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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
73 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 4
Writing from thembarra, on the 20th ultimo, our special reporter say[?] Not one drop of a has yet reached this place; the [?]reek has consequen ceased to run, and the few parties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By the way of a wind-up to the Christmas holidays, some few persons from the "Land o' Cakes" arranged to have a social gathering, which came off with great eclat at Mrs. Weatherhall's, on New Year's Evo. The music…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After an examination of the auriferous districts of the colony of New South Wales, extending over a period of fourteen months, it may not be out of place at the present season to take a general review of the various…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas has come and occupied the week, so there is nothing but the old salutation of "A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Those who have had good claims have been enjoying them, and thoso who have had poor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have on several occasions lately drawn attention to the Nundle, Hanging Rock, and Peel River Gold-fields, the importance of which, although known to and occupied by miners for several years, has, in our opinion, never…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have much pleasure in publishing the following literal translation of an extruct from a letter remitted by Dr. Hochstetter to a friend here; and we need not say how much it is subject of congratulation to us that,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the evening of Wednesday last a public meeting was held, at Mr. J. R. Miller's, Post Office Hotel, for the purpose of protesting against the removal of Mr. Commissioner Buchanan from the Rocky to the Timbarra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday, at four o'clock, at their offices, in the Sydney Exchange. Mr. C. Kemp took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heat during last week was very oppressive—so much so that it was almost impossible during mid-day to work in the sun. Water is getting very scaree for cradling purposes, the river, creeks, and dams being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the last nine months there bas been a party of four working within five miles of this township. Some short time ago they left for sydney, but have returned again to work at the same ground. This caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Goulburn Chronicle of Wednesday, gives some particulars respecting the gold diggings at the Snowy River, from which we select the following:- Mr. Cape, a gentleman in the establishment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It was not till the divers succeeded lifting the starboard side of the quarter of the ship off the spot where it had fallon that they came to the gold. The bullion chest they found had shared the same fate as the ship, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our present weather is certainly very favorable for harvest operations, but from the intense heat and want of rain our once promising gardens are likely to be a complete failure, and the grass is almost dried into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The accounts which continue to reach us from various quarters in reference to the new diggings at the Snowy River justify the opinion previously formed that a really payable gold-field had been struck. Gibson's Plain is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather during the last week has been warm, with almost daily, in the afternoon, slight thunderstonns, followed by a few showers of gentle rain; but are vagetation changes its present sear and yellow appearance we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The neighbourhood of Far-green, near Hanley, was on Saturday afternoon thrown into a state of intense excitement by the report that an accident with very alarming results had taken place at the "Big Pit," one of Earl…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last week we had several thunderstorms, accompanied with copious rain. Those who had races and sluices wished that the supply of water might have been more plentiful; still, the grateful showers have invigorated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—In submitting the result of the following tests of colonial coals to your notice, I have to inform you that the real economical value is not included: For this reason—the quantity experimented on is not sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The information we have received from the above gold-field is this wook of as satisfactory and tempting a character as that formerly published. We proceed to narrate the foots no they have reached [?] On last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No very exciting event has occurred within the last few weeks, except a slight movement in the direction of Bonon Bonon, bat the old gold field has turned out, as usual, to be a dead "sell." There are a few parties still…
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