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792 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 40
On Friday night our town was all life and bustle, young and old were waiting for midnight to see the old year out. Punctually at twelve the fife and drum band made their appearance, followed by a great crowd of men and boys. Money…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the interval that has elapsed since our last mail summary, there has been scarcely anything of interest to notice in mining affairs. The Christmas holidays, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Your leader in Tuesday's Herald on the subject of a railway from Newcastle to Sydney, or in other words the Great Northern Line being completed to Port Jackson, must commend itself to all those persoms capable of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →From telegiaphic intelligence in San Francisco papers we learn that an awful explosion oocurred on the 6th December at the Swaithead Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire. It is feared that more than 200 lives are lost. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GOLD.—The following parcels of gold have been received in Sydney ceastwise daring the week ending January 13:—January 8, per Balclutha (s.), from Rockhampton, 109 oz. 18 dwts, gold; January 11, per Edina (s.), from…
Continued on Trove, page 77 →CARROLL AND BEARD'S G.M. Co.—Under date January 12. the mining manager reports as follows:—" The winze, at 500 feet level, has been sunk a further depth of 6 feet on the vein, 147 feet east from shaft; making the present depth…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NOTHING could be more difficult than to foretell from what can be seen at present what will be the future of Ballarat as a mining centre. I am disposed to think that it has seen its darkest day. It is iu a state of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →We learn from Adelong that the Williams G. M. Company sire retorting, and the North William have a fine cake for next escort. The Great Victoria is showing gold freely, and has 134 tons of stone at grass, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THE fire reported in our telegram of Thursday as having broken out in the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, was, according to the NEWCASTLE PILOT (from which we quote), discovered early on Thursday morning, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →SERGIUS KERN says:—"Studying the action of sulphocyanatcs on some double salts of gold, I have found a remarkably delicate test for gold; experiments prove that even less than 1-15,000 of a grain of gold may be…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →SPORTS.—On New Year's Day the sports spoken of in my last, acme off in the presence of a large number of spectators, and were well contested, some of the events being indeed very close affairs. The prizes, &c., were raised by public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—It is to the initiated rather amusing to find members of the Assembly making positive statements which, are grossly incorrect. One gentleman yesterday evening made so many of these…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →37. Definition.—"Old and abandoned ground" shall mean alluvial ground the greater part of which has been occupied "to mine" upon, worked, and them abandoned. A "sluicing claim" shall mean an area of new alluvial ground, the nature…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held by the district coroner, J. E. Bowden, Esq., on Friday last, touching the death of a lad named John M'Cosker. The evidence of SeniorConstable Fowler, who deposed to the arrest of a young…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SERGIUS KERN says:—"Studying the action of sulphocyanates on some double salts of gold, I have found a remarkably delicate test for gold; experiments prove that even less than 1-15,000 of a grain of gold may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first land Court of [?] under 25th section of the Amended Land Act co[?] here on Monday, and created some sensation. A special meeting of the Selectors' Association was convened to consider what recognition should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ONE of the most daring robberies which bas ever been committed in the North-Western District took place at Cannoubar on last Wednesday morning. The branch of the Commercial Bank there was entered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Elsmore Tin Mine, which is situate on the Macintyre River, Inverell, is announced as for sale by auction on the 23rd February, by the City Auction Company. The mine comprises 1066 acres, and has an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STAR OF PEACE G. M. Co.—Under date 15th January, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The vein in the south stope at the 480-feet level is 5 inches wide, showing a little gold, the vein in the stope north, at this level, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MARYBOROUGH, FRIDAY.—A fatal accident occurred at the Duke and Timor claim this morning (says the Daily Telegraph) by which two lives were lost. The men went to work at the 8 o'clock shift, and about…
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