Colliery Disaster. Seventy-one Lives Lost. London, March 6
A disastrous fire has broken out in a colliery at Kattowitz, in Silesia. The miners were at work in the mine when their means of escape were cut…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining & the mines, 1896
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Affairs at Hetton Colliery. Strike of Wheelers. WICKHAM
The Hetton miners met this morning and received a deputation from the wheelers to consider the present difficulty at the pit. The deputation said their demand was that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Occurrence of Lode Water in Mines
The occurrence of lode water in quartz veins and lodes is distinct from the water met with in deep al uvial leads, which have been ancient river beds filled up, but still having a certain drainage area…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Back Creek and Lake George Mining
Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., &c., Chief Inspector of Mines, has reported as follows to the Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture:â "I do myself the honour to inform you that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New Mining Companies. London, March 5
The Burbanks North Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, has been formed with a capital of £100,000, of which £46,000 is being issued in shares…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales
It is reported that the Cudgegong Gold Mining Company, Rylstone, has shut down its mines, in consequence of being unable to procure miners to work the property on tribute…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Discovery of Gold in Australia. Proposed Commemorative Monument
A number of members of Parliament and gentlemen associated with the gold-mining industry, waited on the Minister for Mines yesterday to ask that the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Point in Mining Law. Mudgee
At the Police Court to-day the Bank of New South Wales prosecuted John Finn for trespassing and mining without authority on certain land at Cooyal held by the bank as mortgagee. The defence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heating of Coal Cargoes. Danger of Loading in Warm Weather
The Government Geologist, Mr. E. F, Pittman, has forwarded a report to the Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, on the heating of the coal cargo on board the ship Knight of St. Michael, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 513 →The Araluen Gold Field. Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")
The Araluen Valley has been an important mining centre for forty years and more, and it still contains a fairly numerous population and yields a considerable quantity of gold. It is situated…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Coal Teade—is It War? To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—It is very evident from the tone of "Mentor's" letter dated Sydney February 27. and published in your issue of March 4, that he either knows very little about the state of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SPECIAL Latest Cables. the Raid on the Rand. a Mine Manager Arrested. A Rising of Kaffirs Imminent. London, March 6
The manager of De Beers diamond mine at Kimberley, in which Mr. Cecil Rhodes is so largely interested, has been arrested. He is charged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kalgoorlie, March 4
A rich lode has been struck at Orotava, one of the properties lying between the Crœsus and Maritana mines. The whole of the Company's 500 acres, situated in various parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The West Australian Goldfields. Sale of Kalgoorlie Properties
KALGOORLIE, Friday.--At the Golden Crown, one of the first of the leases sold in this district, arrangements are being made for the erection of the machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Salting a Gold Mine
AT the Adelaide Criminal Court on Wednesday, William Rogers was charged with obtaining money by false pretences and conspiring to defraud in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MINING and Finance. the Mines and the Mining Market
"It should surely be possible to frame legisla-tion which would make it impossible for 'wild-cat' Schemes to be successfully placed on the market."—RECENT ARTICLE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bogus Mining Schemes
A. CORRESPONDENT complains of being victimised By being induced with others to subscribe £10 for the purpose of alleged mining operations in the country, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery. The Outbreak Extinguished. NEWCASTLE, Saturday Night
A FIRE was discovered in the underground workings of the Hetton Pit this morning, but was soon extinguished. A shift man happened to be passing the rubbish-heap…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday's Wires Newcastle Coal Troubles, the Wheelers' Strike. a Temporary Arrangement. NEWCASTLE, Saturday Night
IN connection with the strike of wheelers at Hotton Colliery, the miners held a special meeting today at Wickham. A deputation from the wheelers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Garangula Goldfield. The Warden's Report
WARDEN MAKINSON, under date February 26, has forwarded a report on the Garangula goldfield. Adams and party have throe shafts down, the middle one to a depth of 100ft, the…
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