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140 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 7
SIR,—The rejection of this Bill by the Upper House is, to my mind, one of the best things that has happened to the people of this country for many years. To be sure, our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN the Equity Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Owen an application was made by Mr. Leverrier on behalf of the Grand United Gold-Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The rescue efforts made at the Pontypridd colliery fire have resulted in the saving of the lives of 120 of the colliers who were underground when the fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following intimation has been forwarded to the Police Magistrates throughout the colony:—"The attention of owners of freehold land…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A well-attended public meeting was held on Saturday evening, with the object of submitting a protest against the conduct of the Legislative Council in rejecting the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The London offices of Australian Banks have offered to supply their Australian branches with gold, in case of need. The officers have, however, been declined in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON March 12 (the London Times says), at the rooms of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, Mr. P. H. Newman gave a lecture on gold ornaments, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A CORRESPONDENT of the Hillston Spectator writes:—The result of the crushing sent to the Clyde Works, Sydney, has just been made…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the Bago Jones and party are busy blasting hard rock for the purpose of deepening their tail race. I don't think there is another claim in the colony worked in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CONDOBOLIN telegram of Friday says: —News of rich alluvial gold having been discovered was brought to Condoblin yesterday, and is causing great excitement. The find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN old man at Nerriga has a distrust of banks and has had a peculiar experience. During a recant visit of the members of the Prospecting Board to Nerriga they were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MESSRS. Rand, Loughton, and party reported to the mining registrar at Peak Hill on Saturday that they had struck payable gold at Burra, 60 miles west Peak of Hill The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. L. Kinstler. secretary of the Tumbarumba Progress Committee, writes, forwarding a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of that body. The resolution runs:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The Progress Committee of Tumbarumba, at a late meeting, passed the following resolution, viz:—That the sympathy of the various mining centres throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—The Progress Committee of Tumbarumba at a late meeting passed the following resolution, viz.—"That the sympathy of the various mining centres throughout the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five of the Western district collieries are now idle, the notices given at Lithgow and Hermitage pits having terminated last night. The notices given at the Oakey Park colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable disquietude was created amongst the miners here by a rumour that at the meeting of associated collieries proprietors in Sydney to-day it will be proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN Adelaide telegram of Monday says:—The R.M.S. Ophir arrived at the Semaphore anchorage this morning after a quick passage from London. Her cargo embraced nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The greatest rush which has yet taken place has followed on the important discovery of gold near Bayleys. On the 17th inst. Patrick Honnon and Thos. Flannagan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No work has been done for the past week on the New Cloth of Gold claim, beyond hut building, but to-day the prospector, "Jack" Foley, obtained in half an hour's work about…
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