The Hokitika Gold-fields
PAPERS to the 29th ultimo are to hand from Hokitiks, and to the 27th from Greymouth The "Hokitika Leader" of the 29th supplies the following items in its news of the week…
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Mining & the mines, 1866
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The Fitzroy Iron Mines
Somewhere about fifteen years ago, large deposit of iron are was disclosed on the Southern Road, about halfway from Sydney to Goulburnd. The land was eagerly…
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The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of thin company was held on Monday, in the Exchange, Mr. Michael Metcalf in the chair. The Secretary read the following report and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand. Latest From Hokitika and the Grey River Gold Fields
We have papers from the West Coast to the 22nd. ultimo. There have been heavy rains and considerable destruction of property, particularly along the coast, the…
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An adjourned magisterial inquiry was held on the 8th February, 1866, at Ironbark, in the colony of New South Wales, touching death of one John Garvey, who was fun…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Coal-fields. (Communicated to the Brisbane Courier of the 23rd ult.)
In the last English Summary of the Courier, there was a carefully written article upon the coal mines of this colony and our commercial prospects relative thereto…
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The public heard a good deal lately, through our correspondent columns, of the Kawekawa coal-field. Our Russel correspondent, having hazarded the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand. West Coast Gold-fields. Arrival of the Claud Hamilton at Nelson, with 15,000oz of Gold
The Claud Hamilton arrived yesterday from Hokitika and the Grey, with 15,000 o.z of gold. She reports that a very large quantity of gold, said to be about 25,000…
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The Grey River Argus of 24th March, gives tile following information of the gold exported from Greymouth:—"From the 5th December to the 21st instant, no less a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Police Court. Sydney, Wednesday, April 11. Before their WorshipsMessrs. Pinhey and Day. the Barwon Gold Robbery
William Smith, Charles Nixon, and Margaret Daniels, were brought before the Court by detective Elliott, who deposed that yesterday he received the prisoner Smith in evstody on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting of Coal-miners
A meeting, convened by advertisement, was held at Griffiths' Flat, near Waratah, on Tuesday last, at noon, to take into consideration the present position of the affairs of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mineral Country. New Coal Fields in the North
A belt of about fifty miles from the sea coast is utterly devoid of any rock in association with which coal is found. Passing over the belt along the main Rockhampton…
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At the meeting held at Griffiths's Flat, near Waratah, last week, in consequence of some misunderstanding as to the notice given, the attendance was not so large as was expected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mineral Country. Maitland Coal and Kerosene Oil. From the Argus
The outward physical features of the New South Wales coal basin near Maitland are strikingly different from those manifest near Harlley. In the latter place, we have…
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We are indebted to Captain Ives, of the Amy Robsart, for Hokitika papers to the 9th instant, from which we annex a few extracts…
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We extract the following from the Sydney Morning Herald, and they refer to a subject of importance in connection with the coal trade, namely, the low rate of charges…
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On Saturday, the 28th ultimo, the Waratah Coal Company shipped at their new shoots, situate at Port Waratah, 9000 tons of coal, the largest quantity ever shipped in one day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gethin Colliery Explosion South Wales Circuit. Swansea, March 12. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
John Moody and William Davis were charged with the manslaughter of Vavasour Rees, on the 20th of December last. Mr. Giffard, Q. C., and Mr. Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Taro[?]
A new theory concerning the [?]cal (says the Popular Science Re[?] petroledum has been put [?] Our readers are a[?] that [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Papers on Coal Mining. No. 3.-By S. G.
It now remains to notice the position in which the coal is found lying. In general not only in Australia, but also in Europe and America, the existence of coal was not…
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