Accident—Miners' Conference. NEWCASTLE
Henry Turnbull, aged 19, son of the manager of the A.A. Company's colliery, was kicked in the abdomen by a horse on Friday, and died to—day…
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The Miners Question. NEWCASTLE
A meeting of the delegates was held on Saturday, and it was decided to increase the Newcastle collieries' vend by 15,000 tons, witt the consent of the associated collieries…
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Messrs. Withford, Denning and party have struck rich gold in their lease adjoining Messrs. Donkin and party's prospecting claim. The gold-bearing stone was reached on Friday last in a shaft 35ft…
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The first crushing of 112 tons of stone from the South New Zealand Junction Company gave the satisfactory yield of 249oz retorted gold…
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31 tons of stone from the prospecting claim Lady Matilda reef have yielded 34oz 4dwts gold. Eight tons No. 1 North Lady Matilda yielded 32oz of gold…
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KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports,—"Hill End, 5th May, 1879. The shaft has been sunk a further depth of 8 feet, making the present depth of shaft 525 feet; have passed through a belt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Complications at Tumut. TUMUT
Fresh complications have arisen in the Great Britain claim, Sandy Creek. Messrs. Croker and party have jumped the leased ground, and Fitzgerald and Daxty have also pegged it out, and…
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A leaf was discovered yesterday at the buck of Ellis's bootshop, while some men were making an excavation. It is one foot thick, and contains good prospects. It is supposed to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barrington Gold-field. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Barrington
The first Government escort left to-day with 808 oz. No. 1 Star Company (Anderson's) line have obtained 81 oz. from 37 tons. No. 1 Mechanics' south are now clearing up after crushing about 150 tons of…
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The first Government escort left here yesterday taking 808oz gold. 37 tons from No. 1, East Anderson's reef, was finished crushing last evening, and yielded 80oz…
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A number of the claims on the Barrington gold-fields present the most favourable prospects, and give indications ot yielding very, large returns. A correspondent says that the Mountain Maid claim puts everything in these parts in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Coal Vend Scheme. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
An aggregate meeting of miners of the district was held at Lambton, to-day, on the subject of the differences regarding the adoption of the vend scheme. Mr. William Davis, the district chairman presided,…
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At Yalwall goldfields West and party obtained 316oz from 107 ions of stone from the Homeward Bound claim. The gold was lodged in the E. S. and A. C. Bank, as there is no receiver in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines and Mining. The Copper Market and its Prosreots. To the Editor
SIR,—Seeing the great interest you take in the mineral resources of the colony, and the time and trouble you devote in the pursuit of all facts connected therewith, I accede with pleasure to your request to furnish you…
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A meeting of the Lambton miners was held in the Music Hall, Lambton, on Thursday evening last. There were upwards of 200 present, and Mr. W. Davies, the district chairman, presided. In opening…
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MR. Lamont Young, mining civil engineer, sends the following report on the Boorook silver minea to the Under-Secretary for Minea:— Oaklands, Mittagong, April 20, 1879…
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A child while playing in its father's yard at Golden Point, Ballarat, unearthed a nugget and several other pieces of gold, weighing lOaz in all. The ground (says the STAR) was virgin soil, and perhaps the…
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At the Lambton pit on Wednesday the following letter from Mr. Morehead was circulated among the miners. It is entitled "Some Further Words to the Lambton Miners:"—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Barrington Gold-fields. (From Our Special Commissioner.) the Barrington, May 7
My journey to the Barrington Gold-fields was not characterised by the most auspicious events. When I went to the wharf to proceed to Newcastle I was told the captain had two minds about going, and when we were running down…
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31 tons of stone from the prospecting claim Lady Matilda reef have yielded 34oz 4dwts gold. Eight tons No. 1 North Lady Matilda yielded 32oz of gold…
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