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792 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 40
CARROLL and Beard's G. M. Co.—Under date 8th March, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The winze at the 500-feet level has been sunk to a further depth of 4 feet this week on the vein, 147 feet east from the shaft, making the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Owing[?] the recent great development of steam communication between this port and other places, and the consequent increase in the coal trade, several capitalists in the city have turned their attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The mininer manager reports under date the 11th March:—"Star of Peace Vein: Stoping to the north of shaft at 370 and 330-feet levels (10 tons raised); the stone from 380-feet level looks payable, that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"We (Armidale Express) have Leen shown a nugget weighing 13oz, and estimated to contain. 10oz of gold. We have also been informed that it was found at Nowendoc by Mr. Lourie. The nugget was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Gazette Extraordinary was issued yesterday containing a very long list of leans that hare beau forwarded to the Wardens of the Gold Districts, for delivery to the leases. Unless the leases pay the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MINING affairs, on the whole, have shown a little more activity during the past month; but operations have been limited to a very considerable extent by the dry weather which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. BUCHANAN, who had been for some time comparatively mild and inoffensive in his Parliamentary action, broke out again on Tuesday, with a violent attack upon the Upper House. He moved resolutions…
Continued on Trove, page 368 →Great preparations are in progress for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. As in previous year, a grand banquet, to which ladies us well as gentlemen are to be admitted, will take place in the evening, when, besides the usual national…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →STAR of Peace G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports that "after paying all expenses connected with the recent crushing, including the tribute dues to M[?]yers and Matthewson's companies, providing for wages to the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SHOALHAVEN River Sluicing Co.—The mining manager, writing on the 13th instant, says: "We had a heavy thunderstorm last Thursday, which filled the Limestone Creek very high, and carried away a great portion of the tailings, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERB has been a scene of great excitement at the works at the New Lambton Colliery since Saturday last. Mr. A. Brown, one of the proprietors, upon his late return from England, gave a fortnight's notice of dismissal to the men,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Brisbane Courier publishes the following:- "THE NEW GOLD-FIELD—The telegram from our Townsville correspondent respecting the new goldfield discovered by Mulligan and his party, published…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In your issue of 11th instant appears a letter from a correspondent at Molongo, in which the writer tells of great perseverance displayed by the prospectors at that place, and, unfortunately, with an unsuccessful…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →NEW FIND.—A telegram from Brisbane to the Herald on Tuesday says that official advices, dated Junction Creek, have been received to-day, which state that Mulligan's party had…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mulligan has brought in exciting news —Rich, alluvial gold-fields are reported to exist at the Hod[?]kinson River, about 160 miles from Cooktown. The climate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON the authority of Mr. J. C. Dibbs, of Newcastle, the Pilot states that Messrs. W. Laidley and Co., Messrs. G. R. Dibbs and Co., and Mr. Charles Smith (known in connection with the Wararatah Compauy) have leased an…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THERE has been a scene of great excitement at the works at the New Lambton Colliery since Saturday last. Mr. A. Brown, one of the proprietors, upon his late return from England…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WILLIAMS' G. M. Co.—The mining manager sends the following report for the for night ending March 20:—"At the 480-feet level, we are now driving south. where the lode is 22 inches thick, and shows gold. 540-feet level:…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The export of coal from Newcastle for the week ending Friday, March 17th, was 16,311 tons, as follows:— 3835 to Sydney, 1669 to Melbourne, 2044 to Adelaide, 487 to Wallaroo, 2605 to New Zealand, 303 to Napier, N.Z., 32…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →FROM telegrams in another page, winch we received on Thursday, it will be seen that important auriferous discoveries have been made in the town of Orange, and at Gulgong; and also at a spot in Northern…
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