Mining Intelligence
SEVENTEEN MILE RUSH.—Golden holes are being bottomed every day with about similar results as those previously reported, proving beyond doubt, that there is continuous lead for some considerable…
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Description of the Casket of Gold for the Princess of Wales
THE casket to be presented by the ladies of New South Wales to H. R. H. the Princess of Wales is a chief-d'ouvre, reflecting the highest honour upon our fellow colonist Mr. Julius Hogarth, from whole atelier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peak Downs Copper Mines, Known As Manton's to to Editor of the Empire
SIR,—I arrived in Sydney on the 1st instant, by the steamer B l[?]luths, from Rockhampton, to which town I had proceeded on my lately resigning my managership of the Peak Downs Copper Mines. On my arrival at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To "Wheal Elfin" Interested in the Peae Downs Copper Mining Company. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR,—Please to favour me with the insertion of the following reply to a letter directed to me on the 23rd instant, signed "Wheal Elfin." To appears that an additional trouble has been given…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Intelligence
MINING.—Favourable accounts are still pouring un from the Seventeen Mile Bush. Towards the dipper end several golden holes have been bottomed nee our last report. On Wednesday twenty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Tuesday, March 7, the Speaker took the chai at half-past three o'clock. South Western Gold Fields
Mr. DANGAR asked the Secretary for Lands—1. The amount of salaries, including travelling expenses and quarters, paid for 1863, to gold and assistant old com missioners for the South western gold.fields [?] 2 The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliamentary Paper. Working of the Gold Fields Act
THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on the 29th September last, "to inquire into and report upon the cases of Messrs. Thompson and Farrell, of Merindee, with relation to the working of the Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Fields Aot. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR.—On the 25th [?], R. Sadleir, Esq., M.L.A, made an inquiry of the honorable Minister for Lands, if inspeetors of [?]oal minea were ne[?]ry. I, waited until now, in hope some person better qualified wonld haye…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Coal-fields. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In your paper of 20th January last, I saw an account of a lecture delivered by Mr. Mackenzie, Examiner of our Southern Coal-fields. He states that the Lake Macquarie coal measures are above those of Newcastle. Being on a visit to Maitland years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold and Silver Coins
THE tendency of the human mind at once to sameness and to diversity is seldom more clearly shown than in the matter of currency. A priori, it would seem probable that whenever…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold by Escort
Comparative statement of the gold received at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, from the Western, Southern, and Northern Gold-flelds during the present year, and the quantities received from the same places during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Gold Fields
URANA DIGGINGS.—The character of these diggings, which are situate about seven miles north east from the Urana township, is likely to be fairly tested, Some fifty men are now at work and the number rapidly increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Working of the Gold Fields Act
THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on the 29th September last, "to inquire into and report upon the cases of Messrs. Thompson and Farrell, of Merindee, with relation to the working of the Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peak Downs Copper Mine, Known As Manton's
"Doubtless the pleasure is as great Of being cheated as to cheat: As lookers on feel most delight That least perceive a juggler's slight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peak Downs Copper Mine, Known As Manton's. To Mr. Pedro Nisser, M.E.
"Lie then there, and I shall straight Dispatch another to bear thee company; "Or try, if we, by mediation, Of treaty and accommodation,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Coal Fields and Their Management. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—From some cause or other there is just now a great stir about the management and inspection of our coal fields; as I see in the Empire of the 10th, in the Newcastle Telegraph, and in your issue of Thursday, letters from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold by Escort
Comparative statement of the gold received at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, from the Western, Southern, and Northern Gold-fields during the present year, and the quantities received, from the same places daring the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold-fields
The gold by esco[?]t from our various gold fields has fallen off considerably during the last two months, which may be accounted for by the u[?]precedented amount of rain that has fallen during that period. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Southern Gold-fields
From Young, Lambing Flat, there is no news of importance; but the yield of gold thence, during the past month, has very much fallen off. The recent rush—the Sixteen Mile—would appear to have been a failure, as we…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Western Gold-field
With regard to the Wentworth mines at Lucknow, we give entire the report of the correspondent of the Bathurst Times:—Matters in mining continue making much the same progress is development. With few exceptions, the…
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