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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
123 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7
Whereas it is expedient to amend an Act passed in the twentieth year of the reign of her p[?]esent Majesty Queen Victoria inti[?]led "An Act for granting a Duty upon Gold" B, it therefore e[?]ted by the Queen's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A report was circulated on Monday that a party of Chinese working on Kentucky Creek had sold a large quantity of gold last week, supposed to have been the fruits of one week's labour. As might have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Council Mr. SCOTT moved that certain papers be referred to the select committee on the Co-operative Goal Mining Company's Bill. CLERGY RETURNS…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is strong reason to believe that a payable gold field has been discovered by the prospecting party which has been out a considerable time in the oountry N. and E. of the old diggings at Cameron's Creek, very good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday last St. John's Church, Uralla, was consecrated by the Bishop of Newcastle, assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Hungerford and Bode. A very large congregation, including a number from Armidale and other places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Both the Band of Hope and Nil Deperandum tunnels are progrissing favorably. The former is getting a great quantity of are of a kind that is not thoroughly known here yet. A parcel is about to be sent to Sydney to be analysed. If it is of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The scarcity of water so long prevalent has compelled a number of the miners to leave the dry diggings for the Rocky River, property so called, throughout the whole length of the auriferous portion of which defeated parties are working with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His excelency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to make the following further regulations, under the Gold Fields Act of 1861…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In pursuance of an advertisement which appeared in the last issue of the Express, a public, meeting was held on Saturday evening, 15th instant, at Mrs. M'Crossin's inn, Uralla, for the purpose of adopting measures to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It would appear that the long continued drought has enabled a number of miners to set to work upon Maitland Point on the Rocky Riler, a spot hitherto unworkable by reason of the impossibility of keeping the water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Lachlan, the accounts continue to be encouraging, the different claims as they get down striking gold, in larger or smaller quantities, but always large enough to pay. Luckily this has been the case upon all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Considerable attention is just now being given to the working of quartz reefs in different parts of the Burrangong gold fields. Several have been opened, and been rudely tested by primitive machines hurriedly put up, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The record of the past month is one that presents but few features of interest. The continuance of the drought materially affects the miner as it does the agriculturist. Nay even more, for in many of the localities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A thunderstorm, last evening, has raised our cresk[?] inches so that the crushing will proceed more rapidly All kinds of vegetation are thriving remarkably well up here. I saw some three ounces of very coarse alluvial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring the part fortnight a slight addition has been made to our mining population, several parties having arrived from other gold fields and oommenoed operations on the River, which seems to be the most attractive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Point, which twelve months ago was nearly deserted, and in mining parlance considered worked out has again become the centre of a busy population, all intent in despoiling it of its hidden treasures. All of the claims taken up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reefing here is at present completely knocked on the head, as there is only one party at present at work, which is in the prospecting claim on the old reef. The Band of Hope Company has now a good opportunity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The argument in this case—a motion for new trial— was resumed and concluded. Mr. Martin Q.C., Mr. Broadhurst, Q.C., and Mr. Sheppard appeared in support of the motion, and Sir Wi[?]iam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lambing Flat diggings are langnishing, notwithstanding that several new rushes have occurred, many of them attended with comparative success. The news from New Zealand has unsettled the minerr, even where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hardly a day passes without our receiving intelligence of some claim or other upon one of the many leads upon the Lachian being bottomed, and of gold being struck in greater or less quantities, but always to an extent that…
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