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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
123 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 7
Things in general on these diggings, during the past few weeks, have been looking very dull, but I am happy to state tbey are again assuming a different aspect, as Messrs Rose & Co.'s claim, on the Old Reef, last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By way of Melbourne, we have news from Dunedin to the 25th ultimo. The Witness of the 22nd says:—The esoort came is on Thursday afternoon, with the undermentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"FIFTY men were killed by an explosion in Celham coalpit, in Wales." Such is one of the brief items of telegraphic news sent in advance of the coming mail. By the previous mail we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In miningg matters there is but little to communicate, the long oontinnsnce of dry weather being a greatdrawbaok to success in that occupation. The Chinese whim party on Sydney Flat seem, however, to have a little too…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The quantity of gold dust brought down by the escorts from our several gold fields during the month of March has amounted to 57,314 ounces For the corresponding month of 1861, the receip's were 37,942 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Tuesday, about sixty of Mr. Forster's friends dined with him, at Mr. Booney's, Sydney Flat. I am informed that gold has been discovered on the upper part of Stony Batter Creek, about two and a-half miles to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following letter, justifying Mr. Winship's course of action, appears in the Herald or Thursday:- THE STRIKE AT THE A A. Co.'s COLL[?]S—To the Editor of the Herald—Sir—As the present turn-out of the A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At length I am nappy to report there are signs of the breaking up of the dry weather. For the last three days the sky has been overcast,and yesterday night we had a gentle rain, hardly sifficient, however to moisten the ground. What we want is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—As I have the privilege of being on these diggings, I will endeavour if permitted, to give your readers some idea about this looality. First of all, there is the south lead, the original, nud as yet the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since my last communication, a number of miners from this place visited the upper part of Stony Batter Creek, near Balalla station, but I am sorry to say without auooesB. Ibey report that gold is to be found in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In March 1358, and April, 1859, Mr Anderson, the inspector of machinery at Woolwich, was directed by the Secretary of State for War to test some samples of Australian coal from the pits of the Australian Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are glad to learn that instructions have been given to the engineers of one of H. M. ships on the Australian station, so that the vessel may be adapted for trying the Australian coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two large and wealthy companies are about to commence coal mining operations near Newcastle. About twelve hundred acres of land have been leased from the Crown, by Messrs. Morehead and Young, the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The quantity of gold-dust delivered by the escorts from our several gold-fields during the month of April amounted to 64,524 ounces. For the corresponding month of 1861 the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is generally asserted, and with truth, that goldbearing quartz reefs are seldom, if ever, found in connection with granite. One exception to this rule exists—in the Ural mountains—but I am not aware whether such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Un tne Queen's birthds a cricket maten was played between the Rocky River and the Armidale clubs. The former scored in all 133 and the latter 101,—the Rocky therefore winning by 32 runs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For some time past an endeavour has been made to retain the services of a qua[?]fi[?] medical practitioner in th[?] neighbourhood, and, by forming ourselves into a club, induce such a one to reside permanently either…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following are the general provisions of a bill for the better regulation of coal fields and collieries:- Clause 1 repeals 18th Vic. sec. 32 saving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious accident has occurred to William Ryding, a shepherd, in the employ of Mr. Thomas, of Saumarez. The horse he was riding jibbed, and he took hold of the winkers, whereupon the animal winced and knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the past week payable stuff was struck on the front of Mount Jones, a little below where the hill sinking ran into surfacing. This surface was sluiced off to the clay some four years ago, the parties who then worked…
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