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IN speaking of the Yulgilbar quartz reefs, the correspondent of the Clarence Examiner writes:—"The late heavy rains we had here made everything so quiet that it was out of the question to send reports of any kind to the papers; the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday, the 2nd instant, a deputation of practical miners sent by mining delegates representing the interests of the miners of the Borehole, Waratah, Now Lambton, Wallsend, and Co-operative collieries, waited upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A new Company is announced under the name of the Great Australian Gold Mining Company. Its capital is £200,000, and its object is to acquire the Tambaroora mine…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →FOR many years previous to their discovery, quartz reefs were believed to exist adjacent to Sandy Creek; but notwithstanding this belief, and the many rich specimens constantly exposed during sluicing operations in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Newcastle Pilot reports that the numerous arrivals of vessels of large tonnage at the port of Newcastle, during the past few weeks, has created such a want of anchorage accommodation in the harbour, that…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Prospectors' Co, No. 10 North.—The manager, under date of June 26, writes: We are down 20 feet, and proceed through the cap of the reef, which had pinched small, but is now 4 feet wide, and widening every foot…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →GULGONG.—According to the Guardian, work is resuming its regular course all over the goldfield, though in home claims the damage sustained through the late rains is not yet wholly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gipps Land Mercury reports that the finders of the copper lode near Gladstone were Messrs, Scott and party. The locale of the discovery is on the St. George's Crees, four miles from Briagolong…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →PEAK Downs Copper attracted most attention at the brokers' boards to-day, and, after going up to 26s., they went back to 25s. 6d., closing with buyers at 25s. Coal easier; Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Share market in the latter part of last week was extremely dull both as regards prices and demand. In copper on Friday few sales, and those at a falL Peak Downs declined to…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The price of coal in this market is again advancing…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The manager of the Aurelian Quarts Mining Company, under date of June 26, advises:—The weather has been so wet, and the water consequently so quick, that we have made little progress and have been swamped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CLUNES is a small township, some twenty miles from Ballarat, and owes its importance principally to a number of valuable quartz mines in its immediate vicinity, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I endose the following letter, which I received yesterday. I know the men weli, and their word can be depended upon. Mr. J. Bates, Cudgelico, June 16…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →CUTTING OUT THE REEF AT THE 240 FEET LEVEL. TAKING OUT THE REEF AT THE 500 FEET LEVEL. EXTENDING THE LEVEL AT 690 FEET. THE PUMPING BOB AT THE 790 FEET LEVEL…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →FIRE BRIGADE.—The postponed concert for the above brigade took place on Friday night last, at the School of Arts, to a very small audience. In consequence of the inclemency of the weather. The programme was of a varied and amusing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Nestor of our small army of scientific research in Australia has given to the Royal Society and to the public another of his comprehensive annual surveys of recent…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Engineer-in-Chief has reported that the Fall's bridge is unsafe, that it must be dem[?]ished and another built. A miner's wife at Sandhurst was blown up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARGELLIGO.—The Lower Lachlan corresponden of the Wagga Wagga Express states:—Our Cargelligo diggings are not progressing very favourably as yet. There are two reefs, one of which appears to be very rich in…
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