Man Who Found a Goldfield West Wyalong
Fred Neild, senr., discoverer of the Wyalons goldfields, died on Saturday evening, aged 86. He had been in falling health for some months…
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Mining. in and About the Mines
The report of the South Australian Oil Wells Company for the fortnight ended April 15 stated that the bore was then down 2832ft. Drilling was often slow owing to tools sticking in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining. Notes
In an amended report, dated April 15. tje South Australian Oil Wells Company, Robe (S.A.), states that the depth of the bore is 2832ft. Several days were spent reaming out…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Will Now Load Coal
Permission has now been granted for the French barques Colonel de Villebois Maruel and Vendee to load coal at Newcastle, and the shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mining Dispute Settled
PERTH, Monday.--The industrial trouble at the Fenian Mine has been settled. After a spell of three months the men have returned to work…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Pay Increased. Wellington (N.z.)
The employees of the State coalmines at Greymuth have received an all-round increase in wages of 10 per cent. for a period of six months…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Auckland Racing Club. Desert Gold Again Successful Auckland
The principal races on the second day of the Auckland Racing Club's Easter meeting resulted as follows:- Great Northern St. Leger, 1[?]m.—Desert Gold, by All Black—Aurarius, 1; Marco Bello. 2' Sea Devil, 3. Won…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Monetary and Commercial. Financial. British Gold Stocks. a Striking Return
If a growing stock of gold counts for any[?]hing, the Imperial Government has it. The [?]ancellor of the Exchequer recently an[?]unced the amount of Imperial gold coin held…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Old Goldfields. Prospect of Revivals
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →MINING. Mill End Miners on Strike
With the majority of the miners on strike owing to a dispute over the non-union question, the position of affairs on the Hill End goldfield has reached a critical stage. At the last…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Coal Lumper Killed
At about midday yesterday the coal hulk Fortune was carrying a number of coal lumpers to the steamer Cheniston, lying at Neutral Bay. As the collier was drawing alongside…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mining. Notes
In the week ended April 20 the Vegetable Creek Tin mine produced 9½ tons of tin oxide. The boring plant was removed to Reld's block, and the bore at 140ft 6in showed fairly hard…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hooked on to a Mine
But no class or nation possesses a monopoly of courage, and the bravery of the British seamen is matched by that of their neighbors and allies across the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destruction of Gold Coins
A regulation has been issued by the Commonwealth Government, providing that no person shall, without the consent of the Treasurer, deface or destroy, by melting or…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gold Recovery. Huge Dredging Works
It looks as if the flotation in Australia a few weeks ago of the Rimu Options, Ltd., is likely to lead to a revival of gold production on the once-famous west coast of the South…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Final Plunge --A steamer founders after striking a mine
Neutrals have had to pay their toll of ships during the war, as mines, like the Huns, are no respecters of flags. Holland and the Scandinavian countries have lost a good many steamers, and the picture shows the last scene of a Dutch vessel which sunk in the North Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Mine Sweepers How Submarines are Caught Work of the Fishermen of Britain
Everyone knows that Dreadnoughts, cruisers, destroyers and submarines are war vessels, and that their business is to fight whenever called upon. But that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaham Colliery Company
Inability to export and the difficulty of obtaining tonnage are responsible for a considerable shrinkage in the turnover of the Seaham Colliery Co., Ltd. The accounts for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gold Myth
OR financial editors are never weary of asserting that "The finances of the Allies are on a sound basis because a gold standard has been maintained."…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining. London Share Market. London, April 25
On the Stock Exchange to-day Broken Hill Proprietary shares were quoted, b 60/3, [?] 60/9; Hampden, b 42/, s 43/…
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