Nimmitabel Gold-field
IN pursuance of the provisions of the "Mining Act of 1874," I, Lord Augustus William Fredrick Spencer Loftus, Governor of the colony of New South Wales…
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Mining & the mines, 1884
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Department of Mines, N.S.W.
THE annual report for 1883 is to hand; it is well gotten up by Mr. Harrie Wood. Under-Secretary for Mines. Great care has been taken in the production of the…
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Before Warden Giles. Martin Halloran v. A. Blomfield.— Damage to tail race, £40. Mr. Blaxland, for defendant…
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No. X.—An Act to extend the provisions of the Mining Acts by giving power to grant leases for mining on certain areas now exempt from such power to…
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AN old forty [?] says of gold hunting:— "It's the fascination of it. [?] man: when you're struck it pretty rich and can see [?] gold right in front of you; when you're piling…
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A FOUND of average coal develops, with perfect combustion, 12,000 units of heat, which, multiplied by 772, the mechanical equivalent in units of work of one unit of heat, equals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. SEIZURE of Chinese Coal Mines. Big Shipping Fire in Russia. LONDON
ADMIRAL COURBET has received instructions to seize the coal mines at Kelung, on the northern cost of the island of Formosa (called Tai-wan by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Telegrams. Fat Stock Markets. Banquet at Cudal. Sir Henry Parkes. Stipendiary Magistrate Sick. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Alexandria Libel Action. Mayor v. The Press. Verdict for Defendant. Postmaster Cox, Rookwood, Sent to Gaol for Five Years. Captain Knowles Suspended. Missing Child at Maitland Found in a Log. Remarkable Dream. Gold in New Guinea. Rich Quartz Discovered. Plausible Backed for £4O,O00. Small-Pox in Melbourne. Two Fresh Cases. Outrage at Albert Gardens. Police Di[?]rodit Girl. SYDNEY
FAT CATTLE.—A good supply is in the market. Best beef realised 35s. per 100 lbs. In the fat sheep market, the supply…
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IN pursuance of the provisions of the "Mining Act of 1874," I, Lord Augustus William Fredrick Spencer Loftus, Governor, of the colony of New South Wales aforesaid, with…
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THERE is in Victoria a town of ruined houses—Matlock. Its life began in 1864, with a rush of diggers. The last inhabitant left in 1870. In the fifteen years Matlock had found a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notice to Pastoral Lessees. Department of Mines, [?] Occupation of Lands Branch [?] Sydney, 7th November, 1884
THE leases of runs which expire on 31st December, 1884, will not be renewed under the provisions of the present Land Acts, but payment of rent of such runs will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Telegrams. Another Mysterious Death. Two Chemists Implicated. Sydney Criminal Sessions. Coal near Illawarra. Melbourne Salvation Army. Upjohn, ex-Hangman. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] Sydney, Monday night
TOWARDS the end of last week, the Inspector-General of Police received an anonymous letter concerning the mysterious death on 28th September of a…
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There is excitable news of large quantities of gold having been discovered at Molonglo Plains this week. It is believed to be a hoax, although the country is full of…
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IN pursuance of the provision of the "Mining Act of 1874," 1, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus. Governor of the colony of New South Wales…
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