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WE have been favoured by Mr. E. Evans with the following geographical and geological description of the Tambaroora Gold-field, accompanied by a very beautifully executed coloured plan of the gold veins from the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →GULGONG.—The usual gold escort, says the Argus left on Thursday last with 1366 ozs., as the contribution from this field for the previous fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR correspondent at Ironbarks, writing on the 8th instant, says:—As to mining matters, I may state that Harris and party last week came upon the hard basalt rock in their tunnel, which will be a great hinderance…
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →ABOUT 3000 miners assembled opposite Selff's hotel, Gulgong, on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of taking into consideration the action of the Minister for Lands with reference to the appointment of delegates to the Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →ONCE upon a time there was a sturdy old fellow called John Bull, who was blessed with a large family, and was very rich and powerful. Mr. John Bull was a very practical man, and, as he had acquired his immense wealth by sheer hard work, he determined that his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—That quartz-mining can be more systematically and efficiently carried out by leases granted to goldmining companies, there can be no manner of doubt. It is a branch of mining that, from the character of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →ON the 14th November, shortly before ll o'clock, another terrible colliery explosion occurred in the Wigan Coalfield. The scene of the disaster is the Springs Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Scowcroft and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—That quartz-mining can be more systematically and efficiently carried out by leases granted to gold-mining companies, there can be no manner of doubt. It is a branch of mining that, from the character of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tambaroora Times of the 13th says:—On Thursday last Mr. J. Krohmann. showed us a bag containing about 25lb weight of the vein at present being worked in his celebrated claim. Last week we hazarded an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bourke Telegraph says:—Some short time since Mr. George Gibb, who, as most of our readers are doubtless aware, was one of the fortunate discoverers of the Cobar Copper Mine, and whose faith in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HILL END AND TAMBAROORA.—In its latest report (that of the 13th), the Times says:—On Thursday [?]as Mr. J. Krohmann showed as a bag containing about 25 lbs. weight of the vein at present being worked in his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ANOTHER [?] has struck payable gold on Victoria Hill at Stony Creek. Messrs. Giddons and party, at a depth of 50 feet, came on a rich leader. They washed three dishes of rubble, and obtained therefrom about…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →EVERYWHERE the miners are once more steadily work, though, owing to the dry weather, there some doubt whether the next escort will reach amount brought down before Christmas…
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Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Tambaroora Times of the 13th says:âOn Thurs day last Mr. J. Krohmann showed us a bag containing about 251b weight of the vein at present being worked in his celebrated claim. Last week we hazarded an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →GULGONG.—The break in the regular work says the Guardian, of the goldfields caused by the holidays, has ended, and steady work ia again the order of the day. The Black Lead, as usual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WRITING on the 11th instant, the correspondent of the Armidale Express says:— The intrusion upon this field by mineral lessees has for some time had the effect of binding the diggers to their claims, lest they should lose possession…
Continued on Trove, page 73 →FOLLOWING a Custom that is very convenient when there are no races coming on within a day or two, Mr. Scarr put forth his Gold Cup Handicap on the 8th instand, of waiting for it to become due on the 12th; and the horsey frequentoes of…
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