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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
35 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2
Yesterday Captain Augustus Eig called upon your correspondent with a number of specimens obtained from the land, of which he has taken a lease for fourteen years. Captain Eig also produced two assay reports,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain set in on Tuesday, the 18th instant, and during the whole week following the weather has been showery, with, for the time of the year, the unusual addenda of thunder and lightning. During the intermissions the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The S. M. Herald of Thursday has an article commenting on the fact that three mechanics at Ballarat aro practically working an apparatus, with compressed air, which at once gives motive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The petition adopted here some time ago to the Legislative Assembly, praying that the sum recovered from minting be appropriated to the formation of water reservoirs or other works or purposes beneficial to the gold fields of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AUGUST 15.—I imagine you began to surmise that the people of the Rooky had gone dead, or the little life remaining in them was not worth noticing, if so, your surmise was nearly correct. Within the last few days,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent writes to the S. M. Herald, on Friday), as follows:— In your leading article of the 21st instant, you refer to the greater cheapness of Australian coal, as compared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for work and labour, journeys and commission. The plaintiff claimed £75. The defendants pleaded that except as to £25 which they paid into Court, they were never indebted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the past fortnight we have all been in a state of excitement as to the result of Mr. Lachlan Kennedy's new gold field, but to-day the matter is settled by it proving, in digging phraseology, a "rank duffer." He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since the bursting of the Kennedy bubble, things have relapsed into their usual monotonous state. Attention is now drawn towards Gostwyck, where some parties are prospecting The appearance of the various strata…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OCTOBER 16.—Truly gold digging is a perfect lottery, and never was it more exemplified than in the lead south of Sydney Flat. James and party bottomed last week, and drew a blank; however, "f[?]int heart never won fair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oct. 25.—I am glad to inform you that Garey and party have proved successful, having bottomed, with a prospect of fifteen dwts. to the load. This will give fresh life to the flagging, who were beginning to get disheartened, through James and party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Roderic Murchison, Director General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, in his report (just issued) to the Science and Art Department, states that he was called upon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Brisbane Courier of the 12th instant contains the following telegram from Rockhampton with reference to the murder of the troopers forming the escort from thence to Clermont:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have pleasure in recording an instances of commendable enterprise on the part of Mr. John Nott, miller, of Morpeth, displayed at his new coal pit at Fourmile Creek, to which we paid a visit on Tuesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have never joined in the cry that has been raised from time to time for the repeal of the gold export duty; but now that the object of the cry seems likely to…
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