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978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 49
THE Boorook Silver Mines are situate about 20 miles in a north-easterly direction from the town of Tenterfield; at the present moment they are attracting much attention and creating excitement amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →YALWAL QUARTZ-MINING COMPANY, DANGERA CREEK, SHOALHAVEN.—The mining manager reports "having finished a crushing of 72 tons mixed quartz, yielding 74 oz. THe mine is looking well, and vein, anticipated going…
Continued on Trove, page 191 →THE only Company carrying on mining operations at Cobar is "The Great Cobar Copper Mining Company, Limited." This Company is an amalgamation of the "Cobar" and "Southern Cobar" Companies…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →It is gratifying to observe that the coal-mining industry of the Southern district bears strong evidence of increasing prosperity. During the year 1877 there were 529 hands employed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →SIR,—In looking over your paper of July.20, I was surprised to read an effusion from a correspondent, headed "The Newcastle Coal Trade." This is the second time this year, that the miners of the Newcastle district have, by the leading papers…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →FROM the Stannum Miner of the 26th ultimo, we extract the following particulars of the tin mines along the Queensland boundary:—At the Brisbane mine the usual good progress is made, and the usual good returns obtained. The…
Continued on Trove, page 190 →THE Victorian Minister for Mines in a prefatory memorandum to the annual report of the Mining Statistics of that colony for 1877, does not hesitate to say that the mining industry during the year…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The inquest on the body of the late Mr. James Downie was resumed this morning at the court-house, before T. W Pearse, Esq., coroner for the Maitland district, and the jury of twelve. The court-house was densely crowded throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →MR. Slee, Inspector of Mines, has much confidence in the auriferous qualities of the regions included in the Tumbarumba goldfield. In a late report he states that there was not sufficient rainfall to enable Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →LOMG TUNNEL GOLD MINING COMPANY, URALLA.— The local secretary, under date July 30, reports:—" During last fortnight 16 feet have been driven, making the total length of the tunnel 910 feet. Small boulders still are met…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STAR OF PEACE G. M. CO.—Mining manager wires as follows:—"Crushed 106 tons. Herman's tribute yielded 207 oz. 15 dwts. of retorted gold."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Emily, from New Guinea, has arrived at Co[?] town. A correspondent writes from Port Mores[?] —"I am very reluctant to send any news from h[?] Matters are certainly critical, and the diggers lo[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. William Davies, M.P., and Mr. J.J.O. Atkinson, on behalf of themselves and other gentlemen interested in the development of the Berrima coal measured, had an interview on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the year 1877 there were seven fatal and 21 non-fatal accidents in the collieries of New South Wales. Of the fatal four out of the seven occurred from falls of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE following information is abridged from the excellent reports issued by the Department of Mines of the colony:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dunne the year ended met December last, there were 92 men employed in the collieries around Lithgow Valley, including Eskbank, Vale of Clwydd, Bowenfells, and the Coverwell mines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrible colliery explosion occurred on Friday week at one of Messrs. Evans and Co.'s collieries known as the Wood Fit, at Haydock, near Wigan, by which it is feared over 200 lives have been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The output of coal from the Australian Agricultaral Company's colliery at Newcastle, during they year ended 31st December. 1877, was 246,499 tone, The Company gave employment to 817…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There ate three coal districts in New South Wales; the Northern, the Southern, and the Western. In the Northern district daring the year 1877 there were 4136 men employed—667 above ground…
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