The New Phoenix Mining Company
ON Monday evening a meeting was held in the New England Hotel, Armidale, for the purpose of arranging the formation of the New Phoenix Mining Company at the…
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Mining & the mines, 1865
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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River
Since we were honoured with the franchise, and as gold miners sent a representative to Parliament, the representatives so chosen, Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Buchanan, visited their constituents at the close of each…
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A FEATURE of this gold field, and from which it derives its name, are the congregated masses of hugh granite rocks which, piled one on top of another in wild…
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The rain which fell on Saturday last gave a little water for washing, but not sufficient to make much impression on the large heaps of stuff piled at the tunnels…
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A RUSH on a small scale was occasioned a few days ago in a portion of Mr. Brown's paddock—the gold which I mentioned last week as having been struck in the gully…
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THE Inspector General of Police in New South Wales made a hurried visit to Uralla on Thursday last. If this gentleman is travelling to see the working of his pet…
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The parties who some time ago undertook to open up tail races through the tiers of granite boulders have removed most of the obstacles in their way, and commenced…
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The lead of gold which ran along Mount Jones confined itself to the Southern side, and took in an Easterly direction until it turned in to Sydney Flat, when it assumed…
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WE have much pleasure in stating that payable gold has been discovered in the creek (formerly but a narrow flat) at the foot of the Southern side of Duval. Rumours have been afloat some days past respecting…
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YESTERDAY we again visited the creek at Duval in which we mentioned, last week, the discovery of gold. We found five parties upon it. The upper one was the prospecting party, Messrs. Lewis and…
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A SERIOUS accident occurred at Uralla on Friday last to an infant son of Mr. Davidson's. Whilst stepping backwards it unfortunately slipped into a pot of water just…
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Gentlemen—In the present dull state of this town, and bearing in view the prospect of gold being found in the vicinity of Armidale and Mount Duval, allow me to…
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THE proclamations as dated describing the undermentioned tracts as gold fields have been repealed, and other provisions have been or will be made in lieu thereof:—…
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ON Thursday we found four parties on the creek at Duval. Mr. Lewis estimated the yield got on Wednesday by himself and Messrs. A. & S. Taylor working in a party at half an ounce. Mr. George Taylor and his…
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"WANTED, gold." Such was the heading of a letter in your last issue calling attention to the necessity of some strenuous efforts on the part of the "Armidaleans" to…
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The prospecting shaft at the head of Tipperary Gully has been abandoned, after most persevering efforts by the party. Drives in the aggregate to an extent of…
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THE direction of the lead of gold at the head or North-Eastern end of Sydney Flat bas long been a subject of discussion amongst miners here, and opinions have varied as to…
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Hopes were entertained that with the vernal equinox a change in the weather would have taken place, but no such luck! The dry weather seems firmly set, and many…
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A MOST distinct shock of earthquake was felt here on Monday morning. The preceding afternoon was very close and sultry, with those atmospheric appearances which…
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As an endeavour has been made in Armidale to organise a party for the purpose of prospecting the surrounding country for gold, it may not be out of place to state a…
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