Gold Escort Returns
THE quantity of gold-dust delivered by the Escorts during the month of March amounted to 27,111 ounces. For the corresponding period of the year 1864 the receipts reached…
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Miners' Wages
THE following Bill for the better recovery of Coal Miners' Wages and to amend the Coal Fields Regulation Act of 1862 has been introduced by Mr. Tighe into the Legislative Assembly:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Moonta Mines
The Directors of the Moonta Mining Company have published another of their wonderful reports for " wonderful" we may indeed call them. It seems but as yesterday when the country now yielding up apparently…
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The following Bill for the Better Recovery of Coal Miners' Wages and to Amend the Coal-fields Regulation Act of 1862 has been introduced by Mr. Tighe into the Legislative Assembly:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bills Before Parliament. Miners' Wages
THE following Bill for the better recovery of Coal Miners' Wages and to amend the Coal Fields Regulation Act of 1862 has been introduced by Mr. Tighe into the Legislative Assembly:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Leases
THE DONKEY HILL.—Some two or three weeks back we gave information that a letter accompanied with a tracing had been received in Moruya from the Surveyor General, conveying the information that Dunlop's…
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THE continued dry weither of the past month has had a most depressing effect upon the gold-mining interest, and from all quarters vnthout one solitiry exception the accounts are most discouraging. So…
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But little of importance has to be reported of our gold-fields during the past month. The miners, appear to proceed in the, "even tenor of their way," without much increase to the average yield of the precious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Denison Gold Field—its Past and Present
April 11.—S little has been known as to how matters were, and are, now going on at this gold field, that upon my return to the locality a short time since I was much urris at the contrast which the present pros…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Denison Gold Fields.—its Past and Present. (From a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)
So little has been known as to how matters were, and are now, going on at this gold-field, that, upon my return to the locality a short time since, I was much surprised at the contrast which the present prosperous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah Coal Company
THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday, at noon, in Mort'sbuildings, Pitt-street—Mr. Charles Smith in the chair. The [?] the following report and balance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Currency. (From the Calcutta Englishman, February 4.)
THROUGH the courtesy of Sir Charles Tr[?]ve[?]yan we are enabled to publish the following memorandum on the trade in gold between Australia and India, bearing on the question of a gold currency. It throws considerable light on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From Special Correspondent of Armidale Express.)
Three shafts on the Palmerston Lead were bottomed last wook at from 100 to 130 feet, but I am sorry to say the prospects are anything but encouraging. The holders have driven some distance in two of these shafts, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kerosene, Coal, &c. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—I observed in one of your late issues a note announcing the discovery of gold, kerosene, coal, &c., in the Hartley Vale, which I fear will tend to much mischief, and to the delusion and disappointment of many, In fact, I have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Statistics of Squatting, Mining, and Agriculture
Some very absurd statements were made in the Assembly; on Tuesday night, respecting the number of persons engaged in squatting; and the most exaggerated estimates made as to the relative importance of…
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THE quantity of gold-dust delivered by the Escorts from our several gold-fields during the month of April amounted to 22,789 ounces. For the corresponding month of the year 1864,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Safety Light for Coal-mines
MM. DUMAS and Benoit have been making some experiments in the French collieries on the application of electricity as an illuminating power in "fiery" coal-mines. Voltaic electricity has been proposed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Safety Light for Coal-mines
MM. DUMAS and Benoit have been making some experiments in the French collieries on the application of electricity as an illuminating power in "fiery" coal-mines. Voltaic electricity has been proposed on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gold and Gold-bearing Rocks of New South Wales. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—That the commercial prosperity of New South Wales has fluctuated with the yield of her gold-fields during the last seven years is evident to the most casual observer. Commencing with the year 1858, a steady increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold-fields
In our last summary the principle feature with reference to the gold-fields was the operations at Eurongilly. The first rush to this place took place early in March last, and work soon commenced. Five or six…
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