Mining. Port Macquarie
The shaft on the gold reel near Wanchope, known as Beacham's, is now down nearly SOft. A Kempsey syndicate has bought an interest, and is vigorously developing property. The…
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Fossils of the Coal-measures
The shales and sandstones associated with coal seams yield an abundance of fossils, both plant and animal. The remains of coal plants found in shales were, probably,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Clifton Colliery Dispute. Settlement Arrived At. Clifton
Mr. D. W. A. Robertson (member of board of conciliation) and Mr. T. R. Morgan (miners' general secretary) visited South Clifton colliery on Tuesday afternoon in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining. Slightly Firmer Market
The market on the Sydney Exchange yesterday continued sluggish and uncertain in tone. The position is so entirely dependent upon the future of the metal markets, the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gold Fields Tragedy. Three Men Arrested
A terrible murder is reported from Day Dawn, not far from Perth (W.A.), over which three men, named James Potter, George Bloomer, and Harry Gorminon Smith, have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Preparation of Coal for the Market
Under this head Mr. Tonge gives a very interesting account of modern practice. Until recently colliery proprietors were of opinion that it was unnecessary to put the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Colliery. a Night Shift. Described for the "Evening News"
It is 10 p. m. and I am going down on the dog watch shift at 11 p. m., so I get a move on to get into my pit clothes. Black and dirty clothes I find them, saturated as they are with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining Intelligence. the Share Market
A retrogression of 2/6 per ton in the cabled price of lead was responsible for a weakened market in silver stocks during the earlier part of the day on the mining section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
Mr. Eric Watson, general manager of the Pinnacles mine, states that he is now only awaiting cable word from London to start the reconstruction of mill plant on the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Southern Coal Trade. a Bright Prospect. Clippers' Trouble Adjusted
CLIFTON, Friday.--To-day is the first pay drawn in the new year, and considering the disorganised condition of the coal trade during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the total…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wharf Laborers' Strike. Coal Trimmers' Sympathy. Trouble Expected on
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Matters In connection with the wharf laborers' strike are very., quiet to-day. The strikers held a meeting this morning to receive the reports of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Manufacturing Diamonds. Mining Magnate Swindled. London, Jan. 10
M. Lemoine, an engineer, has been artested at Paris on a charge of swindling a South African mining magnate of £64,000 by pretending to manufacture…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Trouble
Judge Heydon gave judgment on Wednesday in regard to the cessation of work at the Teralba collieries. His Honer said the miners had no right to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining
For replies to mining questions see page 4…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lunatic Holds Up Miners
Edward Watson, recently discharged from New Norfolk Asylum, created some excitement at Zeehan on Monday morning. After smashing up his own hut at Comstock, be broke in the door of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining and Finance. Answers to Correspondents
"APOLDA" : During last year the lvanhoe (Kalgoorlie) Company made a total profit of £252,557. "FLAT HEAD" : 1. The Cordon hand-drill is very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Industry and Arbitration. Peter Bowling's Views on the Question. What He Is Fighting For
Peter Bowling, the man who led the minors throughout the recent crisis, and who is President of the Federation, was in Sydney yesterday, in order to transact…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Mining Activity
The past fortnight has been a very busy one at most of the collieries in both the Newcastle and Maitland districts, full time (11) days being recorded at most of them. Owing to the trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Work at the Collieries
The collieries in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts worked fairly regularly during the fortnight ended yesterday, although those in the Teralba district had a low…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Coast Mines. New Mine at Dapto. Coal and Coke Trades. Scarcity of Water. (By Our Special Reporter.)
There is every indication of a prosperous time for Dapto in the near future. Since the closing down of the smelting works some two years ago the locality has changed from…
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