Mining items
THE weather has during the past week been generally favourable to mining operations, and the reports from the gold fields are tolerably satisfactory. we perceive that considerabe interest is attached to…
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The New Gold-Field at Ballina, Richmond River
WE have been favoured by the Hon. the Minister for Lands with the subjoined official information relative to the new gold-field discovered on. the beach near the Richmond River Hoads:—…
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THE correspondent of the Braidwood Monitor of the 9th instant, says:âI have not very encouraging news to chronicle this week in mining matters, what with the heavy leakage and the claims that are washing being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Non-agricultural. Section V.—mining and Metallurgy
Coal and the strata immediately connected with it are better illustrated in the Exhibition than any other branch of either art or science. The fine collection of carbonaceous shales sent by Mr. Keene, Government Examiner of Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arts and Sciences for Young People. X.—the Metals. Gold
WHAT is gold! The most precious of all metals. What are its pecular properties! It can be beaten into thinner leaves and drawn out in wire to a greater length, than any other substance…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Parliamentary Opinions. Mr. Baker mored the adjournment of the House in order to bring under notice a Gold Fields grievance. Mr. Baker
Time was when the gold-fields were highly respectable, The miner got dust and was never dejectable, When all that he wanted was just a tin dish and a Shovel; and at hand there was the Commissioner…
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TRUNKEY CREEK.—The correspondent of the Bathurst Times, 14th instant, writes:—For the last fortnight (since the weather has taken up) a great deal of quartz has been put through the engines; and I am perfectly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Mining. Our Mining Letter. the Icely Copper Mines. [From Our Travelling Reporter.]
THIS group of mines is found scattered over a considerable extent of country of a mixed character, consisting of short, bold spurs, all of a schist formation divided by alluvial flats, the leavings of creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gold-fields' Management—Past, Present, and Future
THE importance of fostering and developing the goldfields of the colony is at last being recognised by our Legislature; and to anyone possessing experience of how this industry has been steadily developed in other…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Items
THE progress of mining at Grenfell since our last issue is reported by the Record to have been steady at the different leads. Much ground, lately unworkable is, under the favourable influence of more genial weather,…
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WE have previously alluded to the reports regarding the discovery of gold in Western Australia. From the papers to hand we cull the following official and private memoranda:—…
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ON Thursday, the correspondent of the Braidwood Monitor writes:—It is with regret that I have this week to chronicle the winding-up of the Big Engine Company, as by this event a great many hands will be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold-Fields Regulations: Who should frame them? to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
SIR,—It is evident, from the summary of the labours of the Gold-fields Commission in the various localities they have visited, as published in the Mail, that there is as much difference of opinion as to who should make the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Alleged Gold-field at the Nepean River
A FEW weeks ago, Mr. Macauloy called at our office with a sample of gold, said to have been obtained from aplace near the western side of the Nepean Rver, a few miles below Penrith. The publicity we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milner Stephen's Patent Gold and Diamond Machine—the Dubbo White Elephant. To the Editor of the Empire
SIR,—A very amusing correspondent of yours described, under this heading, the mishaps of the manger on behalf of his co-propriters, with my patent geld-washing machine — prossing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Explosion, and Loss of Nineteen Lives
A DISASTROUS explosion of firedamp took place at a [?] in the neighbourhood of Llansamlet, near Swansea, on Saturday evening last, ini which nineteen persons lost their lives, and five others were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Export of Gold and Specie
Faningham, for Mauritius, 10,120 sovereigns. Henry Miller, for Hongkong, 675 oz. gold Avoca (s.), for Galle, 14,667 oz. gold, 41,561 sovereigns,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Mining. Adelong, September 20th, 1870
MINING.—During the past week gold has come in a little more plentiful from the quartz mines than I have had to chronicle for some few weeks. Wilson and Co. finished Hargraves and Co.'s second crushing on…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Gold-fields
A[?]EN.—In the Correspondence of the Braidwood Dispatch, 24th ultimo, it is reported that mining matters are improved. Several of the claims washed exceedingly well, but still there is a want of richness in most of the…
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