Colliery Explosion in Prussia. London, Feb. 18
A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place at Bochumo, a town in Prussia, 35 miles from Dusseldorf. Fifty-three miners were killed and 30…
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The Coal Export Trade
There has been a noticeable decrease in the coal trade during the week ended to-day, and the prospects for the coming period are not very encouraging. The average daily output at the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Proposed Mining Exhibition
LAUNCESTON, Friday.--At a meeting held at the Stock Exchange to-day, it was resolved to hold a representative exhibition of Tasmanian ores in April, when the annual meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Labor Troubles. the Co-operative Mine
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.-The difficulty at the Co-operative Colliery is still being ballotted on at the various miners' lodges, most of which show a majority in favor of a strike. The miners at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Report on N.Z. Mines
The annual report of the New Zealand Mines Department is invariably a very interesting document to mining men, and the one just issued for 1897 is no exception to the general rule. The…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →New South Wales Chamber of Mines
A special meeting for the further discussion of the mining laws was held at the office of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines, Equitable building, on Thursday evening. Mr. M. Eissler occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Mining. Norseman
The management of the Cumberland has sent 22cwt. of rich stone for crushing at the Desirable battery. More than 20ft. of the rich chute of ore has been stripped ready for breaking down, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tasmania. Important Mining Cases
QUEENSTOWN, Friday.--An important mining case was heard to-day, before Commissioner Fowell. An objection was lodged by Frank Stafford against the application of H. S…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Resolution. Bloodshed Feared at Kalgoorlie. PERTH
The dispute concerning the new alluvial regulation has become so serious that it is feared the miners will come into conflict with the police. At Ivanhoe Venture the men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MINING. Broken Hill. Feb. 10
The Broken Hill Junction mill last week treated 670 tons crude sulphides, returning 140 tons first concentrates, 60 tons second concentrates, and 20 tons second slimes. The first concentrates assayed…
Continued on Trove, page 412 →The Rose Tree Mine a Story of Simple Faith
"The birds are going south, Antoine, and it is so early !" " Yes, Angelique, the winter will be long."…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales
The New Royal Standard Mine, Stewart's Brook, crushed 106 tons of stone for 142oz retorted gold. The new cyanide plant only yielded 30oz. About a hundredweight of very rich specimen…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Water Rights. an Expert's Suggestions
The question of remodelling the laws relating to mining water rights was dealt with in a paper read by Mr. M. Elssler, at a meeting of the Chamber of Mines, on Thursday evening. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hill End Gold Field. Iil.—hawkin's Hill
Clements and Henley hold a four-acre lease on Hawkin's Hill, adjacent to the Consolidated lease, and which is partly worked from the Consolidated tunnel and partly by a shaft, which has a 12 h.p…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Alluvial Mining Trouble. Excitement Dying Out
PERTH, Friday.--With reference to the statement that more police were being sent to Kalgoorlie to deal with expected disturbances between the alluvial miners and leaseholders, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Intercolon al Mining News. New South Wales
News from Condobolin states that 39 tons of stone from Winter and party's Alma claim at Mowabla yielded 117oz of gold. The parcel included 9 tons of seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →West Australian Gold- Fields. New Lode in the Australia. Kalgoorlie Returns
KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The North Boulder cleaned up for the fortnight ending February 12 as follows:- Stone treated, 249 tons, yielding 230z. of smelted gold. Good ore is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining in Deep Level Blocks. Advocacy of the "Apex" Principle
At a meeting of the Chamber of Mines on Thursday evening Mr. M. Eissler road a paper on "the fallacy of our mining laws in relation to reefs or lodes, according to their strike and dip." The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.M. A Coal-lumper Drowned. Fall From Circular Quay
Two men named James Buckley and John M'Cauley were standing near the northern end of Circular Quay at about midnight on Friday, when a man approached them ana inquired as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News from Abroad. (By Cable From London.) The Far East. British War Preparations. Activity at Woolwich. Great Purchases of Coal. Foreign Squadrons Crippled
Work is being proceeded with day and night at Woolwich Arsenal. The output of cartridges has been increased to 2,000,000 weekly. The authorities are also hastening the construction of…
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