Mining Matters
THERE was much excitement in town yesterday owing to the reported discovery of an exceptionally rich gold reef at Winterbourne, about eight miles from Eumore…
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Mining & the mines, 1889
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Hillgrove Mines. the Mines
MINING.—A well attended meeting of the Herbert Park prospecting syndicate was held at Wade's Hotel on Thursday evening last, when Mr. Howie reported having…
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THERE were conflicting rumours current in town last Saturday, as to the importance of the late discovery of gold at Winterbourne, about 5 miles east of Hanlan's…
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MR. James Bounar, who lately visited Bear Hill, has returned with the news that the Proprietary Co. have now repegged and secured the disputed piece of ground…
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A METHOD of extracting gold and other metals from their ores on the dry system, without the aid of water or chemicals, has been invented by Mr. William L…
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AMALGAMATED MINERS' ASSOCIATION.—A well-attended public meeting, under the auspices of the above body, was held in front of Tattersall's Hotel last Saturday…
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A MINERAL discovery, which promises to be of considerable importance was made recently between Helidon and Toowoomba. It consists of outcrops of coal and shale,…
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ENTERTAINMENT.—On Saturday evening last our local amateurs gave a variety entertainment, in aid of the funds of the local cricket clubs, and, notwithstanding…
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LECTURE.—On Monday evening last Mr. J. J. Wilkinson delivered a lecture in the Centennial Hall on "The Life and Writings of Adam Lindsay Gordon."…
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THE Minister for Mines has received a report, dated November 11, on the Hillgrove Mines from Mr. W. H. J Slee, Government Inspector of Mines. The…
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MINING.—Eleanora: In the face of the prevailing dull state of mining affairs, it is extremely agreeable to be able to chronicle the remarkably good crushing…
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SERIOUS MINING ACCIDENT.—It is with extreme regret that I have to chronicle another serious mining accident. On Saturday evening last, at about 9 p.m., two…
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IT is not generally known to the people of Toowoomba that within 15 hours by rail from Brisbane and 10 hours from Toowoomba there lies what promises to be the…
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THE rich reef known as Smith's in the Baker's Greek Mine has again been cut, at a depth of 80 feet under Smith's tunnel, and returns up to the old standard…
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MINING ACCIDENTS.—Accidents, like misfortunes, "come not as single spies, but in battalions." On Saturday evening last the township was startled with the news…
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JOCKEY CLUB.—A praiseworthy attempt was made last week by some of our leading spirits to start a jockey club here, but, owing to the peculiar surroundings of the…
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THE reef struck in the lower tunnel of the Enmore Consolidated Gold Mining Co. 120 feet below where gold has already been obtained and 360 feet below…
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MINING.—Most of the claims are now on remarkably good stone, and, as the erection of machinery is being pushed ahead rapidly, we should very soon be able to…
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A PAPER read by Mr. R. Price Williams before the Statistical Society in London, on "The Coal Question," is calculated to arouse…
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ENTERTAINMENTS.—We have had quite a rush of eatertainments here during the last week. For five nights the Fakir of Ool[?] has been. "at his wonders,…
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