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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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In my last communication I promised to give a short description of the town of Copperfield, Peak Downs. It is with that object that I now write, knowing that many Sydney people take a lively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The hon. secretary of the Washington G. M. Co., Ironbarks, reports that a reef 2 feet wide, showing gold, has been found in the company's ground, and that a tender has been accepted for sinking a shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following mining report 13 from the Border Post of Oct. 5:— The recent rains have effected a change in the workings on many of the claims; some have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Those who are daily in the habit of reading that portion of the Herald headed "Calls on Shares" may be aware of what has partially caused the present depression in mining matters. Other reasons can be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent at Wattle Flat writing on the 16th instant, says:—Pinkerton, M'Kellar, and party have just brought here to be crushed some stone takenfrom their claim at Hawkins' Hill, 10 feet below the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have received the following important mail telegram from the Associated Press, Sydney. The Baroda mail steamer arrived from Ceylon, at King George's Sound on Friday, and left on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Reimer sends the following by telegram from Sofala:—"Heavy finds on Monk's Hill, Nuggety, on Tuesday, by Headley." (From the Evening News of Friday afternoon)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We understand that a movement is about to be initiated in Sydney in connection with the owners of land at Lake Macquarie, with the object of developing the coal fields which are known to exist at that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Border Post of Saturday Oct. 12 says: It is satisfactory to see the way in which many of the claims are settling down into proper working order; and this is especially the case with those…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The population on our diggings is steadily on the increase, and 1 may here record as a not uninteresting fact, the arrival of the first female there, on the 11th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The shareholders in the Rothschild have, with commendable spirit, refused to take back their deposits offered them by the original promoters. We have refrained from commenting upon the absurdity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NORMANBY.—A great deal of energy is being displayed towards the erection of the smelting works in this mine, for we find that already the excavations for two furnaces are completed, and a start…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Large purchases of Beyers and Holtermanns shares were made on Tuesday morning, and caused an advance of another shilling, closing at 56[?]. Carroll Beards brought 27s 6d to 28s, buyers at the latter. Hickson. Creighton, and Beards were firmer, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of shareholders in the company formed to purchase Allsop and party's claim, known as No. 1 North Persevernnce Reef Grenfell, was held at the offices of Lennon and Cape on the 21st instant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the shareholders of the Currsjong Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, held at the Exchange on Wednesday, the company was considered formed in terms of the prospectus, and the following gentlemen were elected office…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beyond the circumstance that a party fully provided with tools and provisions, have started last week for the United Gold and Copper Company's property, and those who started last week for the Fort Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I paid a visit to the diggings on Monday and found that a very large tract of country had been taken up for alluvial and quartz mining. I had not the pleasure of meeting with Mr. Creed, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In this report, 1 will commence with the lower portion of Cope's Creek and work upwards. Mr. Clements, the surveyor, has been busy lately with the Creek, from M'Leod's downwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Having written to you so recently as the 17th instant, I should have deferred making any further report until our regular mail-day, on the 31st instant, had not an opportunity offered of sending an extra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The yield of the Band and Albion mine on Thursday was 130½ ozs. Our Adelong correspondent sends us the following telegram:—"Williams' Co. has already crushed…
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