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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
61 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4
Alluding to the recent flood, an acouuot of which it recorded below, the correspondent at the Rooky River says:—As might be expected, much damage has been done. Several claims will require a large amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a suit against Mr. Arnold, the Minister for Works, to restrain the latter and his subordinates or any other person acting under his authority from obstructing the plaintiffs in the use of certain steam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These few weeks past a few parties have been seeking gold at aplace called "St. Helen[?] "about 12 miles from this, in a Southerly direction. From what I can learn from those who have visited the locality, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most praiseworthy step in the right direction has recently been taken by the enterprising and intelligent, community of Moonam Brook. Aller several preliminary meetings (at all of which Mr. Collett kindly presided), it was resolved to open a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The meeting which was advertised to be held on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of forming a company to work the ground to the north of Sydney Flat, was, owing to the darkness of the night, but thinly attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an appeal by plaintiffs from decision by the Primary Judge in Equity. Mr. Darvall, Q C., Mr. Martin, Q C., and Mr. Gordon appeared in support of the appeal, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bome fresh ground has been opened during the put fortnight on Maitland Point—apparently a run or channel above the one last worked. It is very wet, and necess[?] almost constant baling. One party are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unlike the gold fields to the South and West, we on the Rooky have no discoveries to chronicle—no extraordinary finds to record. Occasionally a few good weeks are made by some parties, but in the aggregate low…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →8th June.£ Since the proprietorship of Minmi has merged into a company, principally of Melbourne gentlemen, great changes have been made in the management of the colliery here, so much so that all the old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some time ago Mr. Surveyor Oliver measured off allotments of two acres each to such as bad made application. A few days ago the Government appraiser valued some of these at £3 and £4 per acre. This is too much. How…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAKE MACQUARIE, June 15.—In my last communication to you I promised, at no distant date, to give you some information relative to the progress of free selection in this part of the colony, for since the passing of the Land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The rain which fell about a week caused some damage and a considerable amount of labour in the claims at present working in the bend below Maitland Point. Two of the parties bad their pumps buried by the sand washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ROADS—Owing to the continued fall of rain the roads in many places are impassable for vehicles, especially those which are heavily I[?]den. It would probably be considered a waste of the public revenue to repair the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have had a continuance of wet weather for the last four weeks, which for the present has put a stop to all mining operations, and in consequence the state of the roads has been such that large quantities of quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain, heavy or light, has been the rule here during the past month—the intermissions have been one or two frosts, and boisterons, cloudy weather. It may be owing to this in a measure that the croup has renewed its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peel River, July, 1863.—Within this fast week or so there has been nothing of consequence to chronicle here, or you would have heard from me before this. But last week was devoted, as is usual here, to the celebration of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the arrival of the Gazelle from New Caledonia, we (Empire) have papers to the 28th ultimo. We take the following from Le Moniteur of that date:— EUREKA!…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some time ago I mentioned in my correspondence that a portion of land (10 acres) had been measured on Maitland Point, part of which was actually pegged in for mining purposes by holders of miners' rights. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PEEL RIVER, JULY 23.—Three weeks of fine clear, seasonable, winter weather, have given place to a change, and now it is raining, and the river has already begun to swell, so that, should the rain last a few hours longer, the ground being so well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW GOLD FIELD.âA telegram was received in town on Tuesday night, stating that a gold field had been discovered at Talgai, twenty-five miles from Warwiok, by two parties named Jeffreys and Eiworthy. The finds…
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