Fatal Mine Accident
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Owing to the unexpected explosion of a blast in a mine at Bethanga, William Bowen, who was working in the shall, was killed instantaneously. His…
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Mining
BOUND FOR KIMBERLEY.—An adjourned meeting of about sixty parsons was held on Monday night in Heath's Golden Age Hotel, when it was unanimously resolved, as the ship Hattie E. Tapley required a…
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The only sales in the Mining Market yesterday were Silver King silvers, at 2s. 10d. In another column will be found the latest quotations up to date. The first ordinary general meeting of the sharcholders of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Close of the Rabbit Conference. Deputation to the Minister for Mines
Yesterday morning a largely-attended deputation of members of the recent Rabbit Conference waited upon the Minister for Mines, to present to him a series of resolutions embodying their recommendations. The chairman of the…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--This afternoon a special meeting of miners' delegates was held at Tattersall's Hotel, when it was decided that the six men discharged from the Greta Colliery…
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ANOTHER MINING FATALITY.—Owing to the unexpected explosion of a blast in a mine at Bethanga, William Bowen, who was working in the shaft, was kilted instantaneously. His brother, Francis…
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NEWS FROM KIMBERLEY.—The Adelaide Steamship Co, has received a telegram from Cossack, Western Australia, dated June 22, notifying that the steamsh.p Perth arrived there from Derby, and that…
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The E. and A. Company's steamer Catterthun, from Adelaide and Melbourne en route to China via Cambridge Gulf and King Sound with miners for the Kimberley goldfields,…
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GRETA MINERS' DISPUTE, NEWCASTLE.— The district miners's delegates decided on Thursday at a special meeting that the six union miners discharged at the Greta Colliery should receive pay according to…
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ALBURY, Thursday.--A tatal accident is reported to have happened in the New Year's Gift Mine at Bethunga (Vic.) Two men were drilling out a charge that had missed fire, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Mines. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I notice from the Queensland papers that a decision has been given to the effect that, "no miner can take up more than 50 feet by 100 feet as a quartz reef claim on a goldfield, and should he apply for more than that amount,…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Mr. Turnbull, secretary of the Adelaide Steamship Company, has received the following telegram from Cossack, dated Perth, June 22:--"Arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Matters at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
At a meeting of colliery managers to-day at the Great Northern Hotel it was resolved that on and after July 1st the drawing hours at each colliery shall be from 7 a.m. till 4 p.m. every day in the week, Saturday included, one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Kimberley Goldfields. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The Adelaide Steamship Company have received a telegram from Cossack, Western Australia, dated June 22, stating that the steamship Perth arrived there from Derby, and that great delays were experienced in…
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All the lodges which have lately met to consider the refusal of the Lambton miners to resume work under the new district, agreement pending, arbitration,…
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It is a thankless and indeed a useless office to warn men who are bent upon pursuing any course they have marked out for themselves. All that can he done is to give them all the…
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