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A splendid new reef has been found near Buyah Station, Firefly Creek, 10 miles from Coolongolook. The stone shows well. There has been a rush on the locality in the way of leasetaking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter has been received by the Minister for Mines from the Warden at Gulgong:— "Warden's Office, "Gulgong, April 15, 1879…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having d[?]med it expedient to open and make the several Parish Roads mentioned in the schedule appended hereto, to be maintained at the expense of the parishes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good gold has been struck in the Lord Nelson claim, on Quartz Ridge, at the 200ft, level. John Knight, a miner working in Johnson's claim, Hawkins Hill, was severely hurt by a stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lease has been returned to this Department, the lessee having failed to execute and take delivery thereof, and it is further notified that after the expiration of thirty days from this date, it will be finally…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The following is Mr. Warden Browne's report to the Under-Secretary for Mines respecting the reported discovery of payable gold at the Cornstalk Lead, Cooyal Creek, Gulgong:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The most important mining news to hand since the last summary is from the Back Creek diggings. There are now three crushing machines at work at this place, and the prospects are very encouraging. Refuse stone from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One hundred and fifty tons of quartz from the North Glanmire Reef, has yielded 205oz retorted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following is an extrast from Blackinne's circular for January, on the tin trade during the previous year:—"For the greater part of the past year there was an entire absence of speculative buying, and…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →On the night of February 4, a terrible explosion occurred in the neighbourhood of Wakefield, in the pit known as the "Deep Drop," and owned by Messrs. H. Hudson and Company. Nineteen persons are known to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following is Mr. Warden Browne's report to the Under-Secretary for Mines respecting the reported discovery of payable gold at the Cornstalk Lead, Cooyal Creek, Gulgong:…
Continued on Trove, page 674 →KROHMAN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co. (Limited).—The mining manager roports:—"Since last report the shaft has been sunk a further depth of 7 feet, making the present depth 517 feet from surface, sinking through hard ground…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The aspect of affairs in regard to the split in the Union Amongst the coal miners of the county of Northrrmberland has again been subjected to some little variation. As steted in my last letter on this subject, the mind of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaking of the deep mines of Victoria, the BENDIGO INDEPENDENT states—"The deepest mine in the colony is the Magdala claim, Stawell, now 2110ft deep, very nearly two-fifths of a mile. It would be…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →LONDON, April 17.—A fearful mining accident, has occurred at Mons. An explosion of firedamp took place in a coalmine, and before the miners could escape 240 men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mint Co., Chalmers, Buching, and Co., struck a reef in the tunnel 200 feet below the eastern main shaft. It is 3ft wide, with paybale prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Sir,—I have the honour to state, that in consequence of payable gold having been reported on 9th instant by Messrs. Nolan and party, I proceeded to the locality and inspected the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The police of this town are hard worked, orders having been issued to patrol the town armed, day and night; two men are on duty each turn. The Sons of Temperance Anniversary took place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The police of this town ae hard worked, orders having been issued to patrol the town armed, day and night; two men are on duty each turn. The Sons of Temperance Anniversary took place in the…
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