Mining Mems
The Snowball Copper Mining Company (says the Times) have applied to lease an additional area for the extension of their operations. Many persons at a distance are ignorant of the locality…
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Mining Mems
An 18oz. nugget has been found at Thanes Creek, near Warwick. The escort from the Palmer arrived at Cairns on Friday with over 14,000ozs. of gold…
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Some beautiful specimens of obsidian—a stone very much like, but greatly (superior in appearance to, the sapphire—are found in the north and other parts of South Australia. Some specimens…
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A new gold-saving and ore-separating apparatus was tried last week at the Ballarat School of Mines. It is a patent by a Mr. Rogers, who was present, and conducted the experiments. It…
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The following Adelong items are from the Times:—Saunder and Cole’s claim is now being worked. It is impossible as yet to say what prospects they may have. They are sanguine of…
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One of the saddest mining accidents that has occurred in the colony for a long time took place on Tuesday morning last, at the All Nations mine, Derwent Jack’s, Ballarat, where two men were…
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Mr. William Fallon, of Reedy Flat, while engaged breaking down a bank of wash-dirt, discovered a curiosity which has puzzled the finder to arrive at any definite conclusion as to what it…
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So now Mr Tredethlyn was apt to spend the earlier part of his Sunday morning in fitful slumbers, and the later portion of his day in the society of his devoted friends…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold-mining and Mineral Leases. Public Meeting at Bethanga
A meeting was held at the Bethanga Hall on Friday, 14th December, to take into consideration the demand made by the Mining Department that miners should be compelled to take out a…
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