Rich Discoveries of Gold at New Guinea
THE Rev. Mr. Lawes, passenger, and missionary from New Guinea, reports rich gold having been discovered near the coast by Goldie and party. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining & the mines, 1878
16 stories in Riverina's papers
The Siberian Mines and Their Victims
The exiles who live in the Siberian mines (writes the Pall Mall Gazette) are convicts of the worst type and political offenders of the best. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the Week. Snowball Copper Mine
Since our last visit to the Snowball copper mine, near Gundagai, considerable additions have been made to the working plant. There are now two furnaces constantly lighted and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining
NEW JUNEE REEFS.—These diggings, situated on Mr. Hurley's Houlahan's Creek Run, about three miles from the Old Junee Beet's, appear to be turning out well. We…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. Vote for Prospecting
THE following regulations relating to the vote for the purpose of assisting prospecting for gold are published for general information :—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining
MINERS in this district having complained that they were obliged to travel all the way to Young or to Gundagai, owing to the want of a mining registrar in Cootamundra, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Struck at Lucknow
A GENTLEMAN writing from Lucknow, near Orange, sends us the following interesting news: — Spicer's Gold Mining Co. have at last succeeded in…
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BARMEDMEN QUARTZ REEFS.—A correspondent sends us the following report:—Jackson's leased ground, situated about two miles from the Barmedman Prospect claim,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. Miners' Meeting at Wombat
A MEETING of the miners of Wombat was held at the Australian Arms for the purpose of taking into consideration the desirability of petitioning the Minister for Mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Successful Mining Speculator
An Irish born citizen of San Francisco, said to be known as a lucky speculator in mining stock, was one day caught in a communicative mood by a newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magdala Mine, Stawell. (From the Melbourne Herald.)
A correspondent who has visited the Magdala Mine, Stawell, furnishes us with the following:—The man who would have predicted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prospecting for Gold
It will be in the recollection of our renders (says the 'Echo') that the Parliament during last session voted £5000 to aid prospectors in the search of new gold-fields. According to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Alienation of Crown Lands on Gold-fields
I AM sorry to say that the power given to the 2nd clause of the "Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1875" has been greatly abused, as can be seen on many of our principal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Colliery Explosigns.—loss Op Over a Hundred and Eighty Lives
Scorched off. The roadways were blocked with debris; but the exploring party returned from time to time collecting the dead bodies. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Britain Gold and Tin Mining Company, Sandy Creek
Lac-ma-lac, Sandy Creek, and various other tributaries of the Goberagandera river were some few years ago the scene of busy mining operations. Frequently miners were to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Avoca Gold Robbery
THE public will be surprised to learn that Martin Weiberg, who has been in custody for some time on the charge of stealing 5000 sovereigns from the…
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