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The recent advance in freights has brought about a partial revival in the coal trade between this colony and the west coast of America. The cost of importing anthracite coal from foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 10 minutes past 1 on Christmas morning (says the "Northern Miner"), those who were awake, and most of those who were asleep, were startled by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Stockton disaster inquest was resumed to-day, when Mr, Humble, the Inspector of Collieries, gave evidence. His examination lasted all day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was not so much animation on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday as on Wednesday. In West Australian stocks attention was confined principally to the Queen Margaret Group,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?]Brilliant Block, C.T., 309 tons, l79oz. Lady Shenton mine. Menzies (month), 310 tons, 1319oz. Victoria G.M. Association, C.T., 185 tons, 4[?]9oz…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the same day after coming out of the mine Mr. Dixon and witness attended a meeting of colliery managers, most of whom had been down the mine that morning. The meeting decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamers Airline and Talyuan left Sydney yesterday for Hongkong via the usual ports, taking shipments of gold coin. By the former vessel four boxes, to the value of £3450, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An interesting letter dealing with the combustion of coal on shipboard has been received by Mr. J. Johnston, manager of the Bulli mine, from Mr. Henry George Belcher, merchant, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By Mr. Wilshire: He meant that a current of fresh air coming in contact with a gob fire would feed it, and therefore more gas would be generated. To go in then against a current of air when fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the following day, Saturday, on reaching the Stockton Colliery, Witness and Mr. Dixon found Mr. Jonathan Dixon, of Greta, in charge of it. Under his leadership the Minister for Mines, Professor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We publish to-day the first of a series of articles reviewing the progress of the mining industry of the colony for the year 1896, and indicating the prospects for the current year. To-day's article…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquest into the cause of the late colliery disaster at Stockton was continued to day before the coroner, Mr. Martin. EVIDENCE OF INSPECTOR HUMBLE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The report of the judgment of the Privy Council in the Bonang Company's case, reported aa "Smith v. Brown," has just reached tho colony in part 4 of the appeal cases of the law reports…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Now that public attention has been called to the above industry as one likely to claim the attention of the mining community in general, and as the matter is one of importance to the colony, the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The year 1806 has been one of considerable, activity in the mining world; indeed, it is questionable whether at any previous period in the history of the colony there has been so much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The Stockton inquest was resumed to-day, when Mr. Humble, the Inspector of Collieries, continued his evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. Willshire, Mr Humble…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Only a limited amount of business was transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. West Australian stocks were slightly weaker. The Margaret group were not in the same demand as on the previous day. In…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Star of the East, Ballarat (eight days), 92oz. The Dromedary G.M. Company, 8 tons, 11oz. 15dwt. SILVER. B.H. Proprietary, Limited (gold 167oz.), 46[?],[?]29oz…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →It is reported that the Golden Gate and Baker's Creek Extended Mines have been sold to the United Australian Exploration Company. The Eleanora's latest crushing of 618 tons yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →LONDON, December 4.—In his speech from the chair to the shareholders in the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company at the third annual meeting in London yesterday…
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