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  2. QUEENSLAND.

    CHARTERS TOWERS.—A telegram from Charters Towers reports that the Elsie Konig claim has struck a splendid reef. B[?]ocks of stone weighing 3cwt and 4cwt have been raised. The exact width of the reef ...

    Article : 392 words
  3. PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

    Paper bottles were patented in America in 1883. For a day of ten hours a woman in Germany working in the fields gets 8d to 1s 3d, a man 10d to 2s, seamstresses 10d to 2s, machinists and carpenters 2s ...

    Article : 1,082 words
  4. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    FOREST RANGE.—At Forest Range, about sixteen miles from Ade[?]aide, about one hundred and fifty men are getting gold; the majority of them making wages. Last week a nugget weighing between 4oz ...

    Article : 49 words
  5. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    KIMBERLEY.—"Digger" has written to us in a hopeful strain from Kimberley. He says that, although he has not done much hitherto, he is by no means disheartened, and he intends to try his luck ...

    Article : 246 words
  6. News Nuggets.

    ANOTHER NEW EXPLOSIVE.—A new explosive compound has been invented by a French chemist which is said to possess powers of destruction in an almost incredible excess over any other explosive ...

    Article : 3,150 words
  7. Industrial Items.

    For several years Joseph Leicester has been one of the recognised leaders of English democracy, and has repeatedly distinguished himself by the uncompromising manner in which he has expressed himself on the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 362 words
  8. NEW ZEALAND.

    DISCOVERY OF BISMUTH.—The Government geologist, Dr. Hector, attaches some importance to the discovery of bismuth in the Owen River district, Nelson. He says that bismuth is not a valuable ...

    Article : 618 words
  9. LAVA VILLAGES.

    In New Mexico, in the United States, there were discovered not long ago, what are supposed to be the oldest human dwellings in America. The mountains in that district are covered with ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. TASMANIA.

    GENERAL NEWS.—The Bell Prospecting Association has found a good-looking silver lode, and has sunk upon it to a depth of about 7ft. It is 2ft in width, and upon being traced for some distance numerous ...

    Article : 657 words
  11. FACTORY LEGISLATION IN RUSSIA.

    The new Russian factory law provides for a workman who has been injured by the negligence of his employer receiving compensation. In the event of his death from such injuries, his family is entitled to ...

    Article : 213 words
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