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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
With the exception of that universal topic the weather there is but little news to communicate, and, as regards the weather, for the past twelve days it may, with the exception of one fine day, be summed up as "rain, hail,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The more water supply we have on this gold Field the more its anriferous areas are developed and extended. From Mount Monopoly to Uralla, over an area of twenty miles, the surface soil appears to contain gold. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After a few day[?] fine weather, a slight rain set in on Monday evening, and continued throughout the night. We are fain to confess that dry weather for a short time would be a great boon. Some of the tunnels are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the past week we have been favoured with beautiful weather, which still continues. The roads, lately so boggy, are now drying up. Water is still plentiful, and is made the most of by holders of sluicing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an application on petition by Mr. Humphery, official assignee of the above-named company, for an order to appoint a receiver and to wind up the business of the company…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs, J. Barker and Co. are now driving their new tunnel into Sydney Flat night and day, and are progressing very rapidly, the tnnnel, which is six by four, haying been driven seventy feet last week. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain, almost incessant, has fallen here since Saturday morning. It commenced on Thursday, but ceased on Friday, apparently to gather renewed vigour. On Monday and Tuesday evenings the downpour was very heavy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following memorial will be forwarded to-day for presentation to the Minister to whom it was addressed. The prayer of the petition is so reasonable that it is difficult to see how it can be refnied. Pressure on our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foley's Folly, August 8 —In writing from this place your correspondent cannot but notice the energy displayed by the different parties having leased claime. There can be no doubt that the system of leasing extended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The memorial of the shipowners of Melbourne to the New South Wales Government, which we published a few days ago, undoubtedly embodies the feeling of all who are interested in the coal trade, whether as the owners of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are again favoured with fine weather, and as a natural result the roads are drying up a little, but the bush is still in a boggy state. The Phoenix shaft has been at a standstill these three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Grant, after attacking Lee on the Chickahominy, suddenly joined his forces with those of General Butler, and assaulted Petersburg city, twenty miles south of Richmond. After two desperate attempts in one day,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Armidale Express correspondent, writing from the Rooky River on the 7 th September, says that Messrs. Barnes & Co. are engaged in outting a race near Mount Jones, with the hope of recovering a rich lead lost some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the shareholders in the Minmi Colliery Company was held yesterday afternoon, at the Shakspeare Hotel, for the purpose, as stated in the advertisement, of taking into consideration the irregular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the past week Messrs. Langtos and Quigley have struck gold in a bend of the river opposite Fearby's Point. I am informed that the wash dirt is upwards of a foot thick and prospects over two ounces to the load…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an appeal aganst a decision by the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates as to the proof of a claim. The appellant—Mr. A. B. Throsby—was a creditor of the company above named for £2691, and held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The present dry weather is a boon to the parties working at Maitland Point, some of whom are doing better than they were a few weeks ago. In one claim the party had been stripping too far into the bank with little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The argument in this case was resumed and concluded It was an appeal against a decision by the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates as to the proof of a claim. The appellant—Mr. A. B. Throsby—was a creditor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The engine, boiler, and all the apparatus connected with the pumps, lifting gear, &c., for the Phænix Mining Company arrived on the ground this afternoon, and will be delivered to the directors at the company's shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs, Parker and Co., have now driven their tunnel in 600 feet. They are yet in granite, but have the headings over them, They intend to still drive on in the granite, feeling certain that another bundred feet…
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