Fatal Accident in a Coal Mine
NEWCASTLE, Monday.-A miner named John Robbins was killed this morning by a fall of coal in a gallery in the A. A. Company's colliery. Mr. Hamilton, the Examiner of Coal…
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Caledonian Gold-mining Company (Limited), COPELAND
The first-half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Gold-mining Company (limited) was held on the 19th July, at Copeland. The directors' report stated that the directors had much pleasure in informing…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-The Wallsend miners held a meeting last evening. A statement was furnished, showing that the associated collieries were 61,515 tons under the vend. The…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.-The A. A. Co.'s section of coal to be exhibited at the International is fifteen feet thick, and will be shipped to Sydney to-night…
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COPELAND, Tuesday.-Hughes and party have struck good gold again on their boundary, adjoining O'Mahoney and Waltere's claim. Oates and party have struck another rich reef. The…
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GYMPIE, Wednesday.—A first crushing of 11 tons 2owt from the prospecting claim Veteran reef has given the excellent yield of 20oz l0dwt retorted gold. 66 tons l7cwt from No. 7 and 8…
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ADELONG, Wednesday.—There is a small gold rush about fifteen miles from Adelong, at Hillas Creek. O'Dwyor brothers have taken up a prospecting area, and two claims, No. 1 and 2…
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KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. CO.—"Hill End, 12th August,—Since last report, the shaft has been sunk a further depth of 2 feet, making the present depth 572 feet. Also, 55 feet of timbering in shaft has been completed, sinking…
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Among the principal mining items for the past fortnight has been the crushing of the Mountain Maid claim, at the Copeland Gold-fiield, as yet the richest claim worked. 290 tons of what is called second-class stone yielded 1030 oz. of…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.-The manager of the New Lambton colliery returned the notice given by the men that they intended to be idle on Monday. The manager states that the notice was three…
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There is about 70 tons of stone from No. 1 N. W. Prince Charlie Reef (Watson and party) going through the Rainbow machine. We do not expect grand results from this crushing; my estimate is from 18 dwts. to 25 dwts. per ton;…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The miners' aggregate meeting, held yesterday, at Griffiths Flat, was the largest ever held in the district. About 4000 miners were present, and the proceedings…
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The whole of the collieries laid off work to-day, owing to the miners attending the aggregate meeting at Griffiths Flat, Lambton, for the purpose of considering the present affairs of the district. At the…
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Our Adelaide correspondent writes:--South Australia has never distinguished itself as a gold-yielding country, but some time ago there was a rush on Northern Territory claims, and a great…
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THE extraordinary excitement which some few weeks ago was exhibited at Lower Tarontta on the reported find of a rich quartz reef, has now subsided. The usual performance of marking off claims having been…
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There is about 70 tons of stone from No. 1 N. W. Prince Charlie Reef (Watson and party) going through the Rainbow machine. We do not expect grand results from this crushing; my estimate is from 18 dwts. to 25 dwts. per ton;…
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There is a small rush about 15 miles from Adelong, at Hillas Creek. Dwyer, Brothers, have taken up a prospecting area; and two claims, Nos. 1 and 2 North, have been registered. Specimens have been seen, and…
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One of the largest miners' meetings ever held in Newcastle took place on Thursday morning at Griffiths' Hill, near Lambton. At half-past 10 there could not have been less than from 4590 to 5000…
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LONDON, August 14.—An important conference of delegates, representing 200,000 miners, wan held to-day, at Manchester, when it was resolved to adopt every means for the…
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For the following information we are indebted to the Mining Department:—A letter from, the mining surveyor of the Gresford district, dated 7th instant, states that payable gold in the matrix has been…
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