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Some time since a company of capitalists was formed to employ the Australian diamond drill to bore for coal in the vicinity of Newington, but, although the machine worked splendidly, and fully carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Gillan and Willman struck good gold in a new vein the Bald Hill, on Friday last, which they estimate will yield from three to four ounces to the ton. The ground has been pegged out for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONG TUNNEL G. M. Co.—Mining manager reports on April 22nd, as follows:—"Work was commenced in the tunnel on Tuesday last; the men were employed for three days putting in the air pipes, which took longer than was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—My attention has just been drawn to an article in the Herald of a recent dale, in which it is made to appear that the true age of the coal seams of Australia and Tasmania has only been recently determined through a collection of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The intelligence from Boorook, by the Border Post of the 25th instant, is to the effect that Messrs. Horton, Funnel, and Co., have completed the erection of their two extra Wheeler pans, and by this time the four are probably in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The London Extended Claim at the Two-mile has had a crushing of 48½ tons of stone for a yield of 123oz 4dwt of retorted gold. This was quite unexpected from the appearance of the stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Donkin and Hill, at Bo Bo Creek, near Tinonee, have struck a reef 2 to 4ft wide, showing gold, which is expected to yield 8 to lOoz to the ton; and Martin and party, at Waterloo, between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The escort left Adelong this morning with 755oz of gold. There has been a fine rain falling, which will do much good, as water for mining purposes was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following passage, which is worthy of attention, appears in a recent letter from Mr. D. H. Osborne to the Otago Witness. It is principally intended for New Zealand, but may be valuable elsewhere:—Your readers…
Continued on Trove, page 712 →THE sensational theme of the week is about the new discovered reef named the "Veteran Reef," situateted about twelve or fourteen miles from Gympie near the head of the Deep Creek, of which I…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →With regard to the Barrington Gold-field and surrounding prospects a correspondent fiends us the following information:—" Nothing succeeds like success, and Gill, Irvine, and party's Mountain Maid puts…
Continued on Trove, page 712 →HARRINGTON GOLD-FIELD.—With regard to the Barrington Gold-field and surrounding prospects a correspondent sends us the following informa-tion :- "Nothing succeeds lilio success, and Gill,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The intelligence from Boorook, by the Border Post of the 25th instant, is to the effect that Messrs. Horton, Funnel, and Co., have completed the erection of their two extra Wheeler pans, and by this time the four are probably in…
Continued on Trove, page 712 →Borings for coal about Sydney are becoming rather numerous, the third having been recently entered upon by a party of gentlemen who style themselves the Metropolitan Coal Company of Sydney, and who have…
Continued on Trove, page 710 →Mr. Lamont Young, acting ander instructions from the Department of Mines, has visited the Boorook silver mines, and furnishes a preliminary report upon them to the following effect:—These mines lie 26…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SOME time since n company of capitalists was formed to employ the Australian diamond drill to bore for coal in the vicinity of Newington, but, although the machine worked splendidly, and fully carried out…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The escort left Adelong this morning with 755oz of gold. Several claims have been applied for during the week, most of them showing good indications of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—In the report on the "Railways of New South Wales" for 1877, lately issued by Government the Commissioner goes very fully into various industries and productions of the colony, and shows extent of the wool, cattle,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Mr. S. Wintle has written to complain that justice has not been done to his researches in the Tasmanian carboniferous rocks, the age of which he states he had determined fifteen years ago. In spite of this decision, the most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting was held at Cooktown, on Thursday, at which it was resolved to petition for a Government grant of £5000, for prospecting the Cook district for gold. It is considered certain that,…
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