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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
45 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
SIR,—I am very sorry to trouble you once more[?]. Henry Brooks not having departed for Queensland yet, and being a constant rea[?]er of your paper has seen a statement…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Ballarat Courier reports that on Friday last a complimentary welcome to Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary of Mines, New South Wales, who was on a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In your issue of the 23rd instant I see there is a letter from the person signing himself Henry Brooks, which I don't feel justified in allowing to pass without making a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible accident, which has caused the death of two miners, named, respectively, Joseph Noble, aged about 45 years, a married man living at Sailor's Gully, who loaves a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN Como District. Nevada, is a mining [?] which was located several months ago by the Ely sisters, aged 16 and 14 years, and named Woodbine and Daffodil. These young ladies,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great excitement prevails in the Creswick district in view of the possibility of a serious strike, owing to the refusal of the engine-driver of the Lone Hand Company to corry out the rules of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We (Herald) are indebted to the Hon. Minister for Mines for a copy of the following letter, announcing the discovery of a new copper mine near Rockley, in the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sandhurst correspondent of the Argus furnishes the following particulars of the appalling accident at Lansell's No. 180 claim New Chum, on Tuesday, by which a miner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In a letter upon the Wangat Goldfield, signed by H. Brooks, which appeared in your columns a few weeks ago, reference was made to "a Sydney gentleman who had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following police report respecting the Albert Goldfields has been received from Milparinka by the Inspector-General of Police and forwarded to the Secretary for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In accordance with my promise in your issue of the 2nd inst., I send [?]ou the returns from my portion of the 80 tons of quartz from the Mountaineer Mine, Wangat…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fle[?]ss breathing apparatus and lamp, which [?] been recommended by the Secretary of State for [?]option in mining districts with the view of provid[?] facilites for the exploration of mines after an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Gunnedah, on Saturday, the Minister of Mines, the Hon. J. P. Abbott, was introduced by Mr. [?]. P. Wills All[?]n to a deputation of pastoralists, who d[?]sired to make some representations respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Here in Maitland, with coal (of kinds) delivered at from 6s to 12s per ton, we think little of enquiring how much coal is consumed per horsepower per hour. But in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LET anyone ask his neighbour "Have you visited the coal mines at Rix's creek!" Is a great majority of instances then questioned will confers to never having ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is a little over half-a-mile away from the Singleton Cox It is [?] on [?] land the property of Mrs. Edward Campbell of Wanstead Cook's River. There are two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very encouraging paper, for us in the Hunter Valley, appears in the Engineer, of June 29, on the much argued question of the exhaustion of coal beds. The writer is Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In your Saturday's issue under this head, you gave the opinion of Mr. Stokes, an English inspector of mines, that coal beds would be workable at a depth of 4000 feet. I will endeavour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AMONG other uses to which electrical currents are applied, the purification of mercury seems to be likely to take a very important place; a place so important, indeed, that the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the meeting, at Leige, Belgium, of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on 25th July, Mr. A. Bagot, of London, read a paper describing the use, success, or failure, in his…
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