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LAST session the bill for the abolition of the gold duty was a Government measure, and, after passing the Assembly, the second reading was carried by the PRESIDENT'S casting vote. The bill was,…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →Three or four colliery accidents are reported to have taken place in England, the most disastrous of which is thus reported in the Irish Times of December 8:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE sporting public were somewhat agreeably surprised on Wednesday last to learn that Mr. Scarr had taken time by the forelock and issued his weights for the Sydney Cup. As usual there was an eager rush to…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Last night a terrible accident occurred at the Alexandra Pit, No 4, Haigh, belonging to the Wigan Coal and Iron Company, by which seven men lost their lives. The pit, comparatively speaking, is a…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—One of the strongest contested elections that ever took place here occurred on Friday last, as regards the number of votes recorded. the successful candidates were as follows:—For Anderson Ward, Mr. C. J…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE facts that this day (12th February) is the twenty-fifth, anniversary of the discovery of gold in Australia, and that Parliament has recently granted a pension to the discoverer, seem to call…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A colliery accident, by which twenty-one persons lost their lives, occurred here yesterday morning in the workings of the New Tredegar Colliery, through an explosion of fire-damp. This colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Carrell and Beard's G. M. Co.—Under data 9th Feb ruary, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The winze at 500-feet level has been sunk a further depth of 4 feet 6 inches this week, making the present depth of winze…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN accordance with my instruction I arrived on the Pahner lately; and since my arrival have been busily occupied in examining the numerous reefs on the field, and making all the necessary inquiries and researches that are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YALWALL Q. M. Co., Dangerea Creek, Shoalhaven. —A meeting of shareholders was held on Tuesday last, and Messrs. Byrnes, Waugh, Cartis. Kelsey, and Scholer were appointed provisional directors to take…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—With your permission. I desire to continue the criticism of this bill, and point out other objectionable features in it. I wished also to institute a comparison between coal-mining im England and New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PAXTON's G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports under date, 12th February, as follows: Star of Peace vein stoning to north of shaft at 360-foet level, and to south at 3[?]-feet level; 10 tons raised. Also, back stoping on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →STAR of Peace G. M. Co—Under date 16th February. the mining manager reports as follows:—"The main shaft is down below the 480-feet level 14 feet; the vein in the bottom of the shaft is 5 inches wide, showing gold; the…
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