Mining Mems
Some of the richest quartz ever found at-Stawell was exhibited at the News office on Saturday. It was obtained from the Oriental claim at a depth of about 1000ft. The lode from which it…
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Foster's Reef Gold Mixing Company (Limited), Lakh Cudgellico, N. S. W.
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the Office, Lake Cudgellico, on Monday 10th July as advertised. Members present—(Messrs W. Budd in the chair) W…
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A telegram from Hill End states that on Saturday Paxton's claim has washed up 220oz., and expects to finish on Tuesday. The Star of Peace washed up 118 tons, yielding 275oz, and 14 tons…
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The following Adelong items are taken from the Times. The Research is still on good stone, and progressing very favourably.—The Great Victoria…
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THE GREAT EASTERN QUARTZ MINING Co., RUTHERGLEN. -- Messrs. Harris and Hollow's claim is assuredly the best reef in the district, not only as regards its…
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A man named Dixon, at Parkes, brought in a bag of the richest quartz specimens ever introduced into the town. He obtained them in a leader at “The Wapping Butcher" lead. They…
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The dividends from gold mines in all districts of `Victoria have jumped up to the large sum of £28,310 ; true, £12,500 are the accumulations from the Egerton mine, but still they are golden…
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The Parkes Gazette of Saturday states the first smelting of a few tons of ore from the Advance Australia copper mine, about twelve miles from Parkes, has just been completed at Bowenfells…
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The following Adelong items are from the Times:—Prowse and Woodward Co. have finished crushing, and report the yield as satisfactory. We mentioned some weeks ago that an accident…
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The following Adelong items are from the Times:—The Research Co. has finished crushing at Wilson and Co’s. battery ; the returns are not quite so good as hitherto—The Great Victoria…
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Darling, I am growing old, Silver threads among the gold, Shine upon my brow to-day, Life is fading fast away;…
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The Cooktown Herald of the 19th August gives a list of reef claims registered to 5th August, 1870, on the Hodgkinson gold-field. The number is 181…
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With respect to the discovery of kerosene shale in the Cape Otway Forest close to the junction of Love’s River with the Gellibrand River, the Colac Herald gives the following particulars —…
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A correspondent, familiar with the goldfields of the colony, and with ample means of judging of the country to which he refers, writes to us (Geclong Advertiser) under the initials, “S.W.V.”…
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Mr. Johnson, a gentleman of considerable mineralogical experience, has been thoroughly fossicking the neighborhood of Gunlagai in search of copper, gold, &c. He informs us (Times) that…
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The following Adelong items are from the Times:—There is a slight improvement m mining; the Prouse and Woodward Co., ore sinking and driving; all the machinery for the Adelong Co…
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A nice little nugget of gold, weighing about ¼ of an ounce, was found in the street, near the police barracks, Gulgong, on Tuesday. A telegram from Gympie, dated October 11th,…
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Gold has been struck at a depth of 100 feet at Brookong Station. The sinking is cement from top to bottom. The prospectors have gone to Wagga…
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The following letter from Charters Towers, is published by the Ballarat Star:—There is nothing startling to report since my last. Mining is looking dull at present; only a few of the miners are…
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The Golden Age, of a recent date, speaking of the reefs, on the Northern field, says :—We have made a personal inspection of the various reefs in the vicinity of Butcher’s Creek and Revolver…
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