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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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A public meeting of shipowners, ship captains, coal merchants, and others interested, was held at Scott's Hotel, Melbourne, on Tuesday, 26th June, to oonsider the great detention,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is a copy of a memorial drawn up and signed by shipowners, importers, and merchants of Melbourne, relative to special turns at the cranes, and the want of additional accommodation for the discharge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Several years ago a tunnel known as the Cosmopolitan was driven into and through Mount Fungi, altogether a distance of upwards of 500 feet, but, like many other such undertakings,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the commencement of the present year Messrs. Roberts, having finished their old tunnelling claim, started a new one into the unworked ground between Sydney Flat and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following bill was laid on the table of the Assembly, on Friday, 3rd instant:— Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to amend the laws relating to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE PEEL RIVER DIGGINGS.—We are glad to be able to announce that the Alliance Quartz Crushing Company at the Peel River have had their boiler erected, and that crushing operations with the new apparatus were began…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some stir has latterly been made about the coal at Cape Patterson, in Victoria, and some of the parties interested have been applying to the Victorian Government for further assistance in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Mr. De Honker's superior general abilities being so well known, and as he has informed several people how accurately he reported on the discovery and finding of several scams of coal at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday morning, June 14, one of the most disastrous colliery explosions that have occurred in the district for several years took place at the Victoria pit, Uukenfield, locally known as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The new ground on Church Hill adjacent to the claims lately taken up by lease is beginning to attract the notice of the miners, several block claims of 80 feet square having recently been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The only other noticeable feature of the week's proceedings occurred on Tuesday June 12. The great coal question was then brought under the review of the House by Mr.H. Vivian, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday, June 9, the Chinese commissioner and his suite visited the coal mine of the Messrs. Bullock, near Birmingham, with the intention of descending, but when they looked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M'Leod and party bottomed their shaft on Church Hill, on Friday last, at a depth of 100 feet, with but little show of gold. There was a little water, but not sufficient to cause any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sept. 2nd, 1866.—Sinking at Mount Misery is being actively carried on; they are now down in No. 2 shaft, 175 feet, and have come upon a bed of very hard cement. This gives great confidence, as Rackham had the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion for a new trial in an action for the sinking of a barge at defendants' "shoot," through alleged carelessness in putting coals on board. The case had been tried at Maitland, a verdict found for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The argument in this case—part heard on previous days—was resumed and concluded. It was a motion for a new trial in an action for breach of contract, and for the sinking of a coal barge, which had been tried at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Stephen, for plaintiffs, moved for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the court herein. The decision was pronounced during the present term, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—In your paper of the 27th ultimo your Murrurundi correspondent informs the public of numerous discoveries of cannel coal in that district, and especially named Danger's Creek and Scott's Creek as places where it can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The tender of Mr. Dyson, for the construction of the masonry work in connection with the now Govornment coal staiths having been recently accepted, some particulars relative to this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sixth half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Waratah Coal Company was held at noon, yesterday, Mr. C. Smith in the chair. The Secretary read the advertisement convening the…
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