The Iron and Coal Trades of Great Britain
THE following article is from the Saturday Review of January 5.— For a long series of vears such intense depresssion has not provailed in the iron trade as is experienced at…
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The Mining Industry in Victoria
A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Sandhurst, says:—"The present state of the share market, together with prospects on the five main lines of reef, has been the reverse of what it should have been for…
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OUR mining report (says the News of the 16th ultimo) has again to be given in without any specially interesting items of mining news. No new reefs are being opened, and the reports of having struck "payable…
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The occurrence of gold in New South Wales was known to geologists as early as the year 1843, and there were antecedent traditions that gold had been found by settlers at a much earlier period. The existence of gold in the rocks…
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New South Wales is very rich in coal, and it is estimated that the carboniferous, area of the colony exceeds that of England, France, and the Netherlands comhined. Much of this area lies near the sea coast, and many of the mines…
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La présence de [?] dans la Nouvelle Galles du Sud fut connue de[?]logues dès l'ann?e 1843, et il existait d'anciennes traditions que Por avait été découvert par des colons à une pèriodé encoure plus éloignée. L'existence de…
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PANTON'S G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports under date 9th March as follows:—"Our operations are the same as last week, viz., driving south and stoping north and south; the drive has been harder during the week, but has…
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SIR,—For some weeks past the "Greta Coal Company" has been unable to meet the demand for its coal for want of sufficient coal-tribu[?]. Advertisements have for weeks past appeared in the Newcastle district and Sydney, and up to…
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THE Mining Department of the Government is open to unfavourable comment, from the smallness of the expenditure which Parliament remits to its management. A Minister, with a salary of £1500…
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On Thursday last, Mr. Siverwright brought to Sydney, per steamer Illalong, from Shoalhaven, a fine lump of gold containing upwards of 73oz, the produce of a crushing of 70 tons of stone, from the…
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Little of interest in mining affairs has occurred during the past fortnight. At Hill End the batteries have been kept pretty busy on what is, for the most part, ordinary quartz. No very rich stone has been come upon in any of the claims…
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MR. COPELAND, the member for the Gold-fields North, has introduced a bill to legalize and regulate mining on private property. He moved the second reading of it on Tuesday;…
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A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Sandhurst, says:— "The present state of the share market, together with prospects on the five main lines of reef, has been the reverse of what it should have been for…
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OUR mining report (says the NEWS of the 16th ultimo) has again to be given in without any specially interesting items of mining news. No new reefs are being opened, and the reports of having struck "payable…
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LUNATIC ASYLUM.—A very pleasing and amusing entertainment was given by some Sydney amateur mustrels at the Lunatic Asylum on Wednesday night. The inmates enjoyed themselves very much. Several of the townspeople…
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THE country at Bowenfels and its neighbourhood presents a cheerful aspect. There is abundance of grass. Sheep and cattle are in excellent condition, and the free-selectors, without exception, are in confortable…
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IN working ores for the recovery of gold and silver by this process it is advisable to concentrate the ores as much as possible, so as to obtain the sulphide as free as possible from vein stuff before proceeding to the…
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LONDON, March 13.—A colliery explosion has taken place near Bolton, by which 35 lives were lost.—Melbourne ARGUS…
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SIR,—Would you kindly allow me, through the columns of your valuable journal, to reply to an article which appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of Thursday last, 7th March, headed "Amongst the Colliers," and…
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