Mining Fatality. a Fall of 130 Feet
BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A minor named Thomas O'Shaughnessy met with a dreadfully sudden death at Smith's open out, Proprietary mine, tills morning. Deceased and two males…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A minor named Thomas O'Shaughnessy met with a dreadfully sudden death at Smith's open out, Proprietary mine, tills morning. Deceased and two males…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A conference of representativeS of municipalities and progress committees in the Newcastle district convened by the Wallsend Borough Council, was held in the Wallsend Council-chambers to-night,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the week ended March 24 the undermentioned mines worked the following time:—Helensburgh, 4 days; South Clifton, 3[?] days; Bulli, 3½ days; Woonons, 5 days; Corrimal, 4 days; Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WOLLONGONG, Tuesday. -- Up to the present there appears to be no sign of a settlement of the difficulty at South Bulli Colliery. At an interview between a deputation from the miners and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The sharemarket is still in a depressed stale, and business of limited extent. Yesterday the only reported transaction in coal was in Wickham and Bullock Island at 12. and no copper shares changed hands. Silver stocks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Railway Commissioners have received nine tenders for the supply of coal to the department for the year commencing July 1 next. At the present time the chief supplies are drawn from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The labor dispute in progress at the Collie coal fields came under the attention of the Minister for Mines to-day. It was represented to him by a deputation that a number of men were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The yield of gold for the colony during the past, month was 25,377oz., valued at £87,977. For the quarter the production reached 35,258oz., valued at £297,945. The figures for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Commissioners opened tenders yesterday for the annual supply of coal, which amounts to some 300,000 tons. Nine tenders were received. The prices have not yet been fully analysed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The recent sharp, rise in the price of coal is causing some concern to the Railway Department. In December last the department let its annual contracts for the supply of nearly 300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The usual return showing the yield of gold for the month of March and for the first quarter of this year has been complied by the Department of Mines. During the month of March 25,377oz…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James Nesmith, bq, Newcastle to Honolulu option San Francisco Naroissus, sh, Newcastle to West Coast South America…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COBAR, Tuesday.— The strike at the Chesney Mine, which threatened sericus consequences, has been amiably settled. Last night the representatives of the miners again waited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the month of March, the gold yield for the colony was 25,S77oz, valued it £87,977. For , the quarter ending March, the yield was S5,283cz, valued at £297,945. This chows a Cecrease for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There was a considerable slump to-day in the value of Otago gold dredging shares. Hartley and Riley's, which sold last week at £24 10s, were disposed of for £10, and the Electric declined from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Thomas Smith reports the following [?]los:— Columpia and smithfield, is 11d: No.1 Gympie South Gold Mines, 4s 4d; Great Eastern, 3d, No. 1 South O'Donohue and New Zealand, 6½d: North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Forest Reefs Gold Field is situated five . iles westerly from Miithorpe, on the western line, and about thirteen miles south-east from. Orange. Gold was discovered here some thirty years ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir, -- Mr. Cook in his letter in your Friday's issue, commends Mr. Hogue for his fair and temperate letter; it would have been as well if Mr. Cook had followed the example. I enclose copy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The barque Loch Breden sailed to-day for Valparaiso with 1390 tons of Wallsend coal; the four-masted schooner Robert Searles cleared at the Customs for Kabului with 1027 tons of Duckenfield coal; and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Minister for Mines and party arrived at Yarrangobilly Caves last evening after a w[?]t tri[?] from Kiandra. They visited the caves in the evening, and this morning inspected various sites for…
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