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MARYBOROUGH (Q.), Wednesday. -- A serious explosion of fire damp occurred in the Torbanlea colliery, Burrum, near Maryborough, this afternoon, and five miners who were dreadfully burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An explosion occurred to-day at the Torbanlea Colliery, near Maryborough. Five men were severely burnt, and the lives of four are despaired of. The particulars to bund show that Arclnbsld…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WOLLONGONG, Wednesday. -- Work has ceased at the South Bulli Colliery, the manager of which was fined last week for a breach of the weighing clause. Notice was posted at the tunnel mouth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, representing the miners of the northern, western, and southern districts, waited on the Minister for Mines on Wednesday, and asked that he would take up the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The first meeting of shareholders was held on Wednesday, Mr. Geo. Day presiding. The directors' report stated: -- Your directors have plea sure in reporting that the company has been duly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the five victims of the Colliery accident at Balmain on Saturday was resumed this morning, before the city coroner, at the Coroner's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Admiral Nelson, s, Newcastle to Java America, sh, Newcastle to West Coast Anaurus, sh, Newcastle to West Coast Angola. bq, Newcastle to Manila…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most sensational stories ever told in the Criminal Court was related by the Crown Solicitor in opening the case against a middle-aged man, William Patterson Murdock, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A modification of Hannan's Star oxidised reduetion mill will permit of the treatment of suplbides by the Dichlbroma-cyanide process. The complete plant is being gradually brought into operation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The barque Kirkdale sailed to-day for Salavery with 1176 tons of Duckenfield coal; the steamer Moorabool left for Melbourne with 4670 tons; the steamer Easby sailed for Melbourne with 1800 tons:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NO WARRANT FOR ADVANCED PRICES. Advices received locally yesterday from three of the leading importers of Australian coal at San Francisco, show in that portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The result of the deputations which yesterday waited on the Premier and the Minister fur Mines and Labour is regarded here with come satisfaction. Pleasure is expressed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, to-day, Mr. [?] C. Woore (City Coroner) resumed the inquest into the circumstanced connected with the disaster which occurred at the Sydney Harbor Collieries at Balmain on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Henry Hawkins, a sinker, said that he descended the mine about 3 p.m. on the Saturday. He belonged to the relieving shift. He had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coroner's inquest into the circumstances connected with the shocking disaster at the works of the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Limited, Balmain, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday an explosion occurred at the Torbanlea Colliery, near Maryborough, injuring live men, Archibald Houston, his son, John Houston, Fred Griggs, John Johnson, and M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yes, the copper deposits of the Dromedary Mount, near Mount Allen, are located in a lode matrix which would be hard to beat in New South Wales. There is an old Cornish mining maxim which states that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Wednesday. -- Great Britain is issuing a proclamation which declares that personal penalties will be inflicted for any wanton damage to the mines on the Rand…
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