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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A fatal accident occurred yesterday at the Pearl Company's mine Sandharat. A keg of powder exploded accidentally during a blast, injuring two miners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday morning James Mattcott and Alex. Hobson, miners at the Pearl mine, Sandhurst, were engaged in charging a hole, having a [?]og of powder beside them. While trying an old piece of fuse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CROYDON, Wednesday.-The weather is very hot, heavy rains holding off. The death rate is abnormally high, and the life insurance companies have instructed their agents here to issue no more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The s.s. Pathan, from Singapore, has brought later Kimberley news. The prospects of the diggings are improving, owing to the introduction of machinery and capital. Work is being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- At the delegate board meeting yesterday, a motion that the Glebe rioters should get £2 a week for the time they were in gaol was carried. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the new crashing appliances which have made their appearance lately may be mentioned the New Era Vortex Ore Mill and Pulveriser. This machine grinde the ore in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WOLLONGONG, This Day.-- About 40 men are now engaged in getting the Bellambi Coal Co.'s property into working order. It is expected within four or five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COPPER AND TIN.—In Sydney copper is quoted at £72 to £73 per ton; the market being quiet. Tin is quoted at 17s per unit. THE COAL TRADE IN 1888.—It is very gratifying…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Broken Hill South Silver-mining Co. Limited.-- The legal manager of the Broken Hill South Silver-mining Co states that owing to the suspension…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Friday.-On Wednesday J. Mattcott and Alex. Hobson, miners at the Pearl mine hurst, were engaged in charging a hole, having a keg of powder beside them. While trying an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.-The quarterly meeting of the miners' delegate board was held on Thursday, when a considerable amount of business was gone through. The resignation of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The appointment of a successor to Lord Lucan in the Colonelcy of the 1st Life Guards is exciting an unusual amount of interest, because that post carries with it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Share Report—Sales: Baker's Creek, 66s. 6d., 65s. 6d.; Mount Moor, 9s., 9s. 6d.; Brokens, £299, £300 ; British, 89s., 92s. 6d.; Block 14, from 79s. 6d., 82s. 6d.; South, paid, 60s. 6d., 62s.; North. 35s. 6d.,36s.;…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →K. (Tweed River).—The result of the assay of your sample appeared in our issue of July 7. It was quartz with iron, but did not contain either gold or silver…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →ON the 21st ultimo, just before the Legislative Assembly adjourned for the Christmas holidays, some correspondence of a very interesting character was tabled, having been asked for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOUBNE, Tuesday.—This morning the body of Richard Grace, one of the victims of the Shaw's Reef mining accident at Maryborough, was recovered at the 325ft level. The body had been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the South mine on Monday last, 50 tons of ore were despatched from the mine, being the largest quantity sent in one day. Of this quantity none had been broken at 4 o'clock on the Saturday previous. The…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →--The legal manager informs us that owing to the suspension of tra[?] on the South Australian railways the usual weekly report has not reached Sydney, but the following telegram has been received:--…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COPPER.—The Chili telegram for the middle of the month advised the fortnight's charters as 1400 tons, making supplies for the same period amount to 4197 tons. Deliveries being only 3320 tons, there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The miners' delegates held their quarterly meeting yesterday, at Moroney's Assembly Rooms, Newcastle. All the lodges were represented. A letter was read from Mr. R. Goundry tendering his resignation as president…
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