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978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 49
PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN H. MANCE.—A very pleasing ceremony took place at Hunter's Hill on Saturday on the arrival of the 1 o'clock steamboat from Sydney. The hon. the Premier (J. S. Farnell) being a passenger,…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →WE have now received full assura[?] as to the food supply of Southern India. With the bursting of the North-Eastern monsoon, the great famine may be considered at an end. The [?]ins, indeed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following appeared in a part of our edition of Saturday:—Messrs. Mason Brothers' warehouse was besieged to-day by miners and others wishing to inspect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT will be seen from the subjoined letter that others than Mr. Goldie are entitled to participate in whatever credit may be d[?]e to the account of the discovery of gold in New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In the column under the heading of Current Events, my attention was drawn to a paragraph in your paper of the 5th, which says that, "through" a miserable feeling of jealousy," Mr. Minton stated that "the gold mentioned as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The telephone, the newest and in some ways the most striking of all applications of electricity (says the Spectator) has already received one practical application of importance. It is a very difficult thing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs. Cosgrove, Kerr. and Co., the lucky discoverers of two splendid and large seams of coal, some short distance from the Western railway line, and about sixty miles from Sydney, have just brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After nearly a week of arduous labour and painful suspense, the obstructions in No. 3 shaft were removed on October 27, and a thorough exploration of the entire working took place. Unhappily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. co.—Under date 7th January, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The prospecting cross-cut west at the 315-feet level has been extended 3 feet since my last, making a total length from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Peak Downs copper mine (writes the correspondent of the BRISBANE TELEGRAM) has become the property of Peak Downs and Rockhampton men for some £3000, much to their astonishment and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following communication addressed to the Under-Secretary for Mines has been handed us for publication:—"Shoalhaven, January 5, 1978.—Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that two crushings of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINCE the commencement of the dry season and the dull times the method of acquiring interests in mining properties by backing has fallen into disfavour with the public, and now only interests…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]ROHMANN'S G. M. Co.—Under date 9th January, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The western crosscut in Carroll and Beard's mine at 500-feet level has been put in a further distance of 5 feet, making the present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—I have read the speeches of many of the new Ministry, but in none of these do I find any remarks upon the delays in the transaction of the business in the Lands Department. It is a well-known fact that this branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINCE the publication in our last week's issue of some particulars of the discovery, or rather rediscovery of gold in the land of Midian, on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Akabah, an arm of…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A correspondent writing from Minmi says:—There has been a number of men leaving here for the Barrington; several bords have thus been left vacant at the late cavil, but they will…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →SHOALHAVEN REEFS.—We have received from the Under-Secretary for Mines the following communication, forwarded to him from Shoalhaven:—"Shoalhaven, January 5,1878.—Sir,—I have the honour to inform you…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →I'M fond of that dog! Well, I ought to be, For he saved my life, And is fond of me…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →A GOOD deal is being said and written about persons taking up two or more acres by virtue of improve ments upon out goldfields. What is the reason the land is being taken up? Simply, because the miner…
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