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The Newcastle Coal Company's miners are greatly dissatisfied with the minner in which the management is working the seam, and they say that it means a reduction of 40 per cent, in their wages…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining operations are about to be vigorously resumed at Costerfield gold and antimony mines, situated about eight miles from Heathcote, writes the Age on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--This morning the various press representatives were escorted through the underground workings at Block 10. There was no noticeable change in any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE Monday.— The returns from Gympie for the year just euded show that from 85,000 tons crushed a yield of 81,000oz of gold was obtained. The dividends for the year amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Owing to the holidays, work at the various collieries in the district was very slack during the fortnight ended Saturday last, for which the wages will be given out to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GRETA, Friday,--The trouble at the Greta Colliery appears to be developing fast, and six men have been sacked for refusing to cut the coal on one side. At a special meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Victorian gold yield for 1892 was 671,348oz., as against 628,996oz. for 1891, or an increase of 42,552oz…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Newcastle Coal Company was held at Newcastle hist week to consider resolutions authorising the sale of the company's assets to the…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →DURING the year just closed the Central mine at Broken Hill smelted at the mine 23,657 tone of ore, which produced 7O4,269oz. of silver, also 619 tons of lead and 74 tons of copper. The company…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Manchester Coal Field is the site of great activity and advancement, and the difficulties which have been encountered and overcome have been specially referred to in an English…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →On Wednesday four miners were suspended for refusing to cut coal according to the new agreement, instead of as formerly by blasting. The suspension caused a great sensation. The coal in the Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A telegram was received on December 31 by the police authorities at Brisbane to the effect that on Christmas Day a dynamite outrage was perpetrated at the Queensland Mine, 30 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A REPORT has been received by the Minister for Mines from the warden at Wellington respecting the rumour that payable gold had been discovered at Jawbone, nine miles from Wellington, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Great dissatisfaction exists among the miners of the Newcastle Company's collieries at Glebe owing to the action of the management in changing the mode of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. JAQXUET, geological surveyor, connected with the Mines Department, has presented to Mr. Slattery a report upon the "White Cliffs" opal field. The field is situate in the country of…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—Notice of the reduction of the hewing rate was posted at tile Mount Kembla Mine to take effect on the 23rd inst. The reduced scale will similar to that lately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt Creek Company.—December 23: No. 3 rise, north-east reef, drive extended to 160ft, but with no gold lately. Engaged cutting up ground about Nos. 2 and 4 rises; prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Charters Towers.—January 2: The dividends declared at Charters Towers for the past year amounted to £313,700, being £71,000 over the previous year, and £220,000 in excess of the…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →At the Georgetown Police Court to-day Richard Henry Keegan was cahrged with blowing up the boiler and poppetlegs of the Queenslander mine with dynamite, on Christmas Day. Strong…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining pursuits having obtained such magnitude and importance in the country, and reliable information respecting them being so much sought by the public, we have engaged the services of a gentleman who will…
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