Suffocated by Gold
A gold-refiner, Joseph Micoulas by name, 28 years old, was at work in a laboratory in the Rue de Charenton recently when he was seized with an epileptic fit…
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A gold-refiner, Joseph Micoulas by name, 28 years old, was at work in a laboratory in the Rue de Charenton recently when he was seized with an epileptic fit…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →An average volume of business was recorded on the Mining market yesterday, with prices showing very little change Western Australian ventures had more attention than on the previous day. Ivanhoe Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district has continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries having been well employed. The fortnightly pay at most of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Argus, steamer, arrived yesterday from Singapore to load coal from the various collieries for Singapore; and the Uganda, steamer, arrived from the Bluff to load mixed coal for India. The Crompton, barque, cleared yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Parramatta District Coroner held an inquiry at Croydon on Monday relating to the death of Percy William Graham, 16, lately residing in King-street, Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A coal field of vast magnitude, giving fuel of a very high quality, will shortly he in full operation within a few hours' steam from Shanghai. It lies in the Province of Anhui, quite close to the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →BUOKEN-HILL, Friday.--The secretary of the Broken-hill Junction mine reports that in a crosscut at the 550ft. level a lode of ore has been discovered 2ft, wide, and the full width…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Said a report issued recently by the Home Office: The closing year (1900) of the nineteenth century was remarkable from the fact that the value of the minerai output of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various States undermentioned, and letters patout will therefore issue to the applicants…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Albyn, 4-m hq, 2095 tons, Newcastle to San Francisco Charterhouse, a, 3021 tons, time charter, Newcastle io an Eastern port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trough used by alluvial miners in Siber'a consista of a rectangular box, open at the top and fitted at the bottom with a perforated Iron plate, 1/2in to lin holes. The dirt is shovelled into this…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Prospector.—The sample forwarded is "serpentine." It contains no metal of value. It is associated with goldbearing rocks. This has been tried for gold and silver, as it sometimes carries it…
Continued on Trove, page 444 →The Emily Reed, ship, arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the Seaham Colliery for Kailua; and the Transit, four-masted schooner, arrived from bourne to load coal for Honolulu. The Louisiana, barque,…
Continued on Trove, page 443 →Along the Currajong line of reef splendid mineral is being raised at several places. Howard, Goggins, and party, tributers of the Western reef Golden Fleece, continue to raise rich sulphides from the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On Wednesday last there died at Merrylands Mr. George Hunt, who claimed that he discovered gold in this colony before Hargreaves did. Hunt's story was that he met Hargreaves at the old White Horse Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →[?] ributers, at West Wyalong, [?] ds at Sully's works for 7½oz. [?] bagged, and 30 tons of battery [?] True Blue Company is…
Continued on Trove, page 443 →Mining quotations are:— Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 1s 3d. Mount Lyells, £4 5s. North Lyeils, £1 8s 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →For the week Block 10, Broken Hill, treated 1146 tons of crude sulphides, which produced 204 tons of concentrates, assaying 32oz silver 65 per cent, lead, and 7½ per cent, zinc; 465 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A fatal accident occurred at the Brown Hill Mine this morning. Two miners, John Bronwer and John Cock, were timbering No. 5 stope, and a fall of earth occurred. Brouwer was completely buried by debris…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--North White Feather: 639 tons for 513oz. Hannnn's North: 560 tons for 454oz. and 17 tons concentrates containing 70oz…
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