The Barrington Goldfields
GLOUCESTER, Monday.—Than have been splendid rains at the Back Creek diggings, and the crushing machines are now all in full swing. 32 tons from No. 1 West Rainbow, and 33 tons…
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Discovery of Gold at Carcoar
Through the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we are informed that a telegram was received by the department this morning, stating that Messrs. Laurence and party report the discovery of payable…
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GLOUCESTER, Tuesday.—Some more very rich specimens have been obtained in Dyson and parties' claim on the Bowman River, and lodged in the Australian Joint Stock Bank at Back Creek…
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A special general meeting of the shareholders in Krohmaun's G. M. Co., Beyer's and Holtermann's G. M. Co., and Carroll and Beard's G. M. Co. were held in the Chamber of Commerce, to consider and adopt resolutions for…
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ADRLONG, Thursday.—The fact of Mr. Baker having accepted the office of Minister for Mines has given universal satisfaction here amongst the miners, and there will be no opposition to his…
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A Glen Innes journal learns from one of the parthers concerned in the galena and silver mines at Wellingreve that the property is now about to be developed. A shaft has been sunk on the lode about…
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CLOUCESTER, Friday.—A crushing of 105 tons of quartz from the Lady Belmore claim, Anderson's Reef, crushed at Burley's machine, Back Creek, has yielded 370 ounces of gold.—A new…
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BEFORE entering on the main object of my visit to Sandhurst it may be observed that it is the most handsome provincial town in Australia. The streets are broad, clean, and kept in an excellent state of…
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The Commissioner of Public Works of the New Zealand Government has recently ordered machinery in America for a number of the machine and carriage shops of the railroads of that country. Messrs. William Sellers and Co., of…
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LONG TUNNEL GOLD MINING CO.—The mine manager, under, date 32rd instant, reporte:—"We have driven lO; feet during the last week, making total distance of tunnel driven 1049 feet. The ground was a little softer for a…
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Inspector Secretan returned to Melbourne on Monday afternoon and furnishes the expected explanation concerning the escape of Martin Wiberg, the gold robber. He states that the party, consisting of Wiberg, detectives…
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On Friday and Saturday last the Adelong Dramatic Club gave performance in Hodgson's Assembly Hall, for the purpose of augmenting the funds for the formation of a road to the cem[?]. The places selected were "Incheape Bell"…
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On Friday and Saturday last the Adelong Dramatio Club gave performances in Hodgson's Assembly Hall, for the purpose of augmenting tho funds for the formation of a road to the cemetery. The pieces selected were " Inchcape Bell,"…
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THE Board of Inquiry appointed by the Victorian Government has been for some time past engaged in taking evidence and obtaining the necessary information respecting the best means of safely descending and…
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ACCORDING to announcement in the local press a large and most enthusiastic meeting of miners and employees of Bulli, Mount Pleasant, and Mount Keira miners was held in Mr. M. Cowley's…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday afternoon.—The meeting of miners and labourers, called together to protest against the introduction of Chinese labour, is being held. Between two and three thousand people are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Meeting at Newcastle. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle, Dec. 28
A mass meeting of the miners and labourers of the Hunter River district was held at Arnott's paddock on the hill near the Newcastle gasworks to-day (Saturday), for the purpose of protesting against the further…
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It in this colony we have no city with its streets paved with gold, we at least can boast of an adific[?] built with the precious metal. A store and public house at Belmore near Cargo owned by Mr. A. W…
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BEYERS AND HOLTERMANN S G. M. Co.—At the adjourned special general meeting of shareholders held this afternoon, at the company's office, resolutions in favour of amalgamating the company with Krohmann's G. M. Co…
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We ware shown to-day, by Mr. Edward Bennett, manager of the Lady Belmore engine, Trunkey Creek, a a[?] of gold 16th in weight, the result of a fortnight's crushing from a ten head stamper battery…
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