In the Days of the Gold Rush
IN "My Adventures of the Australian Goldfields," Mr. W. Grigg gives a description of Melbourne in the early fifties—In no other town of a…
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Mining & the mines, 1905
504 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 26
Struggle for Gold
The man, Edward Whitehead, who attempted to snatch a bag of money from Miss Lilah Wiley, on the staircase of W. Chorley's premi[?]es Goorge-street. Sydney…
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No one can gainsay the benefits of mine inspection. Experience warrants a continuance or even an extension of the principle. "The Science and Arts of Mining" says that,…
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'A' severe storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, passed over this district at about 4.30 last evening, and was of about half-an-hour's duration. Very little rain fell, but…
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THE South Maitland Coal Mines, with their great seams, are already large coal producers, and as the field is developed, the output in the…
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On Sunday, October 29th, the community was alarmed and shocked at the news of the Stanford-Merthyr colliery disaster, whereby six persons lost their lives, and…
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Now that my departure was drawing near, the village had quite a mournful appearance Old Panko was inconsolable. But go I must,…
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THE boom in metals continues. Cooper is now £76 per ton, tin £152 17s 6d, lead £15 10s, spelter (zinc) £28 10s 4d; silver 2s 5 1/2d per oz…
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At Cadia, 14 miles from Millthorpe, a new company has been formed to work the different lodes and deposits in the district. Forty years ago the place was a great…
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The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the Victorian coal mines, resumed its sittings yesterday. Frederick Mackay, managing director of…
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The number of antimony-getters at Hill grove is increasing, several new lodes having been unearthed during this past week. At the West Sunlight property, an excellent…
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In connection with the discovery of the large seam of coal (about 16ft. through) at wingen, reported in a previous issue, we notice that Mr. W. E. Abbott, on whose…
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As we have mentioned the good assays of ore obtained from the Timor silver lode (varying from 24ozs to 130ozs), it is only correct that we…
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The Victorian Coal Commission took evidence at Korumburra yesterday. Samuel Wynne said he had worked in coal mines in England, New South Wales, and West Australia. Of the…
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The coal deposits found at Wingen have the advantage of being in proximity to the Great Northern Railway line, and coal can therefore be readily sent to towns northwards where it…
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A seam cf coal, 16ft through, has been cut at Wingen, on Abbotsford, the property of Mr W. E. Abbott, at a depth of 70ft. It is only about 100…
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The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State, during the month of Nov., amounted to 269,770 tons, the quantity being quite up to the average for this period of the…
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The Cadia Hill gold mining property, Orange has been sold to Mr. Frank L. Gardner, with six months' option, on the following terms:—£3000 cash, and a sixth of the property in…
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