Mining. Scrubyard Diggings
YET another change in the nomenclature of the Scrubyard settlement! It appears that Woodville" is to be got rid of altogether, because it clashed with an old post town of…
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Mining. Scrubyard and Temora
A CORRESPONDENT writing to the Evening News under date Woodstown, February 9, says:— "There is some news in mining matters, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonial Coal Centres. (Home News.)
THE question of Colonial defence has so many ramifications that Lord Carnarvon's Commission will find their work cut out for them if they consider even one-half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Yield of Gold by Denny and Roberts' New Mechanical Process
It has always been understood that gold associated with pyrites was held in chemical union, and that therefore the metal could not be liberated except by first roasting it. It is well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Mining—gundagai and Its Neighbourhood
There is a supineness about the people of Gundagai in matters that nearly affect the prosperity of the town that dwellers in more actively…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne. R. Gold[?]ough and Co
WOOL.—We have nothing of special note to report this week, no public sales having been held, and we do not expect that any business of importance will be transacted until after the Easter holidays. There is a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining on Temporary Commons
The following is the text of the bill introdiuced into the Legislative Assembly last week, by Mr. Baker, Minister for Mines, in reference, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Gold June in a Cow
One of the most remarkable cows on record is the 10th Duchess of Airdrie, owned by the Hon. Mat, Cochrane, which has just given birth to her ninth calf, a red heifer, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Facts About Gold
In a recent lecture on gold, Professor Egleston, of the School of Mines of Columbia College, remarked that it was formerly supposed that gold was to be found only in or on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Delong News. Adelong Gold-field
I have great pleasure in reporting greater activity on this gold-field. The lost escort showed a very good return. Since the now bunk has been opened at Tumbarumba that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cootamundra News. the Temora Gold-field
Our special reporter says:—From careful computation, I think 1 am justified in estimating the present population at 3,000 at the least. Having stayed on the rush till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Temora Gold-field. Temora
People continuo to flock into the township, and the rush seems to be increasing daily. Yesterday, 82 people arrived at Cootamundra from Sydney, and 52 were taken out by two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tales of the Goldfields. Edward Hargraves, the First Australian Digger
THE Australian colonies have experienced during their short history, many remarkable seasons of commercial depression and universal misfortune. Hard times, indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tales of the Goldfields. Edward Hargraves, the First Australian Digger
THE Australian colonies have experienced during their short history, many remarkable seasons of commercial depression and universal misfortune. Hard times, indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Temora Goldfield
There is but little nows which can truly be termed "frosh" from tho Temora goldfield. The the of population flows still steadily in daily. The coaches both from Junco and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Temora Goldfields. (By Our Special Correspondent.)
NOTWRITHSTANDING the many warnings against a too hasty stampede to the Tomara goldfields, hundreds of people are still found wending their way there from all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Forrest in Self-defence. Temora Goldfield, 31st July, 1880. (To the Editor Town and Country Journal.)
SIR,—In justice to myself, and in refutation of rumours now in circulation, that I have been the means of creating an undue excitement respecting this goldfield, may I beg…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Name of the New Goldfield
MR. Alexander dimming has written to the S. M. Herald the following interesting letter:—Sir,—The miners on the new goldfield of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Adelong News. the Tarcutta Gold-field
I am of opinion that Tarcutta will yet take a prominent position among the gold-fields of the southern district. Miles of those ranges have been prospected by men who hare a practical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Temora Goldfields. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Temora
There has been nothing startling to report. Lewis' puddling machine was at work on Thursday afternoon, and put through 19 loads of surface wash for a yield of 6 dwts…
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