Mining Items
Th following information reaches us from the local papers:— Middleton's party were in tins week, and sold a nice little lot of gold to the Commercial Bank. The take since their…
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978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 49
Newcastle Coal Trade Difficulty
Our Newcastle correspondent writes:—The Associated Coal Propristors met yesterday at the A. A. Company's offices. The collieries represented were the A. A. Co., Wall[?]nd, Brown's, Co-operative. Ferndale, and Newcastle…
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At a meeting of mining commissioners held here today it was unanimously decided by three officers that aid should be granted to the Adelong Creek Gold Mining Company. All information…
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A CURSORY examination of the provisions of this measure, will soon satisfy any person conversant with mining matters that it is not alone defective in…
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The Atjeh arrived a Cooktown last night. She sailed thence this morning. She brought seven passengers from Thursday Island, who arrived there by the Conflict from port Moresby. All are sick, and five are gone to the…
Continued on Trove, page 671 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Back Creek, Barrington River. October 19
Long expected, come at last. Part of the new maebine for the right hand branch has at last arrived, the remainder it is expected will soon follow. So after all, we long suffering ones stand a fair chance of getting our Christmas boxes, or at…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The Dromedary Goldfield
THE following are the proclaimed boundaries of the Dromedary goldfield:—County of Dampier, parishes of Wagonga, Urobodalla, and Noorooma, area about 110 square miles. The Crown lands within the…
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The mining intelligence for the fortnight presents remarkable features. At the Old Eureka reef a gold-[?]ring leader has been struck some eight inches thick, anabout three tons of rich stuff is at grass. A nugget, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Frightful Disaster in a Welsh Colliery. Nearly 300 Lives Lost.—hea[?]ending Scenes of Terror
London, September 12.—England is now passing through an era of accidents of the most dreadful nature. The excitement and anguish caused by the sinking of the excursion boat Princess Alice…
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A terrible explosion occurred on September 11 at the Ebbw Vale Colliery, at Aberearne about twelve miles from Newport, Monmouthshire. There were 371 men in the pit, and a ven large proportion of them were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Silver Mine at Boorook
The following report from the Government Assayer, in reference to the silver mine not long ago discovered at Boorook, in the Clarence River district, has been forwarded to the Under-Secretary for Mines, and kindly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country and Mining News. Back Creek, Barrington River. October 19
Long expected, come at last. Part of the new machine for the right hand branch has at last arrived, the remainder it is expected will soon follow. So after all, we long suffering ones stand a fair chance of getting out Christmas boxes, or at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest Telegrams. The Coal-Mining Disagreement
Newcastle, Thursday.—At the adjourned meeting of coal mine proprietors on Tuesday, the agreement to sell at 14s, with no discount was Agreed to. The bend question was also agreed to…
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CARROLL AND BEARD'S G. M. CO.—"Hill End, October 29: Back stoping No. 1 vein north of shaft at 140-feet level; back-stoping No. 2 vein at 180-feet level; no stone taken down since last report; 8 tons of quartz at surface."…
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TINONEE, Friday.—Several practical misers are now out prospecting the Cowarick and Burrell ranges, but nothing payable has yet been found, although the miners express the opinion that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Mining. Prospecting Board Investigations. BOWNING
THE Board appointed to investigate the applications made for participation in the Parliamentary grant of £5000 for gold prospecting purposes assembled at Bowning on the 22nd ultimo. Mr. Harrie Wood…
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The agitation and grief occasioned by the late distressing accident to the boat Princess Alice near London, England, has scarcely died when we are apprised by cable of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Richmond Mine
THIS mine, situated at Eureka, Nevada, is owned in England. Not long since the shareholders sent out a committee to examine into its affairs and report thereon, a service which, they performed with great…
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THAT the New England district is destined to become famous for the richness of its silver mines bids fair to be an accomplished fact. In our last issue a report from Mr. Warden Graham, P.M., Tenterfield, was…
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Something awfully rich in gold (says the Gundagai paper) has been struck at the old Forest diggings, near Carcoar. The holders of the "Little Emma" mine and cut a pyritous lode in a drive which yields 200 oz. to the ton…
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