Gold-fish Breeding
To breed gold-fish in any numbers your pond ought not to be less than 8 feet wide and 2 12 feet deep, with a smaller tank 2 feet deep near the centre, for the fish to go in…
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Mining & the mines, 1888
140 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 7
INTERCOLONIAL. Melbourne, Monday. Discovery of Gold
A RICH gold reef has been discovered at Maryborough, two feet below the surface. A 6½lb. specimen is expected to yield 41bs. of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hillgrove Mines. Wednesday, Oct. 16
ANOTHER GOLDEN CAKE.—It is with pleasure that I hare to report the advent of another nugget of gold from the Baker's Creek Mine, the result of one week's…
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FROM the Warm Corner, encouraging reports were received last week, relative to an assay from Messrs. Dunn Bros. claim. The assay gave eight ounces to the ton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]nd. Mining Conference
There was an important conference of masters and men held at Newcastle, on Saturday. Each party made concessions and negotiations in general were amicably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hillgrove Mines. Monday, Oct. 22. Presentation to Mr. George Smith
A MEETING of Directors and employes of the Baker's Creek Mine was held at Mr. F. Wade's on Saturday night, at 8 p.m., in order to make a presentation to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tale. the Shaft in the Amargosa. a Strange Fatality which clung to a Mine of Fabulous Wealth
''Do I believe there is gold in the Amargosa range? I know it," and my companion nodded significantly. "But not for all the gold of Ophir--not for the richest ore ever dug…
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FROM Tingha we learn that a considerable amount of rain has fallen during the week, but not enough to enable miners to wash op. Mining matters are very dull…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hillgrove Mines. Wednesday,. Oct. 24
MINING MATTERS. —There is nothing fresh to chronicle this week. The Elsanora Battery is now in full string, and pounding merrily away. They have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hillgrove Mines. Friday, Oct. 28. PRESENTATION
THERE was a meeting at Mr. Wade's Hotel, at Hillgrove Mines, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. George Smith from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recovery of Gold from Refractory Ores
A NEW and important process for the recovery of gold from refractory ores is being highly spoken of in Scotland. The process is known as the "Pollok," and it is claimed by the patentee that…
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THERE has been nothing lately of very great import to chronicle, Baker's Creek Company have finished another crushing, the results from which appeared in last issue…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London. Sunday. Terrible Colliery Fatality
A terrible colliery explosion occurred at Aver[?]on in the south of France. So far as can be ascertained at present 50-miners were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cablegrams. London, Sunday. Great Colliery Explosion
A TERRIBLE colliery explosion has occurred at Aveyron in the South of France. So far as can be ascertained at present there were 50 miners killed…
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THE mine manager of the Castlereagh Proprietary (Deepwater) reports having raised a great quantity of valuable are last week. The tunnel will be ready…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hillgrove Mines. Tuesday, Nov. 6
THERE is very little fresh to chronicle. We have a continued stream of speculators coming and going, the majority of whom invest little or much as the case may be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coal Strike
An important meeting has been held at Newcastle in reference to the coal dispute. It has been decided to ask masters to insert a clause in the agreement providing for the coal trimmers' case. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Broken Hill Mine
THE history of the Broken Hill silver mine is of interest not only to the shareholders fortunate enough to share in the distribution of its riches, but to all who like to learn about the few great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Try. [?] and Gold
[?] sweetheart, [?] and free; [?] promise; [?] vs from me. [?] the reason [?] uphold…
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CAPTAIN Chambers, who represents a large Victorian syndicate and has latterly returned from Ben Lomond, speaks well of the mineral prospects in that locality. He…
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