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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
91 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5
Mr. Do[?] on behalf of Mr. Ho[?] asked the hon Colonial Secretary," Whether there is any intention on the part of the Government to appoint a gold-commissioner to the [?] Diggings in the Clarence River District and whether it is in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The late successful diggings in the blind gullies have put the miners on the alert and nearly all the likely looking little creeks are now being prospected but I have not as yet learned that any decided hit has been made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NOVEMBER 6.—On Monday evening, 1st instant, a steady working party, consisting of Messers Johnson (2). Travers, and T. Grecian, owning a claim on the same line, but about 150 yards from "Hopping Tom's" noted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It will be perceived by a prospectus just issued that a new company is in course of formation for te purpose of working a new coal field in the immediate vicinity of Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We clip from the S M. Herald the following paragraphs from the letter of their Special Commissioner relative to the Fitzroy Gold Fields. First then with regard to the popular temper here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I fear year rentiers may think me too tedlousin so often alluding to the rush near the post-office, but as it is at present the centre of attraction, I must report the progress being made. One party considerably ahead of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two [?] and a half having now cla[?]ed I last visited the old working down the rivet, I took a walk [?] in [?] the [?] that have [?] in the int[?] and fo[?]ad [?] very [?] indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We understand that the vigorous efforts that have been made since sinking operations commenced at them works, promise speedily to realise the anticipations of the promoters, and determine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of the inhabitants was held at Mr Tuck's Hotel, on Tuesday evening, at Seven o'clock. Mr T. W. Mitchell wan called to the chair, who slated that the meeting hail been adjourned frum Friday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Never, perhaps, was there known such a paucity of vessels in harbour as tins been the case during the last week, for some portion of which the whole of the shunts have been entirely vacant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In my last communication touching this matter, in was intimated as probable that, in a day on two at next this seam would be got down upon by the [?] engaged in sinking, and this anticipation…
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