The Coal Miners
It ia a standing maxim of colonial life that men who come to a new country—where much of the enterprise that engages the energies of the people must be experimental or temporary—should be…
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Immigration of Coal Miners
A DEPUTATION of coal miners, consisting of Mr. John Woods, secretary of the Miners' Association; Mr. W. Davies, chairman of the Miners' Association; Mr. Enoch Davies, treasurer of the…
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A DEPUTATION from the coal-miners of the Hunter waited on Mr. ROBERTSON last week for the purpose of informing him as to the state of the coal trade, in order that accurate information might be sent to the…
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SIR,— IN a copy of your inestimable paper dated June 17 appears a letter addressed to the Minister for Mines and signed "Prospector." I venture to state my reputation as a minder of twenty-five years' standing that…
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Many of your readers will be glad to learn something about Cobar and its wonderful copper mine. They know, perhaps, that it is about 120 miles from Bourke, about 100 from South on the…
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The Cooktown Herald of the 29th July has the following telegram from Edwardstown:—No. 2 West Queen of the North crushed 70 tons for 150 oz. 10 dwt. The Rob Roy, second crushing, crushed 65 tons for 174…
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WE learn from the scientific journals received by the last Mail, that a boring of 2000 feet deep has been made in Lincolnshire at a cost of £8225, which only…
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THE application of coal ashes to certain kinds of soil, especially clays and other adhesive varieties of cultured land, would be beneficial both in ameliorating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Case—barker V. Caird
THE following case was tried in the Supreme Court on August 4, before his Honor Sir W. Manning:—Mr Butler, Q,C., and Mr Davis, instructed by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Country and Mining News. Gosford.-brisbane Water
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. August 2. On the 7th August, Mr. E. Reeve, the Police Magistrate of Brisbane Water (as chairman of the local board of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country and Mining News; (From Our Correspondents.) Gosford.— Brisbane Water. Laying the Foundation Stone of the Public School. August 3
On the 7th August, Mr. E. Reove, the Police Magistrate of Brisbane Water (as chairman of the local board of the Goslord Public School, laid the foundationstone of the new school house at Goslord. There was a numerous attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mitchell's Creek Goldfield. To the Editor
SIR,—In your issue of the 5th instant your correspondent has stated truly that Sunny (not Survey) Corner, and the Bull Dog Range is, and, will be, a rich gold and mineral field. I consider this country far superior to Hill End in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Mining Under Sydney for Coal. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Refering to the letters which have recently appeared in the Herald respecting the above subject, I would remark that if the statements made by some of the writers are correct, it is rather strange that the persons who are so…
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PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date 12th August:—"The crosscut to the west, at the 258fect level, has been put in 5½ feet for the week, making total length to date 60 feet. Underhand stoping east veins…
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Star of Peace G. M. Co.—Under date 16th August, the mining manager reports as follws:—"The water is bales out of the main shaft, and the same cleared up; well-hole sunk in the 530-feet level south to enable us to take up the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mines and Mining. Gulgong Prospecting Association
A GENERAL meeting of the subscribers to the Prospecting Association was held on Thursday evening at the Albion Hotel. There was a very poor attendance, but the meeting was otherwise a satisfactory one. We…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Regulations for the In-pection and Regulation of Mines, Other Than Coal and Shale Mines
Wherest by the Mining Act. 1874," section [?] the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, is amongst other things empowered to make Regulations for enforcing the proper ventilation and safe construction and timbering or…
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It has often been said by some, says the Gulgong Argus, that the Gulgong gold-fields are worked out; while those capable of judging, without jumping at conclusions, are satisfied that there are still rich leads yet…
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72 120 John Potter and others, Wheel of Fortune Reef, near South undagal 5 a 73-201 Richard Rogers and others, Adelonsr Goldfield, 5 a 12 p…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →The New Lands and Mining Offices
THE new office for the Lands and Mining Departments, which is about to be built from the designs of Mr. Barnet, the Colonial Architect, will be, when completed, the largest public building in the city. The ground to be built upon is…
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