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403 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 21
A telegram from California states that an awful calamity occurred in the Globe Hill mines, in Neveda. A fire broke out in the Yellow Jacket mine, and immediately extended to the Kentuck and Crown Point mines. It is not known…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEW ZEALAND.—According to the Auckland Weekly Herald, "something like 57,000 oz of melted gold have been taken from Hunt's claim since its discovery; a yield, considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IN his Weekly report from the Araluen Valley, the resident correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch writes on the 3rd instant:âA few of the claims having been able again to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following remarks in reference to the Sydney Gold Cup are from the Australasian:—Victoria is better represented than usual, nine out of the forty-five nominations coming from this side—three of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Journal has an article calling attention to the great facilities for the shipment of coals at Newcastle, New South Wales. The value of the knowledge that the colonial collieries can meet any reasonable demand is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another dreadfnl colliery catastrophe, causing the death of at least thirty-six persons, occurred on the morning of Thursday, April 1, in the South Lancashire district—an explosion of [?] in the fiery Arley Mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE LITTLE RIVER.—Of this locality the Braidwood Dispatch says:—The alone which is being raised at the Little River continues to improve in several of the claims, and every one is now sanguine that great results will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LOOKING at the old mining districts as a whole, it may safely be said that they are in a satisfactory condition, and that the persons employed on them are getting satisfactory returns for their labour. There are, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The amount of gold received at the Mint for purposes of coinage during last month was 20,105 ounces, and coin to the amount of 108,000 sovereigns was issued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COROWA.—The correspondent of the Albury Banner of the 12th writes:—The long forsaken Corowa diggings are again occupied by a party of Chinamen, who appear to be tolerably well satisfied with their prospects. The scarcity…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dandenong (s), for Melbourne, 10,000 sovereigns. Geelong (s.), for Galle, 229,661 sovereigns, 14,387 oz gold…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HAVING before us the carefully-prepared and very Valuable work of Mr. Brough Smith, we cannot help contrasting the little we have done to advance New South Wales with the skill that has been brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The crushing machinery for the Little River is in course of erection. The Braidwood Dispatch of Last Saturday remarks :— The stone which is being raised at the Little River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DEAR SIR,—Within this last month nearly the whole population of the Cape River district has left for the Gilbert Ranges, a new gold-field having broken out there, The country…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE JUNEE REEFS.âThe correspondent of the Burrangong Arts writes on the 14th instant:âMessrs. George Nicholls and Houghton's three-acre lease claim, the Cambrian, on the Homeward Bound Reef, crushed its first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A small parcel, containing 600 lbs. of stone, from the Long Drive Claim, the greater part of which has been taken out during the present week, was crushed and recorted at the Bank of New Zealand yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOFALA.—A correspondent writes from Sofala, on 21st June:—The rich finds of gold lately discovered on Nug- gety Hill, three miles from Sofala and Wattle Flat, are attracting large numbers of miners to this locality. From…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TRUNKEY CREEK.—Of this locality the Bathurst Times says:—"Disappointment has been so often experienced in relation to gold discoveries in the neighbourhood of Bathurst, that it is difficult to awaken interest in any new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disappointment has been so often experienced in relation to gold discoveries in the neighbosrbood of Bathurst, that it is difficult to awaken interest in any new indications of auriferous deposits; bat, from all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WRITING from the Araluen Valley, on Thursday the 17th, the local correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch says:—Our mining interest is this week in the ascendant. The…
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