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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
76 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 4
The excitement at Guilldge's rush, on the off-side of Mount Jones, continues as animated as when it was opened a week ago. I may safely say that three-fourths of the Rocky diggers are at work there at present, but I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the commercial columns of the London Leader of a late date, we (Melbourne Herald) take the following well-considered remarks on a subject which has commanded mu[?] attention of late:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our part of this gold field, which for a long time past has been unusually dull in mining matters, has this week been a trifle relieved by two "r[?]shes," both to the Company's side of the river. The first rush was to a freshly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crawley's Rush is quite deserted, with the exception of Macalister and party, and they are about giving it the finishing stroke. Mr. Bell is determined to sluice away on the Kentucky, while a pennyweight of gold can be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We select the following from a series of communications on the subject of British Columbia, in the Alta California:- Notwithstanding the difficulties in the way of reaching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The present aspect of the above fields, in their gold-producing capacities, and the probabilities of their being a lasting sphere of labour tor the hard-working man, are worthy of consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tooloom diggings have turned out very unsatisfactory to the great number of miners who rushed there. They return to the Timbarra daily in forties and fifties, and those old diggings have now been more appreciated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The copions rains which fell for two days after the date of my last communication (19th July), gave ample opportunities to those having large heaps of headings of getting them sluiced, or, as old Paddy says, of having a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. J. R. Foote & Co. are now reaping the benefit of the great labour and money expended on their American and European tunnel, the headings being very payable and the solid ground very rich. I understand that their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Excellency the Governor-General, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be sub-commissioners of gold-fields, vis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This is a dirty looking coal, without much lustre, soiling the fingers when handled. Dotted over many of the pieces are specs of irou pyrites, and, there appear to be, here and there, traces of vegetable impressions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following papers, having reference to the relative value of colonial coal, as practically and experimentally ascertained, were laid on the table of the Philesophical Society of New South Wales, by Captain Ward, R. E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During last Saturday we had several peals of dis[?] thunder, followed in the evening by a fall of rais, "sufficient to wash even the very cats from the [?] tops." Since then the weather has been mild, and seems…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather during the last week has been dark and windy. On Sunday (as for weeks past) we had some rain, but nothing of any consequence, for sluicing purposes. Gullidge's Rush got a fresh start last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are now fairly launched into fine genial spring weather, but still the nights continue frosty. On Saturday we had a thunder-storm, accompanied by a few showers of ruin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of Mr. Hoskins's friends was held at Mr. Miller's, Mount Welsh, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration a resolution moved at Fairfield. Mr. Kyl[?] was called to the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weather for some days has been very genial. Delightfully growing showers have been of frequent occurrence, and with a warm temperature both by day and by night, have had quite a forcing influence upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Board of Science," of Victoria, are publishing the monthly reports of the Mining Surveyors of that colony. The Argus, we observe, is re-publishing extracts from these reports. Most of the details are of course…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather during the last week has really been delightful, and the country is now beginning to wear a verdant and p[?]sant appearance. A rush has just commenced at the head of Mount Mutton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heavy rain which accompanied the loud thunder of Friday last has done an immensity of good to the fields and gardens, and the warm weather since has caused vegetation to spring up rapidly. During the…
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