Mining
Mr. E. Pope's report of the Gimpic (Q.) gold fields for the month of December stated that the amount of stone crushed for the month was considerably above the average, though 1172…
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Naval Coal Stores
LONDON, January 7.—The Admiralty propose to store 2000 tons of coal in the vicinity of Sydney Harbor, for the use of the Royal Navy, unless land is obtainable…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A fall of coal occurred in a small colliery at Tighe's Hill this morning, and water rushed into the workings. There were several men in their places at the time and all…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Nothing has been done toward recovering the body of John Garnet, the unfortunate miner who lost his life on Thursday morning through, the flooding of Stevens's Pride…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mount Keira Miners Trouble
WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—A few days ago, when a deputation of Mount Keira men waited on Mr. Maccabe, the manager, it appeared as if the whole mining trouble was about to be revived…
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Butcher's Reef G.M. Co.--The mine manager reports under date January 3:--"On account of the holidays there has not been much work done; a lot of men are away,…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A fatal accident occurred this morning at a small coaimine near Tighe's-hill, on land rented from the Ferndale Coal Company by four lessees. One of these,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trades and Labor News. Lambton Miners
The Lambton miners held their usual monthly meeting at Ralph's Hall yesterday, Mr. Hanlon in the chair, The minutes of quarterly meeting were read and confirmed…
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The Lords of the Admiralty propose to store 2000 tons of coal in the vicinity of Sydney harbour, unless the Government provides land and builds reasonable coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charters Towers' Gold Yield. a Splendid Average. BRISBANE
The crushings at Charters Towers last year were 121,406 tons, yielding 155,236oz. of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Industry. Managers' Reports Crushings and Assays
Emerald Proprietary Extended Mining Co.—Mr. B. Ashenden has been secured as WorKing manager, and has started with three miners to open out the property. The plant of the Highland Home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Disaster. Further Particulars. Another Subsidence. NEWCASTLE
Nothing fresh has occurred in connection with the colliery disaster at Tighe's Hill. Immediately it was known that the subsidence had occurred a general rush…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooding of a Mine at Newcastle. One of the Lessees Drowned. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
This morning John Garnet, one of the lessees of a small coal-mine at Tighe's Hill, descended the mine to see that all was right before the workman went down. Unfortunately, shortly after he went down, a break…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Illawarra Collieries
The prospects of the strike being terminated. as last. reported, are now becoming verified. Last week Mr. Mitchell's former hands resumed operations at Bellambi colliery, and to-day…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- No sign of the body of the man Garnet drowned yesterday by the flooding of the colliery at Tighe's-hill has yet been discovered. Plant worth £1000 has all…
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The prospects of the strike being terminated, as last reported, are now becoming verified. Last week Mr. Mitchell's former hands resumed operations at Bellambi colliery, and to-day Vickery's South Bulli colliery followed…
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A conference of miners, at which representatives of the Northern, Southern and Western Miners' Associations were present, was held at the Trades-hall, Dixon-street, yesterday. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flooding of a Coal Mine. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
All hope of finding the body of Garnet, who was drowned in the Pride of Ferndale mine, at Tighe's Hill, has been abandoned. All the pumping-gear, tram-rails, 17 skips, and a large quantity of [?] coal, altogether of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Discovery
A NEW discovery of gold was reported to the Minister for Mines on the 7th by the warden at Pambula, Mr. Geo. Mansell. The message announced that Messrs. Anderson and Mitchell, of…
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