Baker's Creek Gold Company
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 326
The Exchange arbitration-room, Adelaide, in which the ordinary meeting of the Baker's Creek Gold Company was held on the 29th ult., was thronged with an excited body of shareholders, who were anxious for an explanation…
Continued on Trove, page 326 →The Terrible Colliery Disaster One Hundred and Twenty Dead
Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4
LONDON, February 6.—Further particulars in reference to the fearful colliery explosion at Newport, South Wales, state that 200 of the miners entombed have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, Jan. 30
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 326
The expectation formed by the manager that he would be able to resume sinking No. 2 shaft of Block 10 to-day was not realised, owing to the water not having completely subsided; but it is fully expected…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 321
At the Central mine the crosscut west from the 400ft. level in the main shaft has now been started to cut the lode. Should the underlay be at about the same angle as in the upper level the crosscut is not likely to reach it…
Continued on Trove, page 321 →Investment and Mining Stock Sales
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 13
The following list of sales of investment and mining stocks is published at the request of the brokers who supply them:— Mr.Frank Blackley, 5, Spring-street:—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 25
TIN AND COPPER.—Sydney prices.—The market is very quiet. Tin is quoted at 16s 3d per unit, and copper at £53 per ton. THE GOLD YIELD OF THE COLONY.—During last…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Devonshire Mine Tragedy. Prisoners Before the Court. MELBOURNE
The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5
Davis and Couch, the mon charged with the United Devonshire mine murder, were brought before the Sandhurst Police Court yesterday and remanded. A woman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Labor Movement. the Bermondsey Strike. Coal-porters' Demands
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 11
LONDON, January 29.—The Executive of the London Dock Laborers' Union has decided not to block the ocean steamship lines in connection with the fresh strike…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tom's Lewis Ponds Silver Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 7
Sir,--As a shareholder in the join's silver mine at Orange, and one who recently visited and carefully inspected the mine and ores in sight, I road in yesterday's issue of your paper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Colliery Explosion. Three Hundred Men Entombed. One Hundred and Sixty [?]Atalities. Rescue Parties at Work
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday.--A terrible explosion occurred yesterday at the Abesychan Colliery at Newport, a town about 20 miles from Monmouth,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade of the United Kingdom. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 7
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 12
The coal owners of the United Kingdom propose to federate. They declare that the introduction of the eight hours system, as demanded by the men, will result in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A New Silver Field. Formation of a Company. The First Silver Mines In New South Wales. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5
A company is being formed in Brisbane to acquire and work 566 acres of land at the head of the Clarence River, 35 miles from Killarney. A capital of L120,000 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Special Cable Service. the Colliery Calamity. The Explosion Heard for Miles. Over 160 Lives Lost. The Work of Rescue Proceeding. LONDON, February 7
The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5
The special reporter of the Times, writing from the scene of the terrible colliery disaster at the Abesychan pit at Newport, states that 100 miners have lost their lives. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fourth Edition Star Office, 2.50 p.m. Our Special Cable Service. the Colliery Disaster. Mangled Bodies Recovered. Horror of the Rescuers. LONDON, February 7
The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 6
The scones at the mouth of the Abersychan Colliery, Newport, where the terrible disaster occurred, are simply agonising. The rescuing parties have worked gallantly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extraordinary Mountain Mystery a Goldfield Story
Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 7
In the sudden revulsion that overslept Caledonia, Van Vernet and Dick Stanhope became objects almost of idolatry. They were followed as if they had been notable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cawker's Well Goldfield
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 326
A correspondent writes:—This recently-discovered goldfield is situated about 37-miles from Wilcannia, following the present mail track to Broken Hill, about 7 miles south-west of Cawker's Well, and 10 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 326 →Trunkey Goldfield
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 18
TRUNKEY, Tuesday.—The new. Bathurst Goldmining Co. has made satisfactory progress during the past year. It has put down the new shaft to a depth of over 600ft, and it has crushed 300 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Peak Hill Goldfield Revisited
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 24
We started at ll a.m. from Dubbo by the Royal Mail coach, which travelled over an excellent road the whole of the way from Dubbo to Peak Hill. Our first stopping place was at…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mining
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1890 · page 7
The first half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in the Commodore Vanderbilt Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited was held last week at Melbourne. The directors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Terrible Colliery Explosion. 175 Lives Lost
Evening News · Monday 10 February 1890 · page 4
LONDON, February 7.—One Hundred and sixty-one bodies have now been recovered from the colliery at Newport, South Wales, the scene of the terrible explosion…
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