Gold and the Man
WHEN the children of Israel triumphed over the hosts of Sisera, Deborah and Barak sariga grand hymn of triumph. Similarly and much after the same strain is the victorious deliverance of…
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Mining & the mines, 1886
31 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
The Examiner. Published on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at Grafton Mining Encouragement in New South Wales
THERE are few men, if any, in New South Wales, who have done more than Mr. THOMAS HORTON, by hard work and indomitable perseverance, to make raining a profitable industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooding of the Ferndale Colliery. Sydney
The Ferndale colliery, near Newcastle, is flooded, through water breaking in from Throeby's Creek. Two miners named John Jenkins and Henry Hargraves are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Colliery Disaster. Supposed Loss of Life
AT about 9 o'clock on Friday morning the news was flashed over the town that a mining catastrophe had occurred at the Ferndale Colliery, Tighe's Hill, near Newcastle, and…
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A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Te[?]terfield Star: —"There is nothing of vital importance to report from this field at present. A number of men are arriving daily trom all parts of the colonies, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lithgow Colliery Disaster. Sydney
The Colonial Secretary (Mr. G. R. Dibbs), Admiral Tyron, Lord Capel, and General Freemantle, accompanied by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Fletcher), proceeded by special train to Lithgow this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kimberley Gold Fields. Sydney
The s.s. Victoria has left for Kimberley with 20 saloon and 130 steerage passengers. She also takes 126 horses. Amongst the saloon passengers are Mr. Sweet (late of the Newcastle Herald) and Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kimberley Goldfields
A SYNDICATE of twelve has been formed in Melbourne to purchase eligible building sites at Kimberley. The Perth correspondent of the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Kimberley Goldfields. Description of the Country
A YOUNG man named Wm. Brookman has just returned to Sandhurst from Derby, and has supplied the following information coucerning the Kimberley country and goldfields:—"He and a companion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Love of Gold. an Oriental Tradition
THE following, story appears in " An Account of the Virgin Mary and Jesus as given by Arabic Writers," given in the ORIENTALIST, which is published at Kandy:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Kimberley Goldfield
A GOOD deal of attention is just now being given to the reported discoveries of gold in the northern territory of Western Australia, and much doubt exists as to the situation and nature of the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kimberley Goldfield
ON Saturday evening Mr. John Pentecost delivered a lecture in Sydney on the subject of the Kimberley district of north-western Australia. The lecturer was one of a party…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Kimberley Goldfields
IN reply to a telegram asking for information, Sir Patrick Jennings received the following telegram from the City Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, at Perth:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kimberley Goldfields
THE TATIARA MAIL of June 16 has the following—Mr. Arthur Edmonds, an old resident of Border Town, and one of the earliest prospectors at Kimberley, has just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Victorian Coal Mine
A SAMPLE of coal obtained from the Boolara Coal Mine was (the ARGUS reports) exhibited in Melbourne on Saturday by Messrs. Gibson Bros. A company with a capital of £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kimberley Gold Field
SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—A telegram received at Adelaide from Mr. Anderson, late manager of the Adelaide gas works, now at Kimberley, says that every one is getting gold at the rate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining in Victoria
THE report of the Victorian Secretary for Mines for the year 1885 has just been issued, and is (the Argus states) an unusually interesting document, Mr. Langtree having treated at length many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fairfield Goldfield
CASINO, WEDNESDAY. — Recent reports received from the Fairfield goldfield are of a most encouraging character. Two pound weight of stone from one of the claims was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fairfield Goldfield
CASINO, TUESDAY.—This goldfield continues to cause some interest here, and is being visited by speculators. A fourth share in the original prospectors' claim is reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kimberley Goldfield
SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—The S. M. Herald's special correspondent at Kimberley, under date July 21, pronounces the field a gigantic failure, adn confirms the reports as to the…
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