Four Barrels of Gold
ONCE a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money be wished for if he would accept, without a murmur, the troubles and…
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Mining & the mines, 1898
537 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 27
The Coal Strike in Wales
There is a prospect of negotiations with the South Wales colliers on the sliding and a minimum rate per ton…
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THE New Royal Standard, Stewarts Brook, cleaned up yesterday, alter a four-weeks run. 240 tons of stone were treated for a yield of 249ozs…
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Gold was first discovered at Coolongolook about eighteen years ago by the Worth family, who are the oldest residents of the field. Timber getting…
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The only gold-and-silver bound diamondencrusted book in the world was lately enshrined in the holy Mohammedan city of [?]nan-Ruza, Persia. The book is a copy of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fall of Manila. Its Effect Upon Australian Interests. a Larger Market for Our Coal and Produce
After a long wait since the naval battle and occupation of Cavite, the city of Manila has fallen to the arms of the United States, and with it all the Spanish island groups of the Southern Pacific…
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A slump in Mt. Lyell shares. What's the matter ? The Kalgoorlie district, W.A., has already produced upwards of 70 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →" Dept. of Mines and Agriculture." Sydney, 24th Aug 1898
Date of letter under reply:—20th August, 1898 Subject:—Enclosing letters from Mr. C. Hall of Blairmore, Aberdeen,…
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It is notified that the rent is due on the undermentioned leases:—W. L. Adams, portion 17, 3 acres; 123, 3 acres ; portions 102 and 95, 4 acres…
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Since the beginning of this year sixteen men have been killed at the Broken Hill mines and twenty-five injured. A crushing of 350 loads from the Garden Gully…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gold of Truth
To set one's mind mainly on external dress and show is not a mark of wisdom. Many persons prize the Bible for its costly and beautiful binding, paper, and print, but not for…
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A TELEGRAM from Bendigo (Vic.) states: Over lewt. of gold was produced by the Garden Gully United Mine during the past week, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Cobar Copper Mining Company. Important Resolution Tabled at Last Meeting
THE half-yearly meeting of the Great Cobar Copper Company (the tributors of which is a Singleton Syndicate), was held in Sydney on Wednesday,…
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Better is the hopefulness of an enthusiast than the wisdom of a pessimist. He that worries himself with dread of possible contingencies will never be at rest…
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According to the New York Times, a party of gold-hunters numbering fourteen, among whom are bankers and substantial business men, have organised at Yankton to search for…
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THE conference of masters and men with regard to the northern coal trade held its final meeting at Newcastle on Saturday. The representatives of the…
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THE Ivanhoe, W.A., return for the past month was 5646 ounces from ore and tailings. The official gold return for Queens…
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The London company which has purchased the diamond mines at Bora Creek will start operations at once. Twenty-five tons of stone from the Lone Hand…
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According to the New York Times, a party of gold-hunters numbering fourteen, among whom are bankers and substantial businessmen, have organised at Yankton to search for…
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THE roof of a drive in a gold mine at Hokitika (N.Z.) collapsed on Wednesday, and three well-known residents, Kenny, M'Kenna, and Roberts, were…
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