The Queensland Goldfields
There was a great diminution during 1879 in the number of miners employed on the Queensland goldfields. The decrease of Europeans was not serious, being only 443; but of Chinese it was…
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The Coal-miners' Strike in the Illawarra District. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wollongong
In compliance with an application from the miners the Bulli Coal Company received a deputation from their men this week, with the view of settling the strike at that colliery. The Mount…
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Krohmann's Amalgamated G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, September 7th: West crosscut, from main shaft at 677-feet level, has been extended 7 feet, making present length of cross-cut 53…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine of Sapphires
Next to the diamond the most highly valued stone is the sapphire, which, although of several colours, is best known as a blue gem. India, Ceylon, and the East, where most precious stones…
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The following official report has been received by the Department of Mines:— "Sir,—I do myself the honour to inform you that I have inspected the Nimegee Copper Mine and its surroundings…
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Krohmann's Amalgamated Gold-mining Company Limited Hill End, 7th September. The manager reports:-- "West cross-cut from main shaft at 677 feet level has been extended 7 feet, making present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bulli Miners' Strike. WOLLONGONG
The Bulli Company declined to receive a deputation of disinterested parties to mediate, an they are on the eve of receiving a deputation from the miners, which is to make proposals to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Affairs. COPELAND
Campbell's machine started crushing yesterday for the Centennial prospecting claim. The quantity to be crushed is about 150 tons. The Price Charlie new crushing plant (M'Murrick,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold-mining Industry and the Sydney Morning Herald. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,—I am positive that anyone who has read the lender in Wednesday's Morning Her[?] must hare have been pained at the bitter ignorance displayed in an article headed "A rush of 10,000 people to a new…
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The reduction of 109 tons of clone from the New Zealand Junction claim returned 179oz of retorted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Industry in New South Wales. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,—I Fend you the Ballarat Star, a Victorian newspaper, and in doing so I have a twofold object in view. Anyone reading the list of the several noliability companies and other under the Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Prospects of the Temora Goldfield
Mr. Lamont Young, geological surveyor, has furnished the Minister for Mines with the following report, under date 6th instant:— "In accordance with your instructions I have inspected…
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The Under-Secretary for Mines has received the subjoined report on the above gold field from Mr. Lament Young, geological surveyor. Mr. Young says:—…
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LONDON, September 8.—A terrible calamity has occurred at Seaham Colliery Works, in Cumberland. An explosion occurred in one of the mines, and 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Colliery Explosion. London, September 8
A terrible colliery explosion took place to-day at Seaham, a mining village five miles south of Sunderland, A large mine at thai place was in full working when an explosion took place, and…
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A terrible colliery explosion took place to-day, at Seham, a mining village five miles south of Sunderland. A large mine at that place was in full working when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. a Mining Case. [?]
The great mining case, Coultman and others v. Erskine, is being held in the warden's court at Ironbarks. The case lasted all day yesterday, and is not likely to close to-day. Mr. Greer,…
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Is situate on the coast at miles from Sydney by a surveyed line of railway to Illawarra. The seam is from 5ft 10in to 6ft in thickness. It is semi-bituminous, lying about 40ft above sea level, where an adit…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mines and Mining. Mines and Mineral Resources of New South Wales. Coal Measures, Collieries and Exploitations (Southern District.)
THE late Mr. Keane, Government examinor of coalfields, said "On approaching (Sydney from the Coal Cliff there is a sudden rail in the strata, showing a down throw of more than 1000ft, so that there would…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Gold Mining and Capitalists
Mining in New South Wales is but in its infancy. Little more than surfacing has been done and the industry yet remains to be conducted in the extensive and scientific manner which the…
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