Good Find of Gold
An official telegram states that two men obtained forty o[?]ces of gold in three days at Bingers from a lode four feet six inches wide twenty feet from the…
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Mining & the mines, 1887
82 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 5
Goldfield at Stewart's Brook. Ehe following telegram is taken from yesterday's Newcastle Herald :— Scone
"Messrs May and Beavers arrived here this morning from Stewart's Brook, and report 70 men on the field. They have been prospecting three weeks, and…
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A correspondent, writing to the Newcastle Chronicle, says:— Tom Elliott was a famous coal-hewer in the county of Durham over fifty years ago. I knew…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sketcher. Gold Charity
"God helps those who help themselves, and the true type of the worthy poor always prefers to depend more upon Providence and his own exertion in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. As Good As Gold. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Under the above heading would you kindly allow me space to bring the following under notice of the farmers and others in search of good farming land, and, as I know your paper finds its way into…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →MELBOURNE. Tuesday. Mining Accident
A shocking mining accident has occurred at Sandhurst. Three men were employed sinking a shaft, and had [?] three holes. They afterwards went…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Croydon Goldfields
The reports from the Croydou goldfields, Queensland, continue to show improving prospects. Two miners have written, stating that it is the richest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Lighting of Mines and Houses. (From the Herald)
The important subject of the lighting of coal mines, so forcibly brought before the public by the recent disaster at Bulli, brings into prominence some recent applications of the electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Stewart's Brook Goldfield. (From a Correspondent.)
I beg to send you a few lines about the Stewart's Brook Goldfield, after spending a few weeks at the above-named place, which I think will prove to be a great field in the summer time. But I would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visit to Rix's Creek Coal Mine
HAVING for some considerable time felt a desire to visit the scene of operations carried on by the Singleton Mining Company at Rix's Creek. I in company…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Visit to Rix's Creek Coal Mine. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus)
Sir,-In your issue of Wednesday last a statement is made in my account of "A visit to Rix's Creek Coal Mine," that the degree of heat in one particular place of that mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Salting" Gold Mines.—Experts Sometimes Deceived. (Globe Democrat.)
Some ten years ago a friend of mine, who had been engaged for years in mining in California, Nevada, and New Mexico, and who is about the best expert I ever knew, was employed to examine…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal from a Victorian Coal Mine. (Australasian, July 2.)
Sixteen tons of Gippsland coal were brought to town by rail, direct from the mine, on Tuesday, and it is stated that coal can be delivered in Melbourne from this locality at a profit at 15s per ton, which…
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A man named Docknell has sent a Hour bag of gold weighing a hundredweight from the Kimberley gold fields. Other largo finds are reported…
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The opinion of the Royal Commission as to the cause of the Bulli Colliery explosion is contained in a bulky report presented to Parliament on Tuesday evening. The Commission was assiduously…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Young Wallsend Coal Company (Limited)
The Young Wallsend Coal Mining Company (Limited) held its first half-yearly meeting at the Company's Office, Wolfe-street, Newcastle, and it was well attended by the shareholders. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Visit to Cockle Creek. the Great Northern Coal Co.'s Colliery
Lako Maequarie is not only famed for its extensive timber trade, its fishing industry, its beauty of scenery and invigorating climate, but, it would appear, is also destined to occupy an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Opening of Cockle Creek Colliery
THE formal innaguration of the Great Northern Coal Co's new colliery at Cockle Creek, Lake Macquare, was, in Newcastle district, the event of Saturday last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As Good As Gold. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Would you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to write a few lines in reference to Mr. W. H. Wright's letter of June 12th. Owing to the Post Office being so far from my place I did not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hand-book of New Zealand Mines
From the Mines Department, Wellington, New Zealand, we have received a copy of the publication named above. Part I concerns gold, silver, copper, and antimony mining; Part II coal deposits and…
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