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Sir Alfred Stephen has introduced to the Legislative Council a Bill to Amend the Companies Act of 1874, 80 far as it relates to mining companies, and it would seem that the measure is urgently demanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOLD.—The following parcels of gold arrived in Sydney, coastwise, on April 6:—Per City of Brisbane (s.), from Brisbane, 1 parcel gold; per Leichardt (s.), from Cooktown, 1502 oz. gold…
Continued on Trove, page 457 →POLICE OFFICE.—Friday before W. D. Meares, Esq., P.M., Mudgee, J Keppie Esq J.P.: John Acourt and Ann Acourt sheep owners of Gundowda in custody charged with sheep-stealing. The evidence was to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Hugh Taylor, our late member, held his first meeting last night (Wednesday), at the Royal Oak Hotel, to a large and iniluential assembly, and on rising was enthusiastically received. He commenced by stating that in 1872, being…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Belgian papers publish some particulars of the dreadful explosion of fire-damp which took place a few days since at the coalpit of Frameries. The number of victims is stated at 123, 115 of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NORTH Williams G. M. Co.—The mining mana[?] reports for fortnight ending 3rd instant:—"420-feet [?]: The lode, in No. 11 stope, is about 12 inches wide, showing pyrites; in No. 12 stope, the channel is closing in—the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Melbourne Supreme Court, on April 3, his Honor Sir W. F. Stawell, Chief Justice, summed up in the case of Learmonth v. Balley. His Honor said the first question the jury were called…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was opened at Graysouthen, Cumberland, on February 1st, on the bodies of David Roper, aged twenty-six, and William Souter, aged eighteen, two colliers, who had died from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Age says:—A beautiful sample of coarse gold, weighing 4dwt 7gr, less two of the largest pieces, which the finder gave away, has been left at our office by Mr. H. Bennett, with the information that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GREAT Cobar Copper Co.—Advices received from the general mabager snow that " the quantity of ore smelted to February 29th was 2830 tons, producing 315 tons of coarse copper (90 per cent.) and 105 tons of refined copper, or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE occurrence enormous masses of pure copper has given the mining district of lake Superior world-wide reputation. The first masses brought from there excited great attention, and directed the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new lode reported as haying been struck some short time ago still continues in appearance to be a permanent lode of payable yellow ore. This portion of the mine is being continuously worked in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PAXTON, G. M. Co.—The mine manner reports under date the 8th April:—"Star of Peace Vein: Driving to the south at 320-feet levell three feet drove for the week, making total length from north boundary 79 feet. Also…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Both Mr. Robertson and Mr. Lloyd, on Friday last, made statements inconsistent with the facts (no doubt quite unintentionally) with reference to the crane regulations generally, and as to that relating to trimming in particular…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE occurrence of enormous masses of pure copper has given the mining district of Lake Superior worht-widereputation. The first masses brought from there excited great attention, and directed the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →THE following extracts from Mulligan's dairy appears in the Cooktown Herald of the 18th instant:—On the 31st December, 1875, J.V. Mulligan…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Belgian papers publish some particulars of the dreadful explosion, of fire-damp which took place a few days since at the coalpit of Frameries. The number of victims is stated at 123, 115 of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →THE NEW RUSH.—A telegram from Brisbane to Tuesday's Herald says:—Official advices, dated Edwardstown, March 21, report the discovery of payable gold eleven miles east of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →OUR warning has been issued by the Queensland Press, and it cannot be too generally known that there is great risk to life and health, and other impede…
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