Mining Intelligence
SILVER ORE,—Another shipment of ore from he silver mine has been transmitted by the Orient this week. The ore was carted down through Moruya, and amounts to twenty-five tons, to be…
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The Gold Discovery Near Rockhampton. (From the Rockhampton Bulletin, September 22.)
WITHIN the past fortnight vague surmises have been floating about Rockhampton ralative to the discovery of a rich auriferous deposit in the vicinity, and public curiosity has been greatly excited by the announcement, on apparently credible authority,…
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NEREIGUNDAH DIGGINGS.—The Moruya Messenger of 25th ultimo, says :—We have been asked by a correspondent where is the claim of White and party, out of which the £300 worth of gold, mentioned last week,…
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WITHIN the past fortnight vague surmises have been floating about Rockghampton a lative to the discovery of a rich auriferous deposit in the [?]icmity, and public curiously has been greatly excited by the announcement, on apparently credible authority,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Minmi Colliery. [From Our Correspondent.]
8TH OCTOBER.—I am sorry to have to inform yon that a general gloom has to-day been cast over our little community through a fearful accident which occurred here, between nine and ten o'clock last night, and by which…
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THE quantity of gold dust delivered by the Escorts during the month of September, from our several gold fields, has amounted to 33,288 ounces. During the corresponding month of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Red Head Colliery. (From the Newcastle Telegraph, October 16th.)
THE men at these works have been under the usual notice, preparatory to a further reduction in their wages, The terme originally offered them were 2s, 9d, per ton, for getting, out of which they were required to find…
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SIR,—The interest which the public has in the progress and prosperity of the coal trade, will, I am sure, excuse the liberty I take in obtruding a few remarks on you in connection with it. The labour and capital engaged in this great department of production,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Moonta Mines. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—The contest for the ownership of the richest mine in the world has created so great a sensation in South Australia, that public curiosity has been aroused in the sister colonies to learn something of this remarkable mine, and…
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THE following is the quantity of coal entered at the Sydney [?]ustoms, coastwise, from 18th Spetember, to 17th October, inclusive:— From Newcastle......... 11,663 tons…
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OPHIR.— Great excitement prevailed here last week by a report being spread that a very rich quartz reef had been found at Back Creek, distant ab ut 15 miles from here. It appears that three…
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THERE is scarcely anything worthy of remark in the gold news of the past month. The weather, until within the last week has been all that the miners could wish, and from the rapid draining off of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Northern Gold-fields: Bingera and Woodsreef. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Why do you pitch so heavily into us, and work so confoundedly hard to make the world in general, and the men of Macquarie-street in particular, believe that we have no more gold — in fact, that we are used up. Is it because…
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Sovereigns. Gold. Strathdon, for London......... 55,000 Northam, for Galle......... 116,500 11,103 Bombay, for Galle......... 100,172 8,816…
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215 oz[?] bar gold,JohnBinary and co. 4912 oz[?] bar gold, Agra Bank 1668 oz[?] bar gold, 20,000 overeigns, Bank New South Wales 25,000 overeiges Oriental Bank…
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GOLD AT LAST.—At length we have to report that we are in the excitement of a gold rush of which it is impossible to foretell the extent. Some twenty claims have been registered during the week, and all the gullies about the spot we reported last week, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wentworth Mines, or Lucknow. (From the Bathurst Times.)
SINCE the data of my last communication—with one or two exceptions—there: has been nothing calling for special notion in the way of fresh discoveries. Stewart's patty has, however, struck some heavy deposits, sixty or…
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In our Saturday's issue we briefly announced the reported discovery of a new gold-field, in the Taieri district. On Saturday, the propector, ten in number applied to the Government for, and obtained, an…
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BY the Roderick Dhu we have Otego papers to the 12th,instant, being Use days later than our previons dates. Captain M'Phereon reports that, on the 12th and 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic Intelligence. [Through Greville and Bird.] Bathurst. Sydney Evening. Burke the Bushbanger Shot by Mr. Keightley, Gold Commissioner
Gilbert and his gang stuck-up Mr. Keightley, the Gold Commissioner, at his house, near Rockley, last night. The Commissioner refused to surrender, and many shots were fired by the bushrangers,and one ball passed through…
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