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A special committee of the Chamber of Mines has for some time past been engaged in looking into the mining laws of the colony with a view to suggesting many much-needed reforms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For many months past a special committee of the Chamber of Mines has been considering the mining laws, with a view to submitting a schedule of suggested reforms for the consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Friday—Owing to the scarcity of shipping, the shipments of coal during the week have been small. As a result the pits have not been working as well as could be wished. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The slimes plant at tho Ivanhoe mine started tills week, when a trial run was made on the old slimes. Tho trial proved most satisfactory, all parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation from the Chamber of Mines is to wait on the Minister of Mines at noon to-day, to present to him a series of recommendations for reform of the mining laws. These suggestions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ship Saint Enoch arrived to-day from La Plata to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Panama, and the four-masted schooner Iuca arrived from Sydney to load Duckenfield coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The erection of the battery at the Golden Arrow is proceeding. The Prospectors' claim at the Black Flag lead put through a trial crushing this week for a return of a shade under 6oz. gold to the ton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the week ended at noon today was 35,271 tons, as follows:--South Australian, 10,900; Victoria, 5300; Manila 3935; United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mrs. Grenfell is a resident of Feotscray, and on Wednesday journeyed to Melbourne by the 2.30 p.m. train (says the Melbourne "Argus"). Beside her rode a gentleman named Parker, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Southern coalowners bare forwarded the following letter to Mr. Henderson, secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Association: "I beg to acknowledge receipt of your…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Premier, replying in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon to a question asked of the Minister for Mines, said he would conoid, advisability of introducing early…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The ship Valkyrian, which sailed from Newcastle (N.S.W.) on August 10, for the Chilian port of Iqueque, with a cargo of coal is much overdue, and fears are entertained of her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It can now be said authoritatively that the terms submitted to the miners by the colliery owners have been rejected. The lodges that voted for the rejection were:--Back Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Much speculation was indulged in yesterday by those interested in coalmining at to the attitude likely to be assumed by the miners in regard to the ultimatum given by the members of the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The communication forwarded by the Southern Coal Owners' Association to the minors in their employment is, so far as can be gathered, an ultimatum. It is not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the western side of the Hillgrove gorge severn auriferous lodes have been discovered, and worked to some exten it. Here the side of the main gorge is much more precipitous in places…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A question of under payment has been raised by the Burwood miners, who state that the men in the crosscuts were paid 3s 2d per ton where they should have received 3s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the southern colliery proprietors, held on Wednesday, the following letter, containing the proposals of the minors of the Illawarra district, was read and considered: --…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A SYDNEY syndicate has been formed to work a copper lode near Sunny Corner. The Turon Dredging Company has launched it first dredge. It floats in 10in of water…
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