Black Damp in Mines. the Collie Disaster. Perth
The funeral of Oswald Baird and George Hann, the two victims of the party overcome by black-damp gas in the Wallsend Proprietary colliery, took place at Collie. The…
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The Mining Industry. Starved by the State
A writer with a considerable knowledge of the mining industry of this State as well as that of Queensland, unbosoms himself, in so far as the mining industry of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Payments in Gold. a Partial Modification. Lisbon, Dec. 31
In consequence of protests made by Germany, the Government has withdrawn the decree that part of the Customs duties shall be paid in gold, and has substituted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Disasters. Bolton Death Roll 344. Eight Hours Act. Causes Speeding Up. London, Dec. 30
The death roll resulting from the explosion which occurred in Pretoria pit, Bolton, has been fixed at 344. A correspondent in the "Pall Mall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tin-mining. Water Supply Drying Up. Emmaville
Very little is being done at the mines this week. In most instances the machinery is being overhauled. Sluicing will be resumed on January 3…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Coast Mines. Prospects for the New Year. (From Our Special Reporter.)
The new year opens, with excellent prospects for the miners, and with the wages board and board of conciliation to regulate working conditions and settle disputes as…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Gossan Mine
LIHGOW, Monday,--Matters in connection with the Gossan mine, near Oberon, continue to work smoothly. The present owners commenced work on September 11. It took a week to…
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At the B.H. South Blocks the main south drive at No. 3 level has been extended to 310ft., values during the past week averaging 11.6 per cent, lead, 2.4oz. silver, and 6.5 per cent, zinc over…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining. Notes
According to English papers to hand, the Great Goldfinch Gold Mining Company has opened a London office and register in Old Broad-street, E.C…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Bolton Colliery Disaster. a Speedy Death
LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Gerard Crowt, Inspector of Mines, states that he is convinced that the miners who lost their lives in the explosion at the Hulton colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Coal for San Francisco
The steamer Strathblane, the barque British Yeoman, and the four-masted barque Drummuir, have all been fixed to load coal at Newcastle for San…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Belgian Miners' Strike. Effect of Shortening Day. Brussels. Jan. 2
Ten thousand coalminers have struck work at Liege, owing to the coal owners seeking to mitigate the effects of a shortening of the working day to 9½ hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Purple and Gold. King George and the Horse. Royal Encouragement of Racing. Motor Cars Barred at King's Receptions. London
Some time ago King George intimated that he would follow in his father's footsteps in his patronage of the turf. For the Epsom, Newmarket, and Ascot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welsh Coal Strike. Damage to Mines. London. Jan. 2
Six thousand miners who were on strike at Aberdare precented themselves for work, but of this number 2500 were unable to be employed owing to the damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners Cease Work. Rhondda Colliery Idle. a Question of Rates. Newcastle
The miners at Rhondda colliery refused to start work this morning, and the colliery is accordingly idle. The cause of the trouble is apparently due to the uncertainty of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining
Duckland River dredge worked one week for 41oz. smelled gold. The four-weekly report, to December 24, of the Cosmopolitan states:--The stopes above No…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Barrier Mines Agreement
The Amalgamated Miners' Association referendum on the question of the acceptance of the Mining Companies' terms for wages and conditions for the next four years and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 53 →Mining. Shoalhaven
The Tewksbury dredges on the Shoalhaven River at Warri and Charlcyong are both having good washings The former gave a yield of [?] for the week and has been doing well for the past two…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining. Notes
The last clean-up of the dredge of the Buckland River Gold-dredging Company gave a return of 41oz of gold for a week's work. The Kangiara Mines Company notifies that a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal and Other Exports
The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Strathspey, s, for Melbourne, with 700 tons coal, also cargo from Melbourne; Ping Suey, s, for…
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