The Woolgarlo Copper and Silver Lead Mines Near Yass
A correspondent writes:—I paid a flying visit to the mines at Good Hope a few days ago. The country is very rough about there, and…
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Mining & the mines, 1866
11 stories in Illawarra's papers
The Late Gold Robbery at the Iron Barks' Death of German Dea
At an adjourned Magisterial inquiry, held this 8th February, 1866, at Iron Barks, in the colony of New South Wales, touching the death of one John Garvey, who was found dead on Tuesday, the 6th instant…
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"A considerable amount of excitement was created in Sandhurst on Saturday evening," says the Bendigo Advertiser, "by tile show of the Energetic Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robbery of one [?] Gold aboard the s[?] won
The Barwon, Steamer, which arrived here on Monday from Duncdin, brought amongst other freight, twenty two boxes of gold dust each containing 1000 ounces. This gold was not placed in an iron safe, nor in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barwon Gold Robbery. (Before Messrs Pinbey and Day.)
The prisoners, William Smith, Margaret Daniels, and Charles Nix[?]n, on bail, were again brought before the Court by detective Elli[?]tt. Mr. Driver appeared for the prisoners Daniels and…
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AFTER the great anxiety which the Barwon gold robbery had caused to the company who own the steamer, and to Mr. W. W. Marsh their agent here, it affords us much satisfaction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newcastle Coal Trade
The following petition from Melbourne Merchants connected with the Newcastle coal trade has been forwarded to the Governor of New South Wales.— To his Excellency the Right Honorable Sir John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What is Coal?
What is coal? It is a question more satis factorily answered by a little roundabout explanation than by a direct reply. To say that coal is altered or mineralised vegetable matter is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Colliery Explosion. Nearly Forty Lives Lost
On Thursday, at the Victoria pit, Dukinfield, near Ashton-under-Lyne, a terrible explosion of fire-damp took place, resulting in the death and injury of a large number of men. The pit, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Oils and Petroleum
COAL oil is produced by the distillation of bituminous coal or shale at a low heat has of late years been largely employed under the name of kerosene for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weddin Mountain Gold-field
October 10th.—The above locality, situate midway between the two auriferous regions of Burrangon (Young) and the Lachlan (Forbes), about six miles easterly of Gibson's station, at Bogo Bogolong, bid…
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