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978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 49
MINING managers report, May 6.—Star of Peace G. M. Co.: " The crosscut east at the 700-feet level has during the put week been extended by 8 feet; total length driven, 33 feet. Paxton's foot-wall and middle veins, averaging [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fortnight's mining intelligence discloses no very remarkable features. The once-famous Hill End claims are more depressed now than for a long time past; still they are not deserted, and work is carried on with that hope which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GRENBELL, Thursady.—Gold is reported to have been struck at the Seven-mile. The stone from the Consol Company's new vein yielded 28dwts to the ton. The company intend continuing operations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MARYBAROUGH, Wednesday.—A dreadful accident occurred at the Bristol Hill claim yesterday. Two miner, named Henry Martin and Richard Conway, were engaged in sinking the shaft at a depth of 480…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY a large number of gentlemen accepted the invitation of Mr. John Coghlan, a member of the Australian Diamong Drill Compan, to visit Newington, about eleven miles up the Parramatta River, to witness the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Under Secretary for Mines has forwarded us the following extract from the geological surveyor's report on the Oberon and Campbell's Eiver goldfield, describing certain deposits which are likely to prove of…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →ONE of the most convincing proofs of the continued progress which this portion of the Hunter River district is uninterruptedly making at the present time, is the astonishing success of the Ferndale Colliery, which stands almost alone in…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Recently six loads of regulus, averaging four tons each, from Snowball Copper Mine, passed through Gundagai en route to the smelting works at Lithgow. At present there are two furnaces at work…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Judges: Messrs. S. Bennett, J. Young, Harrie Wood, T. R. Hackett, C. F. Wilkinson, and Dr. Wright, Stewards: Messrs, H. Copeland, M.P., and J. Hurley, M.P., Narrellan. The Mining Department of New South Wales. First prize…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →MESSRS. Russell and Sefton, two northern prospectors, have furnished the COOKTOWN COURIER with the following particulars, for general public information, of their late trip.:—…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →WE are indebted to the Mining Department for the following report on the present condition and prospects of the Trunkey mining district:— "Trunky Creek, April, 30, 1878. Under…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The explosion at the Unity Brook Colliery Kersley, proves to be much more disastrous than was at first anticipated. Not one of the forty four men and boys who were at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I do myself the honour to inform you that I have visited and inspected the underground workings of the Thompson's Creek Copper Mine. This property consists of an 80-acre mineral lease, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A terrible colliery accident occurred this morning at Kilsyth, not far from Blantyre, where an accident of a similar nature took place a few months ago. Mining enterprise has of late years…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The explosion at the Unity Brook Colliery, Kersley, proves to be much more disastrous than was at first anticipated. Not one of the forty-four men and boys who were at work in the Cannel Mine at…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The Border Post and Stannum Miner of the 3rd instant says,—Scarcity of water, and the extremely low price of tin at present ruling, militate considerably against mining progress on this field, only the richer ana best situated claims,…
Continued on Trove, page 658 →The weather in this district, for several weeks past, has been unvaryingly beautiful. We could scarcely have had a more genial season. Light westerly breezes have prevailed, with an occasional change to the south, and although the…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Sir,—If there is one name more than another that deserves to be remembered in connection with the discovery of gold in Australia, it is that of Count Peter Strzlecki, who in unmistakable terms…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →GYMPIE, Saturday.—125 tons from No. 6 Lady Mary yielded 938oz, and good goal is still being got from the same claim. Good gold is also being got in the Pheenix. 20 tons from the aurelian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are indebted to the Mining Department for the following report on the present condition and prospects of the Trunkey mining district:— "Trunky Creek, April, 30 1878. Under…
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