The Australasia Coal Company
IN reference to the operations of the above named company, from which so much was at one time expected, the Charlestown correspondent of the Newcastle Herald…
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Mining & the mines, 1878
64 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 4
Uses of Coal Tar
A CHEMIST writes to Galignani:-The uses to which the products derived from cont-tar may be applied seem to be unlimited. Some ingenlous manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Watkins and the Newcastle Miners. (Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)
A deputation consisting of Mr. Angus Cameron, M.L.A., Mr. John Dixon, General-Secretary to Miners' Association, and Mr. J. M. Sweet, interviewed Mr. Watkins, at his office, Sydney, on Wednesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Co. (Limited.) The Mines, Vegetable Creek, 2nd Jan., 1878
The Directors of the Vegetabl[?] Greek Tin Mining Co. (Limited), West Maitland. Gentlemen,—I have but little information to give you concerning the past half-year's operations at our…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Vegatable Crek Tin Mining Company (Limited)
The seventh half-yearly meeting of this Company was held on Thursday, at the offices of the Company, High-street, West Maitland, when the following reports were presented and adopted, including the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Pastoral, Agricultural, and Mining Assoiation's Show at Glen Innes. (Abridged from the Glen [?]nes Guardian.)
The second exhibition held under the suspices of the above Association was held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 13th, 14th, and 15th instant Notwithstanding the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The North American Coal Fields. (From the Prescott Miner.)
The great carboniferous basin of Arizona, and in all probability the greatest of the world, exists within 140 miles of Prescott. This immense coal deposit makes its first appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest European Cablegrams. Animal Diseases Act Passed. Another Blantyre Colliery Accident. Russians Clearing the Danube. Compliments Exchanged by Czar and Sultan. Peace Treaty Sent for Ratification. Its Publication Deferred. British Interests Respected. Autonomy of Bulgaria. Russian Troops Occupy for Two Years. London Wednesday, March 6
The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Animals Diseases Act. Anothor fearful accident has occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal and Smelting Works on the Western Line. (From the Evening News.) BOWENFELS
The country at Bowenfels and its neighbour hood presents a cheerful aspect. There is abundance of grass. Sheep and cattle are in excellent condition, and the free selectors, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quirindi. (From Our Own Reporter.) the Weriss Ureek Gold Lease
I have had the privilege of " returning with thanks," during the past few days, a document bearing upon this subject, that came into my possession by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospecting for Gold
A deputation from the New South Wales Political Reform League, consisting of Mr. Barbour, M.L.A.; Mr. Beyers, M.L A.: Mr. Coonan, M.L.A.; Messrs. Giles, T. White, J. Riley, Jones, and others, waited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Select Poetry. Gold Is Not Wealth
What is wealth [?] worldly knaves Mammou's crew of fettered slaves Ye who seem to know so well What is wealth- I bid you tell !…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barrington Gold Field
Our Clarence Town Correspondent kindly forwards to us the following extracts from a letter recently received from a "thoroughly practical mi[?] at these diggings. It gives a very satisfactory sketch…
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The correspondent of the Brisbane Telegraph thus reviews the condition of the mining interest in this colony:— There is every indication that we are on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Science. Colours From Coal
PROFESSOR ARMSTRONG delivered a lecture recently on this subject at the London Institution. After explaining the retort, condenser, exhauster, scrubber and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death from a Fall of Coal. (Newscatle Pilot of Thursday.)
An inquest was held yesterday by Mr, F. J. Shaw, J.P., at the Minmi Hotel, on the body of James Cook, who was accidently killed the previous day, at the Minmi Colliery of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Coal Production of the World
THE coal production of the world appears to have increased to a surprising extent during the last thirty years In 1845 Great Britain extracted 31,500,000 tone;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boring for Coal at Newington
It will be remembered (says the Herald) that when reference was made to this subject on the 10th of May last, it was announced that a diamond rock drill, under the direction of Mr…
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In another column, among our telegrams, our readers will see that cakes of gold, from the Barrington, had reached Clarence Town. Last evening we "interviewed" Mr. Fitzgerald,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silver Mine near Tenterfield
A LETTER from the Warden's Office, Tenterfield, dated 13th June. 1878, to the Under Secretary for Mines. Sydney, says that be had on the 8th instant visited Boorook, 20…
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