The Recent Mining Conference
Mr. John Robyns read a very long paper on the general principles, methods, and benefits of developing the mineral resources. In it he dealt with the questions of private enterprise and…
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The Newcastle Strike. How the Miners Voted
AT a meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board at Newcastle on Wednesday, a resolution was carried that 14 days notice of stoppage of work be given on 6th April, aud that the proprietors be invited to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Broken Hill Sulphide Mining Company
Tho Broken Hill Sulphide Mining Company, No Liability, has been registered. Theis is a company of 100,000 shares of 10s each, formed to work some silver leases at Broken Hill and at Purnamoota. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Late Mining. KALGOORLIE, March 21
The Great Boulder will start its new battery next week. The first five head are to be got going on Monday. Another 10 head of stamps are being erected while the remainder of the 30…
Continued on Trove, page 642 →The Lucknow Gold Field. II. (By" Nugget.")
This property is situated to the north-west of the Wentworth Mine; its general characteristics are the same, and the underground workings of both mines are connected. The Jackass shaft, which is 600ft…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →New Mining Company. London, March 27
The Hannan's Empress Gold-mining Company has been formed with a capital of £175,000, of which £116,667 is being issued in shares…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales
Nearly the whole of the directors of the Proprietary visited the Hill last week on their halfyearly inspection of the mine. The Baker's Creek Company, Hillgrove, crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Northern Collieries. the Prospects of a Conference. Some Owners Will Attend. the Wheelers' Difficulty Settled
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--In connection with the coal trade crisis, the chief interest now centres in the conference of proprietors and miners proposed to be held on the 2nd prox…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliery Disaster More Bodies Found. Names of the Entombed Men. A Belief Fund Started
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Saturday,—The following telegram was received last evening by the Premier from the Mayor of Brunner: "Three more bodies have just been recovered. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle Crisis. Prospects of a Conference. Mines That Will be Represented. Small Disputes Settled-- The Fortnight's Work-- The Feeling in the Southern Mining Districts. NEWCASTLE
Just at present the chief interest in connection with the Newcastle coal crisis is centred on the question of whether the colliery proprietors will accept the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Carriage of Gold. Australia to the Bank of England
The sensational robbery of silver ingots from a Midland Railway cart has not yet faded from our minds (says an English contemporary). Indeed, our interest…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 24.) Block 10 Concentrating Plant
BROKEN HILL, March 21— The large new concentrating plant on Block 10 Mine, for the treatment of sulphide ores, was formally opened this afternoon in the presence of a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →The Threatened Crisis in the Coal Trade. the Forthcoming Conference. the Earnings of the Men
All the proprietors have now received an invitation from the secretary of the Miners' Association in Newcastle requesting them to meet the representatives of the miners in conference with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parkes's Windsor Uniform. a Thief and the Old Politician. the Gold-laced Suit Stolen
To add to Sir Henry Parkes's other misfortunes, a thief yesterday relieved him of his Windsor uniform. The articles, it appears, were entrusted to a friend to take to a tailor in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Mr. Dennis Donnelly, M.p One of Our Oldest Mining Experts
THE Cowra FREE Press of Saturday week had the following:- "There has been no improvement in Mr. Donnelly's condition during the week. He is much…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Colliery Disaster in New Zealand. Work of Rescue. Recovery of More Bodies. List of the Victims. Harrowing Scenes. Profound Sympathy Throughout the Colony. a Relief Fund Opened. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
The whole colony has been profoundly stirred by the terrible mining catastrophe at Brunner. It is the most disastrous calamity of its kind that has ever occurred in New Zealand. Messages of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kalgoorlie, March 26
An inspection has been made of the 200ft. level of the Great Boulder mine, where the development is much more important than was supposed. The lode at this level has been crosscut for 13ft…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Consolidated Goldfields Company of New Zealand. London, March 26
Sir W. B. Perceval, late Agent-General for New Zealand, has accepted the position of managing director of the Consolidated Goldfields Company of New…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →West Australian Goldfields
With reference to " The Wallace" Goldmining Syndicate, capital £1500 in 300 shares of £5 each; we have been asked to state that the promoter and manager, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Mining Disaster in New Zealand. Loss of Sixty Lives. 250 Widows and Orphans. List of the Victims. Scenes at the Pit Mouth. Noble Efforts at Rescue the Premier a Volunteer
AUCKLAND, Friday.--The noble efforts of the rescue parties at Brunner pit mouth have in no way lessened the extent of the awful calamity of yesterday. Not a single…
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