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2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 103
IN the first place, let us dissuade any one from keeping gold-fish in a bowl with water only; this involves constant trouble in changing the water, the neglect of which causes disease and death to the fish, is anything but pretty, and…
Continued on Trove, page 347 →The manager of the Great Shakespere G. M. Company (limited), Box Ridge, in his last communication reports, that he is down 18 feet in the winse shaft in the northern drive. The sinking is easier, and the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reading's reef, according to the Tenterfield Star, is turning out well, and is expected to prove to be the richest in this locality. Cleghorn and Fletcher drove a tunnel from the foot of the hill, and struck the vein in their claim…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The following telegram has been received from the mining manager of Eisenstaedtor's new Banca Tin-mine, dated Stanthorpe, 4th September, 1873. Despatched on Monday 7 tons 6 cwt tin ore; washed Tuesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →RUMOURS that telegrams had been received form Hill End, reporting that Krohmanns Co. had again "struck it rich" caused a slight revival of the speculative spirit to-day. A few of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →AT a special meeting of the Pactolus Quartz Co., held on the 6th at Mr. Deloitte's office, it was resolved that the contributing shareholders be asked to contribute pro rata to pay the debts of…
Continued on Trove, page 342 →SIR,—If you will permit me, through the columns of your 'valuable journal, I will endeavour to show how hundreds of miners at a time are placed in ruinous predicaments on the Gulgong gold-field, through what would appear to be…
Continued on Trove, page 343 →The fine weather, mentioned in my last, still continues. Farmers are busy plughing, and many anxious to take time by the forclock, are already planting corn. The present fair price of our staple, maize, has done the district much good;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE formal opening of St. Stamsians' College was celebrated on Sunday by a procession, pontifical high mass, a dedicatory serimon, and a public luncheon. At half-past 10 a.m. the procession started from the Cathedral, in William street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The mining manager of Fis staedter's New Banea Tin Mine, tanthorpe, reports, dated 13th September, 1873: "Washed the last fortnight 30 tons 10 owt tin ore, and despatched 14 tons 11 cwt. Twenty-nine tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NORTH Cobar Copper Co.—The mining captain, writing from Cobar on September 1st, reports as follows:— "Austin's shaft is now down 135 feet, and the cross-cut is in 52½ feet."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AFTER having a few days of almost summer weather we have been visited during the past week by winter, in earnest having had a heavy fall on rain, succeeded by a heavy fall of snow, and in consequence the creek has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have on several occasions drawn attention to the vast scale on which hydraulic mining is carried on in California, and the successful results obtained in many places where the gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Stir created oy the recent hews from Hill End gave rise to anticipations that the Share market was about was about to suffer a recovery. An ineressed demand set in for Beyers and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HILL, END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday states that the chief topic of conversation in mining matters at the Hill just now is the big find made at Krohmanns on the 12th. The specimens from a knocking down of quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The seening favour with which my papers on [?] subjects were received by the Royal Society, and by the public, caused me to be anxious, lest by any possibility [?] have made wrong or delusive statements in my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Knowing,' you take great interest in the welfare of New South South Wales, I address yon on my grievance. I am manager for the City Coal Company, Melbourne. The barque Frances Henty was bought for a regular trader…
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