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THE WEATHER, &c,—I am glad to say that during last week we have had some delightfully refreshing rain, which was just then much needed to set forth a timely spring in the grass, and every other article in the vegetable kingdom…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR—Many of your readers might be under the impression, from the tone of Mr. Osborne's letter in your publication of last week, that the Northern Territory Goldfields were very rich…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →At the half-yearly meeting of the Australasia Coal Company, held at Melbourne on the 29th ult., the following telegram, received from the mining manager at Newcastle, was read to the shareholders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE appeals from the Warden's decisions in the late mining cases at Tinghs were heard on Thursday, the 30th ultimo, before Mr. District Court Judge Meymott. Hall v. Ah Bing and party was the first case heard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The Mine Manager reports under date September 8th, as follows:—"In Steven's shaft, at the 70-fect level, 5 feet was driven along the vein this week, the vein is 4 inches in thickness,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We are indebted to the Minister for Mines for the following report of Mr. Warden Smith, on the above gold field:—" Dungog. September 6, 1877. To the Under Secretary for Mines. Sir,—I have the honour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible accident occurred at Clunes on the 10th, by which a miner named John Mayberry, was killed in the South dunes mine, The deceased was a trucker, and whilst proceeding to work got out at the lowest level, but through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CARROLL and Beard's G. M. Co.—Under date 12 instant, the mining manager reports as follows:—"Back-stoping Nos. 2 and 3 veins at 180-feet level. Have raised 3 tons of quartz this week, it shows a little gold. There are about 19…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NOTICE is hereby given that the employment of labour and expenditure of money in mining operations upon Gold Mining and Mineral Leases respectively will, for the future, be strictly enforced…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →I HAVE the honor to inform you that I have inspected several of the principal quartz mines at Adelong. The whole of the Adelong goldfield comprises a succession of hills and mountain ranges, there being…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →WE are glad to learn by a notice issued from the Department of Mines, to holders of gold-mining and mineral leases, that the Minister has set about the work of relieving mining enterprise from one…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Orange Advocate says:—Mr. Aarons has shown us a piece of amalgam estimated to contain twothirds gold, weighing 14oz 5dwt, the produce of 33 tons of stone taken from a reef on Mr. Aarons' purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The shareholders in the "Red, White, and Blue," Blackman's Paddock, Gulgong, are now raising good wash, which prospects from 2 to 4 grs to the dish. The Parkes escort last week took away 359oz…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Very good news has just been received here from Messrs. Dickinson and party, Strickland's Reef, nine mile southward of this place. The owners report a crushing of 50 tons of stone in three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I am happy to say that we are having a splendid season; the last rains have done a power of good, and everything in the way of pasture has a flourishing appearance. Last week our sporting friends held a meeting in the club…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NOTICE is hereby given that the employment of labour [?]d expenditure of money in mining operations upon Gold Mining and Mineral Leases respectively will, for the future, be strictly enforced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The mining manager report's under date 15th September, as follows:—"Stevens's shaft has this week been d[?]pened 4 feet: total 112 feet. In the bottom of shaft the vein is from 3 to 4 inches in thickness:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BEYERS and Holterman's G. M. Co.—Under date 18th September, the mining manager reports as follows:— "Work continued in the mine as usual. Since my last, we have driven four feet in the cross out west at 261-feet level,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GOLD-MINING.—The Hon. Minister for Mines has forwarded to us the following telegram from Mr. Warden Dalton, dated Forbes, Saturday:—"Messrs. Dickinson and party, of Strickland's Reef, about nine miles south of…
Continued on Trove, page 364 →NEWCASTLE.—The output of coals for the week ending September 14 is 24,516 tons, of which 5336 were shipped to Sydney, 5501 to Melbourne, 1067 to Adelaide, 548 to Geelong, 1721 to New Zealand, 288 to Clarence River, 973 to…
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