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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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On my second visit to Watson's Creek, I was present while Messrs. Buchanan and Co. washed out the extraordinary amount of 31lbs. to the tin dish. It looked splendid—quite a picture. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Messrs. Bradley, Newton, and Lamb's sale of tin ore on Thursday, buyers showed a better disposition for business. There was good, competition, and every lot offered was sold. 65 to 75.6 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Banca Co.—Have just finished their dam, the previous one having been damaged by the floods, the clay with which they were seamed not having sufficient consistency. They have lately been averaging…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Australasian, in reporting on the contents of the Victorian International Exhibition, now open at Melbourne, gives some particulars of interest as to the gold-fields of Victoria, and the total…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nuggetty Gully is yielding up its hidden treasures, a fine specimen weighing 3 oz. 5 dwts. having been dug out on Tuesday last: I have ascertained the yield of a few claims within the last ten days, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The yield of the Band and Albion Consols mine on Monday was 171 oz. 5 dwts. At a meeting of shareholders in the Currajong Consols G. M. Co., held at Mr. C. Teakle's Rooms,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The stock and share market is very unsteady to-day, and prices of several banking as well as mining, stocks are lower, and the business doing is very small. Peak Downs copper shares are depressed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheel of Fortune, Root Hog.—No.1 shaft down 142 feet, the last 40 feet is underlying with the vein which is now so rich in the Eastern Prince on our north boundary. We have had a little gold the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On my way to Inverell I passed through this township (Bendemeer), and as I went along I was asked by several parties if I was the surveyor? I asked in return what surveyor, and was answered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday last we paid another visit to the mines, and are pleased to chronicle equally good news as on our former visit, though our stay was considerably curtailed by reason of the inclement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mount Perry Mail of November 7 gives the following reports:— THE NORMANBY.—Nothing of importance to note this week, the prospects much the same as quoted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Brisbane Courier is publishing a series of rapers from a special reporter on the Queensland tin nines, and the tin mining country. His reports are [?]o full as to the whole extent of country, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A telegram received from Hill End yesterday, states that a shot fired in Bromley's Star of Peace claim had broken down magnificent gold, and that one hundredweight of the stone would be sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The recent splendid crushings of Krohmanns, Beyers and Holtermans, and Williams companies had only a temporary effect on the Stock and Share market. The dividends received by a small portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The yield of the Band and Albion mine on Wednesday was 130 oz. 15 dwts. The Talisman G. M. Co, has been formed to work a lease on Meteror Hill, Wattle Flat. At a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The yield of the Band and Albion mine, on Thursday, was 189 oz. 15 dwts. Our Hill End correspondent informs us that Rawsthorne's Company have finished crushing. 302 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE.—The Mount Perry Mail, of the 14th November, says:— "The utter soarcity of corn in the town is producing a most injurious result. There is not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing of importance has occurred here since my last to you. The surveyor has not yet made his appearance, so Watson's Creek is still in the back ground as regards working. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is very rarely that we are able to furnish our readers with any distinct information as to the progress of the second greatest copper mine in Australia, the Peak Downs mine (the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the same sources we extract the following about the young mines at Peak Downs:— The Western Peak Downs mine is the most…
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