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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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Mr. Harry Benjamin, who has just returned from a visit to Steward Brook, depicts everything in that prosperous little settlement, ir. very rese[?] colours, and says that industry and business there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Greta Colliery is working very badly this pay. The pit has now boon idle for nearly a fortnight. Prospects of work are not at all reassuring. Much destitution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last crushing of the Peel Proprietory Mine at Bowling Alley Point showed 67oz. 15dwts. 3grs of gold from 60 tons of stone. Returns from the Hauraki Gold-mining Company…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two prospectors at Kingston, near Yarraglen, have found a nugget of gold weighing 224 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coal hulk Gem, whilst being towed from Newcastle to Sydney last night, foundered during the heavy weather. Twomen, named E. Larsons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Harry Benjamin, who has just returned from a visit to Stewart's Brook, depicts everything in that prosperous little settlement in very roseate colours, and says that industry and business there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is reported that payable gold has been struct at the Rocky River about four milos from Mr. Merton Smith's, fowards Tabulam. Some men taking advantage of the low state of the river were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Black Range, near Albury, McGhrath, Monaro, and party, One-tree hill, have struck a rich leader in the shaft at 20ft. The stone is hanging together with gold, and should the shoot continue it will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hoare's party, working the old abandoned reefat Relb Creek, near Braidwood, have sunk through the mundic, and come on a clean reef studded with gold, estimated to go from 200 to 400oz. per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The gold-mining fever is increasing. The police can scarcely keep the passage-way clear in front of the Exchange. A young man well-known in Adelaide left here…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The largest nugget of gold ever found in any part of the world was that discovered at Byers and Holterman's claim, Hill End, on May 10th, 1871. Ic weighed 640lbs., was 4ft. 9ft. high, 3ft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the Greta Colliery has been idle for about three weeks, and is still so, it is encouraging to know that the prospects are much more promising than would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The gold-mining fever is increasing. The police can scarcely keep the passage way clear in front of the Exchange. A young man well-known in Adelaide left for Coolgardie two years ago. He is to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two prospectors are reported to have found a rich reef at Long Plains, Corinna, Tasmania, and a rush has set in. Barrie and party, sluicers, at Sunrise-hill, near…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The continual flow of gold into the banks shows with what satisfactory results the diggers an working all over the Mudgee district. The late splendid rains have freshened matters up, and parties who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Anvil Crook Colliery. Greta, employing between 95 and 40 men, was discovered to be on fire in the underground workings last Wednesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The returns from the Croydon fields for the past quarter show that at the mines 8366 tons were , treated for ll,46loz. At the cyanide works, 9739 tons yielded 8057oz. The dividends for the quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr J. S. Skeet writes :—In your [?]ning columns of Thursday a paragraph as to the largest nugget of gold [?]ound stated it was that at Beyer's and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A relapse has taken place in the Mining market. It commenced with South African mines, owing to over-speculation in Paris, and also in consequence of weak holders realising. The market is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold bullion arrived at Sydney from Queensland on Monday by the steamer Barrabool to the quantity of 11,219oz. A sensational yield is reported from the Clyde…
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