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651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 33
IN the course of Monday evening the first news of the fire reached West Maitland. The smoke and flames from the air-shift had been noticed by passengers in the afternoon train from Muswellbrook, bat they were, of course, unaware…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →THE rush to Gulgong still continues, and we are happy to find that there is a prospect of more extensive ground being opened to the enterprise of the miners. The late Police Magistrate of…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →GULGONG.—From this promising gold-field the news this week is highly encouraging. The late lamented Commissioner, Mr. Macarthur, a notice of whose unexpected decease on Monday will be found in another…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The chief matters of mining interest during the week arc the reports of the extraordinary yields from the reefs at Hawkins' Hill, Tambaroora. Krohmans' party on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE Moniteur of the 22nd February contains a report by M. Hersen, lieutenant of the artillery, concerning the newly discovered auriferous lands in New Caledonia. The first mentioned gold-field is that of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EURONG[?].— The Gundagai Times of Saturday says, with regard to the discovery of alluvial ground in the direction of Wantabadgery, we are informed, the prospectors, Powell, Spencer, and party have, at 110 feet, bottomed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SUPPOSE we adopt Principal Dawson's assumption, that one foot of coal, represents fifty generations of co[?] plants; and further, make the moderato supposition that each generation of coal plants took ten years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SUPPOSE we adopt Principal Dawson's assumption, that one foot of coal represents fifty generations of coal plants; and further, make the moderate supposition that each generation of coal plants took ten years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOWLING ALLEY POINT. — The correspondent of the Tamworth Examiner, writing on the 6th instant, says:— "I would have kept you better informed as to the remarkable yield of gold from Messrs. Stewart, Stephens, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I have just read in your paper of yesterday the report of the debate upon Mr. Buchanan's motion for the dissolution of the Gold Commission. Beyond stating that nothing of the Gold Commission remains to dissolve,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Monitour of 22nd February publishes a report on the auriferous lands of New Caledonia. It describes the gold-lield muendine on the river Diahot de Bonde. The gold-fields of the north of New Caledonia are described…
Continued on Trove, page 75 →THE inquiry into the circumstances attending the recent fire at the Anvil Creek Coal Mine, was resumed on the 8th instant, at Mr. Drinan's Morning Star Inn Branxton, before the District Coroner (Mr. T. W. Pearse),…
Continued on Trove, page 71 →The prospects of clamiholders on Hawkins's Hill are still inspiriting and encouraging. Several claims have struck gold since our last. Kroman's stone, we believe, went about two hundred and fifty ounces to the ton;…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WE are happy to find that there has been a bit of a start at Trunkey, a rush having set in there upon a new reef, about six miles from the township. Samples from it have been tested and…
Continued on Trove, page 75 →"Art thou not the same questor, quidnunc, and quiddity all over the globe? Ay—but here and there with a difference.—Old Play. ALTHOUGH personal consciousness remains the same, how…
Continued on Trove, page 91 →A CORRESPONDENT at Cargo, under date March 12th, writes: — "We have a new rush here, which is likely to be pretty good. It is situated at Gum Gully, about a mile from the township; prospects, 2gr to 4gr to the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →There are in have been little change in mining matters during the past week. The reefs at Tambaroora, through the enormous yields, obtained from late crushings, have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THROUGH the kindness of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Milne I was invited to a seat in Mr. Milne's waggonette on an excursion to the digings. We started about half past 6 a.m., arriving at Green Swamp—a distance of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As it is likely that some of our miners and mining capitalists will turn their attention to New Caledonia in consequence of the recent discovery of auriferous indications there, we hasten to put our readers in pos…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →SIR,—According to Messrs. Baker and Combes's statement with regard to the Gold-field Commissioners, and in reference to certain suggestions in Mr. H. A. Thompson's letter, it appears that after all the money expended…
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