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THE GOLD-FIELDS OF VICTORIA.—The gold yield last year in Victoria shows a falling—off from that of the previous year of 143,421 oz. The total yield last year was 521,976 oz. The number of mines also has fallen off. The…
Continued on Trove, page 74 →We have been favoured with the following copy of a telegram from the Inspector of Mines to the Under-Secretary for Mines, dated 18th instant:— "Star of Pearce crushed twenty-eight tons quartz,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to the suspension of mining operations for tho holidays, there is no mining news of importance to report from Queensland; but it is gratifying to learn from the Brisbane Courier that thundershowera have fallen on the…
Continued on Trove, page 74 →ON Wednesday afternoon about a hundred persons— miners, labourers, and tradesmen, met at the Swan-with-two-Necks Hotel, George-street, to consider the advisability of proceeding to New Guinea to search…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The following memorandum to the Under-Secretary for Mines has been handed to us for publication:—Department of Mines, Sydney, January 17, 1878,—The samples of quartz and auriferous black…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Triester Zeitung, commenting on the successful researches of Captain Richard Burton in regard to the explorations of the four-thousand-of-years-closed-up-gold-and-precious-stones-producing parts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MINER at Pine Creek writes as follows to a friend in Sydney, under date December 24:—"The prospects of mining in the Northern Territory never have been known to be so dull. Sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Yalwal goldfield is situated in the Shoalhaven district, on the south of the river, about 25 miles from the port, extends over a large track of country, and its various creeks and tributaries have…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Fully 100 persons met together on Wednesday afternoon at M'Master's, Swan-with-Two-Necks Hotel, to consider whether it would be adrisable to go to New Guinea in search of gold, also, how persons proposing to go there should get there…
Continued on Trove, page 74 →MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Monday. Present: The Mayor (O. J. Byrnes, Esq.), Aldermen S. Burge, E. Young, F. Cox, H. Taylor, J. Scott. W. Drew, J. Pye, and J. Booth. Nearly all the notices on the…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The Bertha missionary schooner has arrived at. Cooktown. Her Captain and crew (some of whom are old and experienced diggers) state that they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bertha missionary schooner has arrived at Cook-town. Her captain and crew (some of whom are old and experienced diggers) state that they accompanied Mr. Goldie, and express their full conviction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 78 →The Melbourne Age gives further particulars of the Victorian Gold Yield:—From returns to hand an opproximation may be arrived at of the yield of gold in Victoria during the year 1877. The customs returns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE committee appointed on Wednesday last, at a meeting held at the Swan with two Necks, Park and George streets, to consider what steps should be taken to search for gold in New Guinea, met on Saturday afternoon. Mr. M'Lean…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From the official report of the warden of the Charters Towers gold-field, we learn that the total quantity of gold crushed at that place during the past month was 1353 tons, yielding 2012 ounces, or an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PAXTON's G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date 19th January, as follows:—"There is nothing of importance to report since my last, excepting the crushing from Paxton's veins, which was unsatisfactory—31 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grievances at Newcastle—The Truck System. A deputation consisting of Dr. Bowker, M.P. for Newcastle Mr. Hungerford M.P. for Northumgerland, Mr. M'Ethone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date 21st January, the mining manager reports an follows:—"I have no change to report, the cross-cut at the 315-feet level has been extended 2½ feet since my last, making its present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We lean from one of the shareholders of the Prince of Wales copper mine, at Bingers, that the present prospects at this mine are greatly improved. In the new No. 2 shaft, at a depth of 4 fathoms, a fine…
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