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SIR,—With your permission I propose to make a few comments upon the objections raised in the Assembly last night to the abolition of the gold export duty. During the debate Mr. Fitzpatrick said, "gold was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PANTON'S G. M. Co.—The mine manager reports, under date the 15th January;—"Star of Peace Vein: Sunk shaft [?] vein 4½ feet during the week, making total depth [?] [?]eet The vein is improving a little in the bottom, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in year valuable journal to show the very consistent free-traders that voted against abolishing the duty on gold that they are far [?] of the mark if they think that is. 6d. per oz. on our gold,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CARROLL and Beards G. M. Co.—Under date January 18. the mining manager reports as follows:—The winze at 50g-feet level has been sunk a further depth of 5 feet this week, on the vein 147 feet to the east from shaft. Present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →107. Title not to be injured by neglect or absence of officer.—The title to any mining tonement shall not be vitiated by reason of the non-performance, or or the non-performance within the prescribed time, of any act, matter, or thing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE art of divining or "dowsing," i.e., determining the existence of lodes of metal or streams of water by means of a hazel twig, which, when carried by certain persons, bend as they'pass over the spot…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →From telegraphic intelligence in San Francisco papers we learn that an awful explosion occurred 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 123 →A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 28, says :—The most extensive and serious mining casuality ever known in the Wyoming Valley has just occurred, and seems to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER bill for the abolition of the gold duty has passed through the Assembly, and it Mill be a matter of some interest to watch whether it will be more fortunate than previous bills in the subsequent stages…
Continued on Trove, page 112 →During the interval that has clapsed 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 →For some weeks past (says the Forbes Times) a party of men have been at work endeavouring to pick up that portion of the old Madman's Lead which was lost in the lease bf M'Donnell and Strain years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →RETURN showing the quantity and value of gold received by escort from the several gold-field of the colony in the year 1875, and the comparative quality and value of the gold received from each of such gold-fields, as assayed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Legislative Assembly, on Friday evening carried by a majority of 17 to 5 the second reading of the Bill to Abolish the Export Duty on Gold, affirming for the fourth time the deliberate…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THE complete returns from the Custom House, the Mint, and the banks, are to hand, and enable us (Age) to form a clear estimate of the yield of gold in this colony for the year ended 31st December, 1875…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →We are getting so parched up now that the cry with every one you meet is, I wonder how long is this going to last; still, I believe we are no worse off than others, for the whole country appears to be suffering from drought this season…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Friday evening last the Rev. C. F. Oarnsey, Incumbent of St. Matthews' Church of England, Windsor, was presented at the School of Arts, Windsor, with un address and purse of sovereigns as a mark of the esteem in winch he is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Own of the most daring robberies which has ever been committed in the North-Western District took place at Cannonbar on last Wednesday morning. The branch of the Commercial Bank there was…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →SIR,— That the bill introduced by the Minister for Mines for the "better" regulation of collieries should have been allowed to proceed so far in Parliament without attracting the attention of colliery owners, is perfectly astounding,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We learn from the South Australian Register that Mr. Othen, who was employed to go to the Northern Territory to dive for the box of gold lost at Port Darwin when being put on board the Claud Hamilton…
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