Shepherded Mining Leases
The Minister for Mines, Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, unbosomed himself to Ms constituents at Sunny Corner recently on public affairs in general and mining matters in…
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Mining Intelligence. Reports
Paradise Creek, near Niangala. -- Palmer and Malone report under dale May 6: -- "Mining mutters at this place continue to advance steadily, but the various prospectors…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tunnel Trouble. Wallsend Miners. NEWCASTLE
A special meeting of the Wallsend miners was held last night to consider the alleged grievance against the manager in working a small section of the mine known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Monday's Mining. Antimony Ores
Following are the prices ruling to-day: -- European : Star antimony, £58 per ton ; 50 percent, ore, £16. Local market advances: 50 per cent, ore, £10 pen ton and 4s. per…
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THE following prepared petition, to be forwarded to the Hon. Minister for Mines, has been received at Alectown, from the secretary of the Parkes branch of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miners' Strike in Belgium. London, May 11
The miners' strike in Belgium is collapsing. It is expected that one-half the number of men will resume, work on Tuesday…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The arbitration case, the New Lambton Colliery versus the England and Australian Copper Company, respecting the period of time at which the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Austinmer Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bulli
Oswald Spewart, 14 years of age, employed at the Austinmer Colliery, was killed on Saturday. It appears that the lad was driving a horse attached to a truck at the top of the incline. Happening to be on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Industry. Smeltings and Crushings
Peak Hill.— May 11 Gibson;s Great Eastern Co. finished a crushing of 178 tons of stone for 720oz. of amalgam, which is expected to return about half gold, or nearly 2oz of gold per ton of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Important Arbitration Case. the Question of Small Coal. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
The arbitration case, between the New Lambton Colliery and the English and Australian Copper Company was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, on Saturday. The dispute arose as to the time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Ocean Secret; Being a Strange Story of a Dead Man's Gold. in Sixty Chapters. [All Rights Reserved] (Published by permission of Cassell and Co., Limited, London). Contents of Chapters Nos. I to X. CHAPTER
II.—Great Bourke-street at Night.— A Colonial Newsboy. III.—Great Bourke-street at Night.— A Colonial Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barrier Mines
BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The winze sunk from the 400ft. level of the Contral mine is now down 35ft., and there is about 5ft. of water in it, though the pumps are kept…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The following are the number of days worked at the collieries for the next pay: Stockton 11 days, Greta 11, Borehole 10, Catherine Hill Bay 10, West Burwood 10,…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The pits have worked as follows for pay on Friday next: -- Stockton and Greta, 11 days ; Borehole, Catherine Hill Bay, West Burwood, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Difficulty at the Wallsend Colliery
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Last evening a special meeting of the miners employed at the Wallsend colliery was held for the purpose of considering certain alleged grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wallsend Miners
The position of the Wallsend miners, as recently explained by them at a public meeting, is one which would seem to justify their demand for an improvement in that…
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HOBART, Tuesday. -- The discovery of silver chlorides on Dundas is held to prove the permanency of the field, and stocks are firming…
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The Central Silver-mining Company, Broken-hill, have declared a dividend of 1s per share, payable June 11 next. The clean-up of the Baker's Creek gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Columbia Coal Exports
WE are indebted to Messrs. James Paxton and Co. for the following return, showing the annual output of coal from British Columbia mines during the Past 17 years :—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Labor Commission. Evidence of a Miners' Secretary
A meeting of the Labor Commission was held last evening, the members present being:--Dr. Garran, M.L.C. (in the chair), Captain Trouton, Messrs. H. Hudson, H. L…
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