Mining
CROYDON GOLDFIELD.—Warden Samwell, who is now on an official visit to the Croydon goldfield, has telegraphed to the Under-Secretary for Mines, Brisbane, that the field shows every prospect of…
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Mining
ITEMS FROM PARKES—Phillips and party cleaned up, after crushing 33 tons from Bushman's Hill, yielding 80oz, and being about 2¼oz to the ton. On Saturday a digger fossicking about the mullock…
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Last Monday's Ballarat Star, in the course of its article on the local mining business of the previous week, says:—"There was only a limited business…
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Broken-hill South Silver-mining Company, Limited. March 17. -- The mining manager reports a grave error in last week's assays by W. Flude, bat that the a[?]saver himself still…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Colliery Dispute. Deputation to the Manages
Yesterday a deputation from the Trades and Labor Council, consisting of the President (Mr. Caddy), and Messrs. Symons and Strong, waited in Sydney on Mr. A. Shannon, the manager of the Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Shannon and the Miners
Mr. SHANNON and the miners are appreciably nearer together, and we honestly trust that they will draw nearer still. The worthy manager is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Parkes
Phillips and party cleaned up, after crushing 33 tons from Bushman's Hill, yielding 80oz., and being about 2¼oz. to the ton. On Saturday a digger fossicking about the mullock heaps…
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BALLARAT.—There was not much animation in the shore market on Tuesday, bat buyers of lending stocks were fairly numerous. Band and Albion recovered from this depression of the previous day, and Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ventilation of Mines
The outcome of the recent deputation concerning the ventilation of mines has been the panning of the following minute by Mr. Fletcher:-- " At the recent interview with the…
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The latest word from Nymagee reports that copper-mining operations are much as usual. There is little excitement owing to the discovery of silver ore in the mine…
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Victoria Silver-mining Company, Limited.-- Messrs. Gresly Lukin and Co. have the following report from the mine manager to hand for week ending March 16: The crosscut has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tin-mining at Inverell
The following extract is taken from the Inverell Argus or March 10 :--"On Friday last a number of gentlemen interested in the development of our tin-fields, paid a visit to…
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Late yesterday morning the Minister for Mines received telegraphic information from Newcastle that the north-eastern workings of the Ferndale Colliery were flooded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Disaster at Newcastle. Flooding of the Ferndale Colliery. an Exciting Scene. One Man Still Missing. an Extraordinary Escape. Interview with the Manager. (By Telegraph.)
NEWCASTLE, Thursday morning.--Between 8 and 9 o'clock this morning the miners engaged at their duties in the Ferndale pit were suddenly alarmed by a roaring of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ferndale Colliery Disaster. Water Still Rushing In. Newcastle, Thursday Night, March 18
There ig Very little more to add in reference to the flooding of the Forndale Colliery beyond that already recorded. There are now no hopes of rescuing the unfortunate man Jenkins, either alive or dead. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Mining Disaster. Newcastle, This Day
The Minister for Mines arrived here this morning, and has gone out to visit the Ferndale Colliery. There are no signs of the body of Jenkins yet at Ferndale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ferndale Catastrophe. Latest Particulars. the Story of the Rescued Miners
The gap where the fall took place is about a quarter of a mile to the north-east of the seams, and is fully two acres in extent. The fall is described by many as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Colliery Disaster. a Pit Inundated. Two Men Supposed to Be Drowned. Farther Details, Newcastle, Thursday, March 18
This morning the miners of the Ferndale pit were suddenly alarmed by a roaring of invading waters at the north-east of the workings. The first to give the alarm were those engaged at the point of bursting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Nymagee
Copper-mining operations continue as usual, but there's a little excitement owing to the discovery of silver ore in the mine adjoining the Hartwood property, and the secretary to the Nymagee Company, Mr. Watt, and also Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooding of the Ferndale Colliery. One Miner Supposed to Be Drowned. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
News was received in town that the Ferndale Colliery at Tighe's Hill was suddenly flooded out at 9 o'clock this morning. All the miners employed in the workings succeeded in making their escape, with the exception of two…
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