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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
63 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 4
Since my last we have had frequent thunderstorms, accompanied by very heavy showers of rain. The Rocky overflowed its hanks three times in one week, carrying along with it sluice boxes, pumps, candles, tubs, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday Mr. G. Eldridge, accompanied by Messrs Forder and Aked, visited the locality, and we are informed he gave the following report. He had been for the last four years a practical miner at the Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It may be interesting to our readers for us to state, with reference to what took place at the public meeting on this subject, on Tuesday last, that we have since received Mr Duguid's authority for the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I would have written last week, but put off until I was able to report the success attending a new rush that took place about eight days ago, to a gully behind the El Dorado Hotel. The lower [?] of this gully was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have another line ship, the Mary Pleasants, in harbour, to load, we understand, for California, together with several other seasonable arriva's, that impart a more cheerful aspect to our harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather during the last weak was vey warm, and though several thunder-storms passed over the Rocky very little rain followed. Yesterday afternoon some heavy showers fell, which cooled the air and freshened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Since my last the weather has been rather cold and cloudy, with occasional slight showers of rain, but now we are likely to have a change, as the skies are quite clear by day and night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the last ten days Taggart's Rush has been the grand scene of attraction. Diggers from all paris of Rocky came there to try their luck, and a number of them have succeeded in getting payable claims. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Since the Eagle left this on her last voyage there has been a fortnight's continued rain, which caused a rise of forty feet in the river at Cancona, and about fourteen above the ordinary level of high water at Rockhamton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the number of diggers on the Rocky is not visibly increasing still there is no diminution with the exception of the Chinese, who are leaving fast. Taggart's Rush continues till to be the favourite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the replies of the hon, the Minister of Lands and Works to several members of the Assembly, in the debate that arose on the item in the estimates, relative to the salary of the " Examiner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the lull in mining matters occasioned by teh races of last week there is little to be said on that subject excepting that the diggers have again returned steadily to work and that a large rush of diggers took place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minmi Colliery, it is understood, has changed hands, during the last week, for the sum of £60,000, and has now become the property of Messrs. James and Alexander Brown of this city…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weather continues dry, and water, for cradling purposes, is becoming scarce; but I am sorry that at present it is in little request, as most minors are complaining of worked-out claims, and no promising ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As far as the coasting trade is concerned, we are dull just now, but it is some consolation to perceive in our harbour, vessels of a class calculated to raise, our port in importance, and extend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Having had no reliable news from Tenterfield for some time, I last week proceeded thither on a tour of inspection, and am glad to have to report that the goldfield, instead of falling off, is improving; and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last week, upon visiting the ground at Mount Welsh, where so many rushed in lately, I found that mostly all the diggers had left, with the exception of about ten parties, who seemed busy in getting out large piles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The little diggings on the face of the hill below Mount Jones continue to prosper. Towards the bottom the gold is found in a channel of about 8 feet in width, but about 800 yards farther op the channel branches into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent of the Melbourne Herald communicates to that journal the subjoined particulars in reference to the new diggings near Melbourne. The country around the diggings to any not well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Even after a week's silence, I am, I confess, in the position, of many newspaper correspondents—having very little to write about. Our digging population is scattered over Taggarl's…
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