Fitzroy Iron Mines
ABOUT eight miles from Berrima, and from one to two miles from Rush's and Mr. Wallis's pleasant establishment for boarders, are the town of New Shefield, the Fitzroy Iron Mines and Coal…
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Frightful Colliery Explosion Near Wigan. Great Loss of Life—the Pit on Fire
AGAIN the Wigan colliery district has been visited by one of those terrible calamities which of late have unfortunately been so frequent, and attended with such frightful loss of life. Yesterday (Friday)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines and Mining. The Gold-fields Commission in the Western District. [From Our Correspondent.] Bathurst, November 7
THE Gold-fields Royal Commission of Inquiry was duly deposited here by one of Cobb and Co.'s coaches on Friday evening. On Saturday they opened their court at the Western Gold-fields' office, and proceeded…
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THE Wagga Wagga Express learns that, though the population is small, at Mittagong mining operations are being steadily proceeded with, and upon the whole with very encouraging prospects indeed. On the line of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Gilbert Gold-fields. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In an extract from Cleveland Bay Express, inserted in your paper a few days ago, there appears a very pitiable account of the Gilbert—no machinery—no nothing. From private advices received, however, I find that a new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Gazette. Major's Creek
The Braidwood Dispatch of the 2nd instant states that Sole's machine has been engaged on a parcel of stone from Sibbel and Co.'s claim, Shingle Hut Creek, which realised half an ounce to the ton; Danks and…
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THE recent discovery near Geelong by Mr. Lyons, of some mineral, containing, as stated, a considerable percentage of chlorine has, according to several communications in the papers, raised the old question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Frightful Colliery Explosion Near Wigan
AGAIN the Wigan colliery district has been visited by one of those terrible calamities which of late have unfortunately been so frequent, and attended with such frightful loss of life. Yesterday (Friday)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold-fields Commission in the Western District. Bathurst, November 7
THE Gold-fields Royal Commission of Inquiry [?] duly deposited here by one of Cobb and Co's coach on Friday evening. On Saturday they opened the court at the Western Gold-fields' office, and proceed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scientific Treatment of Gold Bearing Quartz
MR. Willian Shiress, for many years assayer to the Sandhurst branch of the Bank of New South Wales, it a lecture lately delivered by him makes the following remarks:—…
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THE GULF.—According to the Moruya Telegraph of the 8th, instant, mining affairs at Nerrigundah are very quiet. Downey and party have at last got their tail-race cut through the rock, and have begun to open out their main…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mines and Mining. Sofala. [From Our Correspondent.] Novomber 15
THE arrival among us of the following gentlemen of the Gold-fields Commission, Messrs. Combes, Frappell, Thompson, and Baker, is the only event of any importance I have to chronicle. "We have been long…
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AGAIN the Wigan colliery district has been visited by one of those terrible calamities which of late have infortunately been so frequent, and attended with such frightful loss of life. Yesterday (Friday)…
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MINING intelligence is unusually sparse this week owing, no doubt, to the recent bad weather, and several of our accustomed advices have riot come to bandin consequence of the bad state of the roads…
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WHENEVER the moving waters of the sea, by which drift-materials were formed and deposited, attacked rock containing gold, it would of course break off lumps of it, just as of any other rook, and equally wash, roll,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Gazette. Escort Returns
THE following quantities of gold have been received per Government escorts during the past week:—Western: Sofala, 1073 oz. 7 dwts. 5 grs.; Bathurst, 44.8 oz. 14 dwts…
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MAJOR'S CREEK.—There is nothing from this quarter of importance to record. The correspondent of the Braidwood Dispaich, 16th instant, says:—All are busily employed either reefing or alluvial working, some meeting with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Buchanan and the Gold Commission. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Not being at the present time in Parhament to reply to the charges brought against me of late in such a wholesale way by Mr. Buchanan, I am compelled to ask you to give me the opportunity to say a few words in self-defence…
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FROM the Ironbarks we learn that Stoney Creek was flooded higher last week than was ever known; so unexpected was the rain that a number of miners working on the creek lost the whole of their mining tools…
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