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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
94 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5
I have to record another fatal accident on Sydney flat. On Friday last, the 4th instant, a young man (a German) was killed by the falling of some timbers. The deceased and a companion were propping the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An I anticipated ina communication of a fortnight back, gold has been got on the ridge-side between Sawyers' Gully and Sydney Flat, on a point not far from Mount Jon's, being another proof that the Rocky is not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our diggings still continue to progress favourably, and many new discoveries are being made, principally in quartz veins The experimental quartz crushing machine erected by Messrs. M'Ilveen and Co., has been in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A BURRANDONG NUGGET.—We learn from M. Johnson, of the Gold Commission, that a lucky digger at Burrandong had turned up a nugget weighing exactly 11 [?]., or 132 ounces and that the precious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Everything here at present is very dull. Sydney Flat is flat indeed ; it looks like a deserted town than has been sacked, the only signs of resuscitation being three or four public houses which are just finished and ready…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE DIGGINGS.—We report with much pleasure the continued prosperity of the diggings throughout the district. Several heavy finds have been made during the past week. On Chinaman's Flat, Meroo, £60 worth was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GOLD AT KING'S PLAINS.—A beautiful sample of gold found at King's Plains has been shown to us by Mr. Alfrod of Carcoar. It consisted of several suggests of the size of nuts and walnuts in come of the specimens…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lest, from the publicity the lately drawn up petition of residents on the Rocky River gold fluid lias received through the press, the public should imagine that the mining community here are in favour of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ANOTHER MERRENDEE NUGGET.— A nugget, found at Merrendce, weighing upward of thirty ounces, was brought into town last week. It is the most beautiful specimen we have ever seen from this place, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nilson, to his friends in Sydney, was published in Monday's Herald : Great Incredulity (says the writer) has hitherto been man by the neighbouring province of New Zealand, and also by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KINGS'S PLAINS GOLD FIELD.— Though the attention of Mr Curtis jewellers of this town we have been gratified with the inspection of some very fine nuggets from the above diggings, purchased by him from Chinamen. The parcel included six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The deep sinking at the Rocky lately has brought digging to a stand still, so that there is a probability of everything being very dull until the ridge at the end of the Flat is turned and the ground beyond or in some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A writer under the nom de plume of "Rio Plumas," thus discusses this subject, in the San Francisco Herald:— The miner in california, in seeking a "prospect," is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have received from a gentleman of this town the following news from the Rocky River. The letter from which our information is extracted, is dated October 3, and we learn from it, writer, that at that date the Rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During last week great excitement prevailed on these diggings, in consequence of certain parties having returned from a prospecting visit to Glen Elgin, who brought very favourable accounts from that as yet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →KING'S PLAINS GOLD-FIELD.—A party of Bathurstonians started on Friday last for a trip to King's Plains to visit the diggings and see what was doing at the deep sinking upon Reedy Creek. At the first-named place…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Now-a-days a few hours rain is only necessary to ensure a few days detention of the low country mails. This occurs almost after every thunderstorm; an instance happened last week, when six or eight hours rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I am sorry to perceive that somebody has hoaxed you relative to our last escort, as, instead of no gold being carried down by it, there wore ever 1000 ounces taken from the Rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the last few weeks rumours have been in circulation relative to the discovery of a new gold-field at Gooree, partly on land belonging to Mr. C. B. Lowe, and partly on crown land, and within eight miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dull times is the general complaint at the Rocky at present, parties are therefore content with earning moderate wages until something fresh is found out. A few parties are working the Kentncky Creek, and…
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