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We will not be accused of presumption in saying that the meeting to take place to-night in connection with the strike of the Lambton Colliery miners is directly the outcome of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A good deal of excitement and consternation, especially in mining circles, was caused in town this morning by the circulation of a report that a coal pit was on fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The Kapunda HERALD understands on good authority that one of the shareholders in the Broken Hill Mine, Silverton, a resident of Kapunda, had been offered £10,000 for his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I deem it my duty, as a working man, to inform you that the action which your paper has taken in reference to the Lambton miners now on strike meets with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Lithgow Valley Colliery is on fire. Mr. Doig, the manager, and two miners, named Rowe and Younger, are entombed. Their exact whereabouts is unknown. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. Hales and party cleaned up this afternoon after crushing ninety-five tons from near Maza Dudier's store, which yielded ninety-two ounces. This is the first crushing from this claim. White and party are now crushing from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The whole city was thrown into a Stale of great excitement yesterday forenoon by the circulation of a report that the Lithgow Valley Colliery was on fire, and that a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Monday.—A large find of gold is reported from Bowling Alley Point, and among it was a nugget weighing 30oz. NEW ERA GOLD MINE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About 7 o'clock last night it was reported here that the Lithgow Colliery Company's mine was full of smoke, and that evidently[?]something had occurred in the mine to sot it on fire. John Doig, manager of the colliery, with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A large and enthusiastic meeting of the members of the various trades societies sympathising with the men who have been for the past four months, and are still, out on Strike in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great interest has been evinced through-out the city in the melancholy disaster which has thrown a gloom over the quiet little mining town of Lithgow. Late last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Calmy, quie[?]y, and fairly the Lambton miners last night laid their case before the public. It was a very strong case, and it was very strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Golden Crown Gold-mining Company, Limited, February 5.—The eastern shaft has now been sunk a total depth of 68ft. below the 600-ft. lever. The western shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maryborough Chronicle of February 11 writes:--" A cablegram last week vaguely announced that a company had been floated in London, with a capital of £400,000, to work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams received at the Sydney office of the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company supply some further particulars concerning the sad disaster there. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The coal trimmer's met last night to discuss the proposal of Mr. Sharp of Dalgetty and Co., to give the union and non-union men ship and ship about to trim…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LITHGOW, Monday night.—After the recovery of Mr. John Doig (the manager of the mine) the reseue party redoubled its exertions; for it was apparent, from the critical condition of Mr. Doig,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held last night in the Temperance Hall, under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Council, for the purpose of allowing the executive of the Miners' Association an opportunity of contradicting some erroneous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—I deem it my duty, as a working man, to inform you that the action which your paper has taken in reference to the Lambton miners now on strike meets with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The monthly escort left here this morning, with 209oz. 10dwt. 20gr. of gold, the result of the following crushings:—Oliver's Freehold Company, 370 tons of tailings, for 33oz. 3dwt. 2gr. 180 tons of tailings at the Balmoral battery…
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