Coal in China. Coal in China
Chinese, to whom so many inventions for which take great credit have been familiar for ages, have long known the use of coal. The famous Venetian traveller, Marco Polo, says:—…
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Mining Mems
Of Heritage’s reef, [?], the [?]ombala Times says :— We have been shown some very fine specimens of quartz containing gold, by Mr. J. A. [?] practical chemist, of Cooma; they are…
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A telegram from Grahamstown, January 30, to the Otago Guardian, reports: Gold has been struck in the Caledonian. It is supposed to be the old lead. 150th. of specimens ore out, and…
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OUR Reporter has just returned from a tour of inspection of the Wilcannia Copper Mines. He is greatly pleased with the state of things he found there. Since his last report a drive of…
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The population at the Palmer River numbers 2000, and there are only ten tons of provisions, and no further supplies expected before March the rivers are still flooded; four and a half…
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At Grahamstown, work at the United G.M. Co. is at a standstill. At Sandy Creek, Allen and Co.’s prospects are looking very well ; they have five loads in the…
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Rawthorne’s Hill End crushing of 185 tons of stone, yielded very near 1000oz. of gold. A miner named Richard Burton, whilst working on the backs in Cock, A[?] wood and Co.’s claim, had…
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Fryer’s Creek.—The north stopes look well, with quartz from 2 to 3 feet thick. We have driven through the shoot of gold in the leader going south at the 230 feet level, the quartz vein…
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Arrived here on the 24th from the Palmer, and really an surprised to see, where I only expected a store and two or three public-houses, or the like, a large progressing township about one and…
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Gippsland.—Our Grant correspondent writes that the Good Hope Company’s (registered) returns are just to hand, and from 81 tons put through, 40oz. 7dwt. have been obtained.—Times…
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The intelligence from the Twelve-mile Rush is not so encouraging. The imports of Australasian gold into the United Kingdom in 1873 exhibited a large…
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We learn by telegram from Cooktown that great distress exists there in consequence of the want of provisions and house accommodation. The Bendigo Advertiser of the 13th inst., says :…
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The return of gold at Sandhurst for the month of March, as reported by the treasury, amounts to 33,716oz. 9dwt. 4gr., against 29,278oz. 10dwt. [?]gr. for the previous month of February, showing an…
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The Bendigo Advertiser of the 27th ult, reports: —“The dividends declared during the past week are not heavy, amounting to only £2732 is 8d., whilst the total calls made in £4148 8s 9d., thus…
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The Beechworth Prospecting Association has been finally started, and a provisional committee elected. The Young May Moon Company, at Matlock,…
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A correspondent at Trunkey writes as follows : —“The Bathurst Gold Mining Company looks first-class, the further they go with the drives the better it is getting. Crichton the manager expects…
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A shocking mining accident occurred at about 3 o’clock this morning at the Carlisle North Garden Gully and Passby United Company’s claim, by which one man lost his life,…
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Mr. George Lansell, the great Sandhurst reefer, is about to depart from the colony. A banquet was given to him at that city. The width of the lode in the Sons of…
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The usual monthly escort arrived at Brisbane, from Gympie, with [?]9oz. 7dwt. 17gr. of gold. The St. Arnand Gold Prospecting Association, each share subject to a call of 5s. per week, has…
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The Kangaroo Quarts: Reef, Acheron, crushed 10 tons, which gave the very satisfactory yield of 65oz, 18dwt., being over 6½ oz. to the ton. Twenty tons of quartz from Westcotf’s…
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